VIA 57 WEST at 625 West 57th Street
Structure has reached floor 22 of the 32-story pyramid by BIG on the west side of Manhattan. The unique typology of the 709-unit residential rental building features a pyramidal massing with a central void that creates an interior courtyard with views out to the Hudson River and the Hudson River Park. While the sloping form of the pyramid dominates the south and west façade, the north, east, and interior façades feature a saw tooth curtain wall. The saw tooth strategy allows the apartment windows to crank at an angle which provides views to the Hudson River from the north façade. Currently, curtain wall has begun installation on the second floor at the north façade.
The southeast corner from West 57th Street.
The south façade from West 57th Street.
Detail of the interior courtyard façade.
Detail of the interior courtyard and south façade.
Detail of the south façade.
W57 seen from Hudson River Park.
The southwest corner from the Hudson River Greenway.
The west façade from the Hudson River Greenway.
The west façade from 12th Avenue.
The northwest corner from 12th Avenue.
Detail of the curtain wall on the north façade.
Detail of the curtain wall on the north façade.
Detail of the curtain wall on the north façade.
Detail of the saw tooth slabs at the north façade along West 58th Street.
The northeast corner from 11th Avenue.
Architects: BIG (Design Architects), SLCE Architects (Architects of Record); Program: Residential, Retail; Location: Midtown West, New York, NY; Completion: 2015.
World Trade Center Site
This year marks the 13th anniversary of the tragic events of 9/11. The rebuilding efforts at the World Trade Center site have been ongoing, fraught with many delays due to design, budget and even a hurricane. Now, the site is making great progress and has started to transition into a true neighborhood .
Looking west along Fulton Street to1 WTC (center), 7 WTC (right), and the wing of the WTC Transit Hub (left).
1 WTC, 7 WTC, and the WTC Transit Hub from the corner of Dey Street and Church Street.
The wing of the WTC Transit Hub.
The ribs of the WTC Transit Hub.
The oculus of the WTC Transit Hub.
The WTC Transit Hub (center) and WTC Museum (right) seen from the Memorial pools.
1 WTC (left), 7 WTC (right), and the memorial (bottom right) seen from the Memorial pools.
The top floors and spire of 1 WTC.
The Goldman Sachs Tower (center) amongst 1 WTC (left) and 7 WTC (right).
The podium and lower floors of 1 WTC from the memorial pools.
Detail of the glass fins that clad the podium of 1 WTC.
The main entry of 1 WTC on Fulton Street.
The WTC museum (left), 3 WTC (center), and 4 WTC (right) seen from the Memorial pools with 30 Park Place under construction in the background.
The northeast corner of 4 WTC.
The southeast corner of 4 WTC.
The retail podium of 4 WTC from Church Street.
Reflections in the façade of 4 WTC.
Looking east towards the pools from the Memorial Plaza.
Architects: Adamson Associates (2 WTC, 3 WTC, 4 WTC), Davis Brody Bond (WTC Memorial and Museum), Foster + Partners (2 WTC), Maki and Associates (4 WTC), Michael Arad with Peter Walker and Partners (WTC Memorial), Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (3 WTC), Santiago Calatrava (WTC Transit Hub), Snohetta (WTC Museum), SOM (1 WTC, 7 WTC), Studio Daniel Libeskind (WTC master plan); Engineers: WSP Cantor Seinuk (1 WTC, 2 WTC, 3 WTC); Developers: Silverstein Properties, Inc. (2 WTC, 3 WTC, 4 WTC, 7 WTC), The Durst Organization (1 WTC), The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (1 WTC, WTC Transportation Hub, WTC Memorial and Museum, Retail); Program: Office, Retail, Memorial, Museum, Transit, Park; Completion: 1 WTC (2015), 2 WTC (TBD), 3 WTC (2018), 4 WTC (2013), 7 WTC (2006), WTC Transit Hub (2015), WTC Memorial (2011), WTC Museum (2014).
520 West 28th Street
Demolition is complete and foundation work is underway at the first building by Zaha Hadid in New York. The 11-story condo building will bring 40 units to the trendy area along the High Line.
Looking south from the West 28th Street stairs of the High Line.
Architects: Zaha Hadid Architects; Developers: Related; Program: Residential; Location: Chelsea, New York, NY; Completion: 2016.
551 West 21st Street
Construction is progressing at Foster + Associates' 551 W 21 near the High Line, where structure has topped out and façade installation is underway. Pre-cast panels are currently being installed on the lower podium floors of the 19-story, 44-unit condo building.
The northwest corner from 11th Avenue.
Pre-cast panel in detail.
Pre-cast panels on the southwest corner of the podium.
Pre-cast panels on the west façade of the podium.
The southwest corner of the tower from 11th Avenue.
The south façade from West 21st Street.
Architects: Foster + Partners (Design), Beyer Blinder Belle (Executive); Developers: SR Capital; Program: Residential; Location: Chelsea, New York, NY; Completion: 2015.
860 Washington Street
Foundation work is underway at James Carpenter's 10-story office tower at the southern end of the High Line. When completed in late 2015, the glassy tower will bring 2 floors of retail and 8 floors of office space to the trendy Meatpacking District. The simplicity of its glass curtain wall exterior will provide contrast to recent, nearby architecture, such as 837 Washington, that employs a more industrial palette of brick, concrete, and dark metal.
Architects: James Carpenter Design Associates; Developers: Property Group Partners with Romanoff Equities; Program: Office, Retail; Location: Meatpacking District, New York, NY; Completion: 2015.
155 West 11th Street - The Greenwich Lane
Construction is in full swing at the West Village's mega development The Greenwich Lane, from the development team of The Rudin Family and Global Holdings with architects FXFOWLE and interiors by Thomas O'Brien. The project comprises 200 residential units amongst five buildings and five townhouses spanning half a block, between 11th and 12th Streets along Seventh Avenue, with a central courtyard. Formerly the site of St. Vincent's Hospital until its closing in 2010, the site was sold to the current developers in 2011 and demolition commenced in 2012.
The structure and northern façades of the 3 midrise buildings along the site's northern boundary, 140-160 West 12th Street, have been preserved and are currently undergoing renovation. Construction of new brick walls at the southern, courtyard-facing facade is underway, including window installation.
Structure has reached the third floor at the tallest building on site, 155 West 11th Street, a completely new 17-story tower at the corner of 7th Avenue and West 11th Street.
Full completion of the entire project should come in 2016.
The southwest corner of the site at Seventh Avenue and West 11th Street.
The new, southern façade of 160 West 12th Street (left) with 150 West 12th Street (center) and 140 West 12th Street (right).
Looking north along West 11th Street.
Looking north on West 11th Street.
Looking east along West 11th Street.
145 West 11th Street.
The south façade of 145 West 11th Street.
Façade ornamentation from the site's previous use preserved on 145 West 11th Street.
Architects: FXFOWLE; Interiors: Thomas O'Brien; Developers: The Rudin Family with Global Holdings; Program: Residential; Location: West Village, New York, NY; Completion: 2016.
One Riverside Park & Riverside Center
Development is heating up along the waterfront of the Far West Side with major projects like Riverside Center just starting earlier this year, while others, like Riverside South are heading into the final stretch as One Riverside Park wraps up.
At One Riverside Park, the 35 story, 219-unit condo tower has a significant portion of its limestone and glass façade installed and looks to be headed for completion early next year.
Looking west along West 61st Street to One Riverside Park (left) and the other towers of Riverside South (right).
Looking north along West 59th Street to One Riverside Park.
Looking north from Riverside Park South to One Riverside Park (right) and the other towers of Riverside South (left).
Detail of the limestone and glass façade for One Riverside Park.
The neighboring development of Riverside Center, with five buildings and approximately 2,500 apartments, has started to pick up steam. Building 2 by SLCE Architects, a 616-unit tower with a Pre-K through 8 grade school designed by Dattner Architects at the base, is now up to the fourth floor.
Looking east to Building 2 from Riverside Park South.
The construction site of Riverside Center with Building 2 (left) above ground and foundation work for Building 5 (right) underway.
Looking north from West 59th Street to Riverside Center (foreground) and Riverside South (far left).
Looking west along West End Avenue to Riverside Center and Building 2 (right).
View of Riverside Center Building 2 from West 61st Street.
The northwest corner of Riverside Center Building 2.
Looking south to Riverside Center with BIG's pyramid tower rising above the IRT Powerhouse.
Architects: Goldstein, Hill & West Architects (One Riverside Park), SLCE Architects (Riverside Center Building 2), Dattner Architects (Pre-K through 8 School); Program: Residential, School (Riverside Center Building 2); Location: Riverside, New York, NY; Completion: 2015.
Pierhouse
The Pierhouse, a mixed use hotel and condo project on the outskirts of Brooklyn Bridge Park's Pier 1 has reached a topping out milestone for the hotel portion at the northern portion of the site. Starwood will manage the 10 story, 200 key hotel under the 1 Hotel brand. Marvel Architects is in charge of the design with INC Architecture and Design providing interior design services. The hotel will include a 12,000 square foot event space and a farm-to-table restaurant from Seamus Mullen, owner and chef of Tertulia in the West Village and contestant on the Food Network's The Next Iron Chef. Metal and glass will be the dominant material for the exterior façade of the hotel.
Attached to the hotel on the southern portion of the site are two condo buildings, also designed by Marvel Architects, that flank either side of the Squibb Park Bridge (recently closed to pedestrian traffic due to construction). When completed, the condos will bring 108 units, mostly duplexes ranging from one to five bedrooms. Amenities for the condos include: yoga room, multiple gyms, outdoor terrace designed by Michael Van Valkenberg, several lounges, on-site underground parking and bike storage. In contrast to the metal and glass of the hotel, the façade of the condo buildings will be clad in limestone for the park-facing elevation, with anodized aluminum panel on the Furman Street elevation.
Completion of the project is expected in 2015.
The Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn skyline with the Pierhouse visible on the right.
The Pierhouse from Pier 2 of Brooklyn Bridge Park.
Looking north along the Brooklyn Bridge Park Greenway with Squibb Park Bridge to the right.
Looking north along the Brooklyn Bridge Park Greenway.
The west façade of the hotel from the Brooklyn Bridge Park Greenway.
Looking south at the hotel from the Brooklyn Bridge Park Greenway.
Looking east at the Pierhouse from the lawn at Pier 1.
The north façade of the hotel from Furman Street.
Looking south along Furman Street.
Looking west from Columbia Heights to the Squibb Park Bridge and Lower Manhattan beyond.
Looking north along the Squibb Park Bridge. Late July.
Looking south along the Squibb Park Bridge. Late July.
Architects: Marvel Architects; Landscape Architects: Michael Van Valkenberg; Developers: Toll Brothers City Living, Starwood; Program: Residential Condo, Hotel; Location: Brooklyn Bridge Park, New York, NY; Completion: 2015.
626 First Avenue
Foundation work has started at SHoP Architects' project on the East River in Murray Hill. The design includes two towers, 40 and 47 stories, with a predominantly glass enclosure on the east and west facades and a more solid enclosure of copper panels on the north and south facades. The towers are connected by a "skybridge" towards the top with a wealth of amenities including: indoor lap pool, hot tub, steam room, sauna, spa area, squash court, weight room, cardio space, juice bar, yoga and Pilates studio, daycare, golf simulator, flexible workout space, studio, and lounge. When completed, the project will bring 800 residential units to the area.
The corner of First Avenue and East 36th Street.
View of the construction site from East 36th Street.
Looking west towards the site from the East River Esplanade.
The corner of East 35th Street and FDR Drive.
Looking north along East 35th Street.
Architects: SHoP Architects; Developer: JDS Development Group; Program: Residential, Retail; Location: Murray Hill, New York, NY; Completion: 2016.
301 E 50
Structure has reached the 24th floor at COOKFOX's 29-story, 57-unit residential condo in Midtown East, 301 E 50. There is no sign of the Indiana limestone façade with brise soleil sunshades that serve as a primary strategy in the building's sustainable design. Lower floors have the façade anchoring elements installed into the concrete slabs which indicates the façade might not be absent for long.
The northwest corner on Second Avenue.
The western façade on Second Avenue.
The southwest corner on Second Avenue.
Looking north on Second Avenue.
The southeast corner on East 50th Street.
Looking west on East 50th Street.
Detail of the tower structure with corner cantilever.
Architects: COOKFOX Architects; Program: Residential, Retail; Location: Midtown East, New York, NY; Completion: 2015.
REX · Financial District · 2023