551 West 21st Street
Construction has reached the 13th floor at Norman Foster's 19-story, 44 unit condo tower near the High Line. At the previous update in early May, the tower stood at only the 8th floor. The building's signature glass corners are already evident in the column-free, cantilevered corners of the concrete superstructure.
Looking west along West 21st Street from the High Line park.
The south facade from West 21st Street.
The south facade from West 21st Street.
The northeast corner.
Looking north along 11th Avenue.
The south facade.
The northwest corner of the tower.
Tower corner detail.
The west facade from 11th Avenue.
Looking south along 11th Avenue.
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Architects: Foster + Partners; Developers: SR Capital; Program: Residential; Location: Chelsea, New York, NY; Completion: 2015.
500 W 21
Since the last update, in early May, construction has topped out on KPF's eight-story, 32 unit condo building at the High Line.
Looking north along 10th Avenue.
The northern facade.
The west facade seen from the High Line park.
The northeast corner of the building from 10th Avenue.
The south facade seen from the West 20th Street stairs of the High Line
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Architects: KPF; Program: Residential; Location: Chelsea, New York, NY; Completion: 2015.
One Vandam
Construction has reached the seventh floor of One Vandam, a 14-story residential tower located at the intersection of Spring Street and Sixth Avenue in the SoHo neighborhood. This area is currently experiencing quite the building boom, with the God's Love We Deliver headquarters overhaul happening right next door and Cary Tamarkin's 10 Sullivan Street , a 16-story residential tower, directly south on Sixth Avenue.
The completed tower will be clad in a limestone and glass exterior wall and will sit atop a double height podium with a landscaped terrace. There will be 25 condo units, from 1 bedroom up to 5 bedrooms with a triplex penthouse asking $28 million.
Looking north along Sixth Avenue.
The west facade of One Vandam (left) and the God's Love We Deliver headquarters (right) along Sixth Avenue.
The west facade along Sixth Avenue.
Looking east along Vandam Street.
Architects: BKSK Architects; Program: Residential; Location: SoHo, New York, NY; Completion: 2015
CUMC Medical and Graduate Education Building
Columbia's new medical building in Washington Heights is starting to reveal some of its radical form with construction reaching the fifth of fourteen floors, which is a big advancement since the last update in early April. The southern half of the building contains DS+R's signature sloping floors and the multi-story breakout spaces of the "study cascade" concept touted by the renderings released to the public. For the northern half of the building, the architecture appears to take on a more conventional form for the classrooms and offices.
Looking north along Haven Avenue.
The south facade from Haven Avenue.
Detail of the SW corner.
Detail of the east facade.
The south facade.
The SE corner along Haven Avenue.
Looking west on West 171st Street.
The NE corner along Haven Avenue.
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Architects: Diller Scofidio + Renfro with Gensler; Program: Education; Location: Washington Heights, New York, NY; Completion: 2015.
10 Bond
Construction Update:
Concrete has reached the sixth floor of Selldorf Architects' seven-story, 11 unit condo project in the heart of New York's NoHo neighborhood. The project hopes to blend in with its historic surroundings with a terracotta facade and weathered steel details. A trellis will adorn the terrace of the top floor penthouse. To the north of 10 Bond, the six-story Morris Adjmi-designed 372 Lafayette Street is also under construction.
Looking at 10 Bond (left) and 372 Lafayette Street (right) along Lafayette Street.
The east facade along Lafayette Street.
Looking north at the corner of Lafayette Street and Bond Street.
Architects: Selldorf Architects; Program: Residential, Retail; Location: NoHo, New York, NY; Completion: 2015.
NYU Basic Sciences Building at 433 First Avenue
Construction Update:
Facade installation continues at NYU's Basic Sciences Building in Kips Bay, with most of the terracotta panels in place. The 170,000 square foot home of NYU's College of Nursing, the College of Dentistry, and the bio-engineering program should be completed later this year.
Looking east along East 26th Street.
The north facade on East 26th Street.
The north facade on East 26th Street.
The corner of East 26th Street and First Avenue.
Facade detail.
Facade detail.
The corner of East 26th Street and First Avenue.
Facade detail.
Facade detail.
Facade detail.
The east facade on First Avenue.
Jerome L. Greene Science Center
Construction Update:
There is steady progress at the construction site of Columbia's first building of the new Manhattanville campus, the Jerome L. Greene Science Center. Curtain wall installation has now reached the eighth floor of this 10-story building.
Looking north on the 1 line's 125th Street subway platform.
East facade curtain wall.
Looking north from the 1 line's 125th Street subway station.
Looking north along Broadway.
Looking east along West 129th Street.
Looking east at 12th Avenue.
Looking south along West 131st Street.
The southeast corner.
Curtain wall.
Work is slated to begin on the second Renzo Piano designed stucture to the west of the Science Center, the Lenfest Center for the Arts. The 8-story, 140 ft building will bring a screening room, art gallery, performance space and presentation spaces to the new campus. To the north of the Science Center, Diller Scofidio + Renfro's Business School complex has yet to start construction.
Looking northeast along Riverside Drive.
Looking east along Riverside Drive.
Looking southeast along Riverside Drive.
Architects: Renzo Piano Building Workshop; Program: Education; Location: Manhattanville, New York, NY; Completion: 2015.
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Hunter's Point South Commons and Hunter's Point South Crossing
Since the first signs of curtain wall installation in early April, much more of the building envelope has gone up on Building A and installation has begun on Building B. Curtain wall has reached the sixth floor on Building A, with installation of the dark vertical fins visible on the fifth floor of the northeast corner.
The northeast corner of Building A.
Looking east from the waterfront pier.
The northwest corner of Building A.
The western facade of Building A.
The southeast corner of Building A.
View of Buildings A and B from Hunters Point South Park.
In contrast to the vertical articulation and orange accent coloring on Building A, Building B has a blue and green color scheme with rectangular frames interspersed throughout to add dimension to the facade. Currently, the curtain wall installation has reached to the fifth floor on the south and east facades of Building B.
The southwest corner of Building B.
The southern facade of Building B.
The southeast corner of Building B.
View from the oval green playing field at Hunters Point South Park.
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Architects: SHoP Architects and Ismael Leyva Architects; Program: Residential; Location: Long Island City, Queens, NY; Completion: 2015.
301 E 50
Construction Update:
Work is well underway at COOKFOX's 29-story, 57 unit residential tower in Midtown East, with concrete reaching the 7th floor slab. According to the building's website, the architects' inspiration draws from both the art of French Modernism and the science behind sustainable building practices. The facade will be clad in zinc and panels of Indiana limestone, providing thermal mass to help regulate temperature shifts inside the building in both summer and winter. The windows are a key feature of the building, providing ample daylighting at the corners and moderating heat gain with the help of the brise soleil sunshade system attached to each window unit. COOKFOX is also responsible for the project's interior design.
Looking north along Second Avenue.
The corner of Second Avenue and East 50th Street.
The Second Avenue elevation.
Architects: COOKFOX Architects; Program: Residential; Location: Midtown East, New York, NY; Completion: 2015.
VIA 57 WEST at 625 West 57th Street
Construction Update:
Progress continues at the site of BIG's first residential tower in New York, with several floors of concrete structure added since last month's update. Form work has reached the sixth floor of the building, and the slope of the eventual pyramid form of the tower is starting to take shape.
Looking west on West 57th Street.
The west elevation from West 57th Street.
At the intersection of West 57th Street and the West Side Highway.
The pyramid's slope taking shape.
West facade.
Looking north along the West Side Highway with One Riverside Park (Goldstein, Hill & West Architects) rising to the north.
Looking east along the West Side Greenway with One Riverside Park rising on the left.
The serrated edge of the north facade along West 58th Street at 12th Avenue.
The serrated floor slabs of the north elevation.
The northeast corner.
Looking west along West 58th Street at the back side of the building.
Architects: BIG (Design Architects); SLCE Architects (Architects of Record); Program: Residential, Retail; Location: Midtown West, New York, NY; Completion: 2015.
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