83 Walker
Construction is wrapping up on the exterior wall at 83 Walker Street in Tribeca, one of the latest residential projects from Morris Adjmi Architects. The nine-story, mid-block building features a creamy concrete façade with columns and window bays cast into the surface, giving the appearance that the building across the street has been pressed into the concrete.
Architect: Morris Adjmi Architects; Developer: Abra Construction Corp.; Program: Residential; Location: Tribeca, New York, NY; Completion: 2016.
325 West Broadway
Exterior work has wrapped up at DDG's XOCO 325, the nine-story, 21-unit residential condo and retail development at 325 West Broadway. The project is built on the site of a former chocolate factory, hence the name XOCO, the Catalan word for chocolate.
Construction scaffolding has been completely removed from the West Broadway elevation, fully revealing the wood and glass ground floor façade and the signature cast-aluminum screen above. Referencing the historic neighborhood's cast-iron facades, XOCO 325's screen floats above the future ground floor retail space and creates a space for vertical gardens in front of the glass window wall. The design of the screen evokes the imagery of bones or joints. Burlap was integrated into the formwork at the street facing side of the screen, providing a unique pattern for each unit. On the opposite, unit-facing side of the screen, an imprint of a worker's hand was CNC milled into the formwork to provide further texture.
Architect/Developer: DDG; Program: Residential, Retail; Location: SoHo, New York, NY; Completion: 2016.
Park Grove
Work is underway on Park Grove, the three tower development from OMA in the Coconut Grove neighborhood of Miami. The three luxury residential towers are sited on 5.2 acres across from Regatta Park. Currently, concrete superstructure has just started to rise above ground along the southern boundary of the site. Completion is expected in 2018.
Architect: Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA); Developers: Terra Group with Related Group; Interiors: Meyer Davis; Landscapes: Enzo Enea; Program: Residential; Location: Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida; Completion: 2018.
443 Greenwich
Northeast corner from Desbrosses Street.
Construction scaffolding has come down at 443 Greenwich, a 7-story restoration and renovation of an 1884 structure designed by Charles C. Haight. Once a book bindery, the structure will now house 53 large condo units from developers Metro Loft.
North facade detail.
Looking up at the north facade.
The building is located in the Tribeca North Historic District and is bounded by Desbrosses Street, Vestry Street, and Greenwich Street. Exterior detailing on the landmarked 7-story building includes more than 600 shutters that are being restored or replicated. A 4,000 square-foot courtyard populated with sassafras trees and designed by HM White is located at the center of the building's massive footprint.
Northwest corner at Greenwich Street and Desbrosses Street.
Residents can enter the building from a private drop off located under the courtyard, which also offers a 15-car parking garage with charging stations. The barrel vaulted drop off and garage is accessed from the north or south via a gated ramp.
North facade detail.
Northwest corner at Greenwich Street and Desbrosses Street.
Also located in the cellar are the bulk of the building's amenities including: a 71 foot indoor lap pool, hamam (Turkish steam bath), a gym with yoga room run by the Wright Fit, a temperature controlled wine cellar, storage rooms, children's playroom, and a bike room.
Southwest corner at Greenwich Street and Vestry Street.
443 Greenwich will contain 45 loft-style homes ranging from 2,900 SF to 4,250 SF, and 8 penthouses ranging from 5,000 SF to 9,300 SF, with interiors by CetraRuddy Architects. The 53 units will feature a modern take on the industrial Tribeca style. Exposed existing wood columns and beams and high ceilings will be complemented by modern conveniences, such as a 70 bottle wine fridge, two dishwashers, a warming drawer for cappuccino cups, custom door hardware, standalone tubs, marble accent walls in the bathrooms, and bidets.
The project should be completed later this year.
West facade.
West facade detail.
Architects: CetraRuddy Architects; Landscape Architects: HM White; Developers: Metro Loft Developers LLC; Design: Pentagram; Program: Residential; Location: Tribeca, New York, NY; Completion: 2016.
CUMC Medical and Graduate Education Building
Construction is wrapping up at Columbia University Medical College's new Graduate and Education Building in Washington Heights. Designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro with Gensler, the 14-story tower will house classroom, simulation and training facilities for the college when it opens this August. Dedicated on June 9, the building has been renamed the Roy and Diana Vagelos Education Center, after its initial donors P. Roy Vagelos, MD, a alumnus of Columbia’s College of Physicians and Surgeons (P&S), and his wife, Diana Vagelos, an alumna of Barnard College and vice chair of the Trustees of Barnard College.
The building's iconic feature is the "Study Cascade," a south facing 14-story space, connected by a grand stair, with outdoor rooms and terraces to foster collaborative learning amongst students and faculty. Cement panels and wood clad the interior features of the "Study Cascade," while the exterior enclosure of floor-to-ceiling glass allows for open views of Manhattan and the Hudson River.
Construction is slated for completion some time next year, with the goal of achieving LEED gold certification.
Southeast corner from Haven Avenue.
Southeast corner from Haven Avenue.
Looking up at the southeast corner from Haven Avenue.
East façade from West 171st Street.
Close-up of the east facade.
Close-up of the east facade.
South facade and outdoor stair.
Close-up of outdoor stair and southwest corner.
South facade and outdoor stair.
Ground floor south facade and outdoor stair.
Building name signage at the southeast corner of the lobby.
Lobby.
Interior grand stair.
Ground floor spandrel glazing at the east facade.
Looking up at the south facade.
Southwest corner.
Southwest corner.
Close-up of the southwest corner.
Close-up of the southeast corner.
Close-up of the southeast corner.
Close-up of the southeast corner.
Architects: Diller Scofidio + Renfro with Gensler; Structural Engineer: Leslie E. Robertson Associates (LERA); Program: Education; Location: Washington Heights, New York, NY; Completion: 2016.
The William Vale
Construction is wrapping up at Zelig Weiss and Riverside Developers’ The William Vale, a 21-story, 250-foot tower at 111 North 12th Street, in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn.
View from the East River.
Designed by Albo Liberis, the mixed-use tower includes a 183-key four-star hotel at the top half. A duplex presidential suite occupies the top two floors, with a double height view of Brooklyn and the Manhattan skyline. The grand opening for the hotel is slated for July 11.
View from the East River.
Close-up of the hotel balconies.
Southwest corner from Wythe Avenue and North 12th Street.
Northwest corner from Wythe Avenue and North 13th Street.
Looking up at the north facade from North 13th Street.
Northeast corner from North 13th Street.
Close-up of the hotel balconies.
Southeast corner North 12th Street.
Southeast corner North 12th Street.
Rooftop
A large outdoor event space at the top floor offers a panoramic view of Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan. Andrew Carmellini and NoHo Hospitality Group will operate a rooftop bar that will open this summer.
Rooftop event space.
Panoramic view of Manhattan from the rooftop event space under construction.
View of Brooklyn from the outdoor event space.
Hotel Floor
Hotel floor signage.
Hotel floor elevator lobby.
Hotel corridor.
Hotel room number signage.
Hotel room entry.
Furniture detail.
Panoramic view from the private balcony.
Private balcony.
View of Long Island City from the private balcony.
View of Midtown from the private balcony.
Retail, Amenity, and Public Green Space
At the base of the tower, hotel guests will find resort-class amenities along with 20,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space. A 15,000 square foot rooftop garden will provide green space to the public and will be accessible from a stair that cuts through the retail space. Included on the rooftop space, the hotel pool will be the longest hotel pool in the city at 60 feet.
Looking down on the rooftop garden from a hotel room balcony.
Rooftop garden details.
Stairway up to the rooftop garden space.
Architect: Albo Liberis; Developer: Zelig Weiss and Riverside Developers; Program: Hotel, Retail, Office; Location: Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: July 2016.
The Surf Club
A massive new development is underway at the site of the Russel Pancoast-designed Surf Club at Surfside Beach in Miami. Developed by Nadim Ashi's Fort Partners development company, The Surf Club features two new towers and an extensive renovation of the original 1930 Surf Club structures, all situated on a nine acre site with 965 feet of Atlantic Ocean frontage.
Looking north from Atlantic Way.
The Surf Club will feature a 77-room Four Seasons Hotel and 150 residences designed by Meier and designer Lee Mindel. Twelve penthouses will top both towers and be offered in simplex, duplex, and triplex configurations. The penthouses range in size from 5,400 to 7,500 square feet and feature large amounts of private outdoor terraces.
Southeast corner from Surfside Beach.
View of the site from Surfside Beach.
New York architect Richard Meier & Partners is leading the design, which features Meier's signature Modernist details and focus on transparency. The façade is dominated by a glass curtain wall that allows for floor to ceiling views out to the beach or the city from the hotel and condo units. For now, the façade has an intense blue tone due to the removable protective wrap over the glass.
East elevation from Surfside Beach.
East facade of the residential and hotel south tower.
East façade of the north tower.
Looking up at the east façade of the north tower.
Northeast corner of the residential north tower.
Façade mock-up in the foreground with the north tower in the background.
Façade corner close-up.
Northwest corner of the north tower.
West façade of the north tower.
Northwest corner of the south tower.
West façade of the south tower.
Southwest corner of the residential and hotel south tower from Collins Avenue.
The original 1930 Surf Club is undergoing an extensive restoration and renovation as part of the new development and will house some of the many amenities offered: private membership club, two restaurants, four swimming pools, spa and fitness center, beach cabanas, park, and oceanside gardens. Meier has collaborated with designer Lee Mindel on the new public spaces.
Inside "Peacock Alley" at the original Surf Club, undergoing extensive renovations.
East façade of the original Surf Club.
Original Surf Club façade detail.
The new courtyard.
The glass façade of the new residential tower, seen from the courtyard.
Inside the original Surf Club, under renovations.
Panorama of the view of Surfside Beach from the amenity deck.
Looking south at Surfside Beach from a penthouse unit.
Panorama of the penthouse view of Surfside Beach.
Penthouse outdoor terraces.
Panorama of a penthouse city view to the west.
Architects: Richard Meier & Partners Architects (Design Architect) with Kobi Karp Architecture & Interior Design (Executive Architect); Developer: Fort Partners; Interiors: Richard Meier & Partners Architects, Lee Mindel, Joseph Dirand; Landscape: Fernando Wong; Program: Hotel, Residential Condo; Location: Surfside, Miami, Florida; Completion: Late 2016.
One Thousand Museum
While Miami has seen construction booms in the past, the current resurgence has featured high profile architects from around the world. Cranes abound throughout the city, with towers rising from a list of names that rivals New York's current crop of signature skyscrapers. The project with the most attention has to be One Thousand Museum, a residential condo tower in Downtown Miami from the office of the late Zaha Hadid, a Pritzker Prize winning architect of international acclaim.
Southeast corner from Biscayne Boulevard.
Rendering courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects.
With concrete superstructure now surpassing its 12th floor, the 62-story tower joins a more modestly sized residential building under construction in New York as the first residential projects from Zaha Hadid in the United States. Hadid's Miami tower is located in Downtown Miami, adjacent to Museum Park and its two new museums, the Perez Art Museum and the soon to be completed Frost Science Museum.
Southeast corner from Biscayne Boulevard.
East facade from Biscayne Boulevard.
East facade from Biscayne Boulevard.
Northeast corner from Biscayne Boulevard.
Northeast corner.
Close-up of the concrete superstructure.
Close-up of the concrete superstructure.
looking up at the GFRC facade mock-up and the tower rising beyond.
Southwest corner from NE 2nd Avenue.
Residents entering by car will be received by a valet and doorman at a private porte-cochere accessed at the southern boundary along NE 10th Street. Parking will be available on floors two to seven. An adjacent lobby will offer access to the concierge and high-speed elevators to the residences above. The ground floor will also host a restaurant that stretches along Biscayne Boulevard at the eastern boundary of the site, with views to Museum Park across the street.
Lobby.
Lobby.
Drop-off entry.
Ground floor restaurant space.
Ground floor restaurant space.
Ground floor restaurant space.
Southeast corner of the ground floor restaurant space.
Looking east towards Museum Park and the American Airlines Arena from a parking level.
On levels eight and nine, residents will have access to a wellness and spa center that overlooks the outdoor Sun and Swim Terrace. The organic forms of the tower's structure are the backdrop for the outdoor pool deck and inform the flowing shapes of the pools and cabanas.
Northwest corner from Ten Museum.
Looking down on the future Sun and Swim Terrace from Ten Museum.
Eastern perimeter of the amenity floor.
Looking east towards the Frost Museum of Science and Museum Park from the amenity floor.
Future pool deck.
Superstructure is currently going up on the townhouse residences, with multi-story, half floor layouts on levels 10 through 14. Levels 15 through 49 will feature 4-bedroom half-floor residences, followed by 5-bedroom full-floor penthouses on levels 50 to 57. A duplex penthouse on levels 58 and 59 will feature a double height great room with terrace and a private pool. At the very top of the tower, an Aquatic Center and Sky Lounge will provide residents with an indoor pool and private event space with stunning views to the beach and the city. The roof of the tower has also been designed to accommodate Miami's first private helipad on a residential tower.
Northwest corner from Ten Museum.
After floor 15, Hadid's organic tower structure will transition from the traditional poured-in-place concrete with removable wood form-work to an innovative new solution, GFRC panels. Fabricated in Dubai, the glass-fiber reinforced concrete (GFRC) panels will serve as both form-work and outer shell, saving much construction time. One Thousand Museum will be the first tower in the U.S. to utilize the panels as permanent form-work and cladding.
Close-up of workers preparing rebar for the concrete superstructure.
When completed next year, 1000 Museum should prove to be another impressive project to add to Zaha Hadid's legacy.
View from Museum Park.
East facade from Museum Park.
Architects: Zaha Hadid Architects (Design Architect), O’Donnell Dannwolf & Partners Architects (Executive Architect); Landscape Architect: Enea Garden Design; Structural Engineer: DeSimone Consulting Engineers; Developer: 1000 Biscayne Tower, LLC; Construction: Plaza Construction; Program: Residential, Retail; Location: Downtown Miami; Completion: Late 2017.
Cornell Tech Campus
Progress continues at the new Cornell NYC Tech campus with façade installation continuing at the residential tower and beginning at the Bloomberg Center.
Construction continues at the new campus for Cornell Tech on Roosevelt Island. Steel erection is complete at Morphosis' Bloomberg Center and Weiss/Manfredi's co-location building, known as the Bridge at Cornell Tech. Façade installation has begun at the west façade of the Bloomberg Center. At the Hudson Companies' 26-story residential tower for graduate students, facade panel installation has reached the half way mark. Designed by Handel Architects, the tower will be the world's tallest project built to the Passive House standards for energy efficiency. Phase One looks to be on track for its mid 2017 opening date.
West elevations of the campus.
Close-up of the southwest corner of the Bloomberg Center.
Close-up of the west façade and canopy of the Bloomberg Center.
Southwest corner of the residential tower.
Northwest corner of the campus.
Close-up of the west façade and canopy of the Bloomberg Center.
Close-up of the west façade of the Bloomberg Center.
Close-up of the southwest corner of the Bloomberg Center.
Northwest corner of the residential tower.
Northeast corner of the campus.
Close-up of the northeast corner of the residential tower.
Northeast corner of the Bridge.
Architects: SOM (Master Plan, Central Utility Plant), Morphosis (The Bloomberg Center), Weiss/Manfredi (The Bridge at Cornell Tech), Handel Architects (Residential Tower); Landscape Architects: Field Operations (Campus Plaza); Program: Education, Office, Residential, Open Space; Location: Roosevelt Island, New York, NY; Completion: 2017.
160 Leroy
Preliminary site work is underway at Ian Schrager's curvy condo building on the Hudson River waterfront.
Preliminary site work is underway at Ian Schrager's curvy, 12-story condo building on the Hudson River waterfront. Designed by Herzog & deMeuron, architects of Schrager's 215 Chrystie and 40 Bond, the building features a curved façade of exposed concrete and floor to ceiling glass. The completed project will bring 49 condo units to its West Village neighborhood.
Southwest corner from the Hudson River Greenway.
Western site boundary from the Hudson River Greenway.
While superstructure has yet to rise, new signage announcing the project has been applied to the construction fence.
Close-up of the construction fence signage.
Northwest corner of the site from the Hudson River Greenway.
Northeast corner of the site from Washington Street.
Architects: Herzog & deMeuron (Design Architect), S9 A Perkins Eastman Affiliate Company (Executive Architect); Developer: Ian Schrager Company; Program: Residential; Location: West Village; Completion: 2017.
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