16 West 40th Street - The Bryant
Northwest corner from Bryant Park.
Superstructure has topped out and window installation has reached approximately the half way mark at the Bryant, a 33-story mixed-use tower in Midtown from HFZ Capital Group. The tower is designed by David Chipperfield Architects in their signature modernist style that emphasizes a rationalist grid of windows and structure. Rather than rely on the exposed concrete structure, as seen in similar towers like 432 Park Avenue, the structural members are instead clad in precast concrete terrazzo panels. The windows, one of which has been installed on the north facade, are actually full-height sliding doors with a metal railing of vertical pickets.
Precast concrete terrazzo cladding at the north facade.
North facade detail.
West facade detail.
The tower will offer a mix of uses including a 230-key hotel on floors 2 through 15, 57 condominium apartments on floors 16 through 33, and ground floor retail and restaurant. Amenities in the tower include lobby lounge, fitness center, bike storage and hotel specific amenities.
Northwest corner from West 40th Street.
Looking up at the north facade from West 40th Street.
Facade detail with windows and railings.
Architect: David Chipperfield Architects; Developer: HFZ Capital Group; Program: Residential, Hotel, Retail; Location: Midtown, New York, NY; Completion: 2017.
152 Elizabeth Street
Looking west on Kenmare Street.
Concrete superstructure is above ground at developers Sumaida + Khurana and Nahla Capital's 152 Elizabeth in the Nolita neighborhood of Manhattan. Designed by Pritzker Prize-wining architect Tadao Ando, the 7-story residential project features his signature concrete minimalist aesthetic.
North facade from Kenmare Street.
The façade will feature Ando's signature architectural concrete intersected by a metal and glass volume at the corner of Kenmare and Elizabeth Streets. Plantings will cover the south facing party wall.
Close-up of the concrete superstructure.
North facade from Kenmare Street.
Northwest corner from Kenmare Street.
Northwest corner from Elizabeth Street.
Southwest corner from Elizabeth Street.
Architect: Tadao Ando; Interiors: Gabellini Sheppard Associates; Developers: Sumaida + Khurana and Nahla Capital; Program: Residential; Location: Nolita; Completion: 2017.
42 Crosby Street
South facade from Broome Street.
Exterior wall installation nears completion at Selldorf Architects' 42 Crosby Street in the heart of the SoHo neighborhood. The seven story residential condo building is being developed by Atlas Capital Group. Selldorf's facade includes floor to ceiling sliding doors, glass guardrails, metal mesh spandrel panels, and round steel fins that define the window bays.
Close-up of the south façade (right) adjacent to the cast iron façade of the E. V. Haughwout Building built in 1857.
Close-up of the southeast corner.
Looking up at the east facade from Crosby Street.
Close-up of the facade.
Nine residential condo units, each with three bedrooms, will occupy the primary structure. A duplex penthouse will occupy the top two floors, with a rooftop structure setback 20 feet from the lot line and an occupiable terrace. Retail and a residential lobby will be located at the ground floor. Underground, ten parking spots are available to the tenants and priced at one million dollars each.
Looking south along Crosby Street.
Close-up of the southeast corner.
Architect: Selldorf Architects; Developer: Atlas Capital Group; Program: Residential; Location: SoHo, New York, NY; Completion: 2016.
New York-Presbyterian Hospital’s David H. Koch Center
Curtain wall installation is wrapping up at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital's 17-story, 733,500-square-foot multi-specialist outpatient center and maternity ward on the Upper East Side.
HOK has overseen the architectural, interior design, sustainability, and lighting design for the building. Pei Cobb Freed has designed the lobby and the building's exterior wall, which features a curtain wall with an integrated wood screen and a white toned frit pattern of wavy vertical lines on the outer glass surface. Completion is expected by 2018.
Architect: Pei Cobb Freed (Design Architect), HOK (Architect of Record); Client: New York-Presbyterian Hospital; Program: Outpatient Center, Maternity Ward; Location: Upper East Side, New York, NY; Completion: 2018.
Rockefeller University River Campus
Construction is well underway on the expansion of Rockefeller University in the Lenox Hill neighborhood on the Upper East Side. Designed by Vinoly, the project straddles the FDR highway with a prefab structure whose modules have been brought to the site by barge. This five-story main structure, which spans the highway for four blocks from East 64th to East 68th Street, will house laboratory research facilities and be known as the Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Research Building. A dining commons, academic center, conference center, and gardens will be located atop the research facility.
Architect: Vinoly; Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti; MEP/FP Engineer: Bard, Rao + Athanas Engineers; Landscape Architect: Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects; Client: The Rockefeller University; Program: Education; Location: Upper East Side, New York, NY; Completion: 2019.
The Kent - 200 E 95
Northwest corner from Third Avenue.
Construction is underway at The Kent, Extell's 23-story residential condo tower in the Yorkville neighborhood on the Upper East Side. Beyer Blinder Belle is behind the design of the tower, with interior design of the 104 condo units by Champalimaud. Units range in size from two-to-five bedrooms.
Looking up at the west facade from Third Avenue.
The exterior of the tower will be clad in contextual mixture of brick, limestone, and metal with large windows throughout. Corner windows will provide panoramic views of the neighborhood. A residential entry off of 95th Street will feature limestone detailing with a metal and glass marquee.
West facade from Third Avenue.
Southwest corner from Third Avenue.
Condo units feature 10 to 15 foot ceilings for ample daylight, custom millwork, and a choice of hardwood flooring in Ebonized or Brushed Oak. The opportunity to customize the unit extends to the kitchen finishes, with a choice between three color palettes.
View to the east.
View to the northwest.
View to the southwest.
Residential amenities will include a double height lobby, drawing room, indoor pool and sauna, a fitness center, indoor/outdoor children's play area, garden salon, and a "sound lounge" designed by Lenny Kravitz.
Lower terrace.
Looking up at the south facade from the lower terrace.
View south from a lower private terrace
Architect: Beyer Blinder Belle; Interiors: Champalimaud; Landscape: West 8; Developer: Extell Development Company; Program: Residential; Location: Yorkville, New York, NY; Completion: 2017.
7 DeKalb Avenue
The City Point development.
Construction has wrapped up at COOKFOX's 7 DeKalb, part of phase two of the City Point development in Downtown Brooklyn. Developed by BFC Partners, Washington Square Partners and Acadia Realty Trust, the 23-story, 225,000 square foot tower is now almost fully rented, with only a handful of its 250 units remaining.
The City Point development.
A podium with 660,000 square feet of retail is also included in phase two of the project. Tenants for the retail portion will include Century 21, Target, Alamo Drafthouse, various other smaller scale shops, and a food market. A central street will run through the ground floor retail and allow a public connection between Flatbush Avenue and Gold Street.
The tower is clad in a unitized metal panel system of light grey zinc that will patina and age over time.
Close-up of the zinc façade.
Resident amenities include two lounges, multiple terraces, gym, media/screening room, children's playroom, and bike storage.
Lower residential terrace.
Looking up at 7 DeKalb and City Tower from the lower residential terrace.
Lower residential terrace.
Lower residential terrace.
The view from the future residents lounge.
Living room.
Bedroom.
Private residential terrace.
View from the upper residential terrace.
Architects: COOKFOX Architects; Developers: BFC Partners, Washington Square Partners and Acadia Realty Trust; Program: Retail, Residential; Location: Downtown Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2016.
285 West 110th Street - Circa Central Park
West facade from Frederick Douglass Boulevard.
At the northwest corner of Central Park, construction has made significant progress on the final site surrounding Frederick Douglass Circle, Circa Central Park. Designed by FXFOWLE, the 11-story, 38-unit residential condo building at 285 West 110th Street replaces a former gas station. Developer Artimus Construction has helmed numerous projects in Morningside Heights and the larger Harlem neighborhood, including 5th on the Park and the renovation of the Corn Exchange Building.
Close-up of the glass curtain wall with vertical fins on the south facade.
FXFOWLE's design features a massing that follows the concave curve of the site's southern perimeter and steps down from west to east with cascading private terraces. A faceted glass curtain wall on the southern facade affords ample light and Central Park views while the vertical and horizontal fins mitigate solar heat gain in the units. When viewed from the west, the vertical fins appear orange, while a view from Central Park reveals a green tone on the opposite side. Floor slabs are expressed on the facade with white metal spandrel panels that include thickened c-channel profiles.
Looking up at the west facade.
South facade.
South facade from Frederick Douglass Circle Plaza.
Southeast corner from West 110th Street.
Close-up of the glass curtain wall with brackets for future vertical and horizontal fins.
On the northern half of the site, the facade shifts to a punch window and brick wall assembly that references the neighboring masonry structures. Two gray tones of brick clad the two main volumes of the northern massing, with a darker blend at the lower volume and a lighter blend at the upper volume on the northwest corner.
Northwest corner from Frederick Douglass Boulevard.
Close-up of the brick facade at the northwest corner.
Residents will have access to a full slate of amenities including: resident's lounge, gym, children's playroom, study room, landscaped courtyard, common roof deck terrace, residential and bike storage, a bike share program, on-site parking, electric car charging stations, and dog washing and grooming stations.
Penthouse view to the south, including Central Park (foreground) and Midtown (background).
Penthouse view to the northwest, including Frederick Douglass Boulevard (foreground), Morningside Park (middle), and the Cathedral of St. John the Divine (background).
Northwest corner penthouse view.
Penthouse view to the north, looking along Frederick Douglass Boulevard.
View to the south from an upper residence.
Cascading private terraces on the southern facade.
Terrace view, including Central Park and the Upper West Side.
View of the vertical fins on the south curtain wall.
Looking out onto Frederick Douglass Circle Plaza from a residential unit.
A private terrace on the southeast corner of a lower residential unit.
View from a private terrace on the southeast corner of a lower residential unit.
Curtain wall installation underway on the south facade.
An installer guides a curtain wall panel into place on the south facade.
Looking out onto Central Park and Frederick Douglass Circle Plaza from the residential lobby.
A view of the future courtyard and tower from the double height lobby.
Looking down on the future central courtyard.
Architect: FXFOWLE; Developer: Artimus Construction; Program: Residential; Location: Morningside Heights, New York, NY; Completion: 2017.
15 Hudson Yards and The Shed
Northwest corner of 15 Hudson Yards (foreground) and The Shed (background).
The first residential tower, 15 Hudson Yards, continues to make progress as its concrete superstructure rises above street level, towards its final height of 900 feet. Designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro in collaboration with Rockwell Group, the 70-story tower will offer both condo and rental units. Sales for the 285 one- to four-bedroom condo units begins today.
Looking up at the west façade of 15 Hudson Yards.
Southwest corner of 15 Hudson Yards.
Looking east towards the Hudson Yards mega development with the towers of 55, 35, 30, 15, and 10 Hudson Yards rising (left to right).
Designed by the same team as 15 Hudson Yards, The Shed will accommodate performance, visual and multi-disciplinary art in a 200,000-square-foot structure. The project is composed of a four-story fixed building and a telescoping outer shell that can expand to the adjoining plaza to provide an additional hall for events. Steel superstructure on the fixed building has reached the fifth floor. Currently, superstructure for The Shed's fixed building is rising and a mockup of the innovative ETFE façade panels is on site. The structure, including the roof, will be clad in panels of fritted ETFE cushions. ETFE is lighter, more energy efficient, and more economical than glass, which allows for a lighter and more efficient structural system.
Southwest corner of The Shed's superstructure rising above the High Line.
Southeast corner of The Shed's superstructure and a mockup panel of its future façade (right).
Façade panel mockup for The Shed.
Southeast corner of The Shed from the High Line.
Architects: KPF (10 Hudson Yards, 30 Hudson Yards, 55 Hudson Yards, Retail), Diller Scofidio + Renfro in collaboration with Rockwell Group (15 Hudson Yards, The Shed), Ismael Leyva Architects (15 Hudson Yards - Architect of Record), KRJDA (55 Hudson Yards); Developers: Related Companies, Oxford Properties Group; Program: Office, Retail; Location: Hudson Yards, New York, NY; Completion: 2016 (10 Hudson Yards), 2017 (55 Hudson Yards), 2018 (15 Hudson Yards, 35 Hudson Yards, Retail, Public Square), 2019 (30 Hudson Yards).
World Trade Center
Aerial of the World Trade Center site.
Nearing the 15th anniversary of the tragic events of 9/11, the rebuilding effort at the World Trade Center site has made great strides over the past year towards completing the master plan. In late June, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners' tower at 3 World Trade Center topped out at 1,079 feet tall. Santiago Calatrava's World Trade Center Transportation Hub opened in March, while the retail component opened in August, including a massive two-story store from Apple.
World Trade Center Transportation Hub.
World Trade Center Transportation Hub reflected in the facade of 1 World Trade Center.
World Trade Center Transportation Hub (foreground), 3 World Trade Center (center), and 4 World Trade Center (background).
Close-up of the Transportation Hub's fins with 3 World Trade Center beyond.
Close-up of the facade of 3 World Trade Center.
Reflections of 3 and 4 World Trade Center on the facade of 1 World Trade Center.
Southeast corner of 3 World Trade Center.
Close-up of the exposed structure on 3 World Trade Center.
This past June, the elevated Liberty Park opened atop the World Trade Center Vehicular Security Center. Work continues on the adjacent St. Nicholas National Shrine, also designed by Calatrava, which replaces the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church that was destroyed on 9/11.
Liberty Park adjacent to the Memorial.
Designs for the final element, the Ronald O. Perelman Performing Arts Center, were announced on September 8th. The REX designed center, set to open in 2020, will feature a glowing façade of translucent, veined marble laminated in a glass curtail wall.
Night Render from the Southeast (Hub) © LUXIGON
Architects: Adamson Associates (2 WTC, 3 WTC, 4 WTC), Davis Brody Bond (WTC Memorial and Museum, Ronald O. Perelman Performing Arts Center), BIG (2 WTC), Maki and Associates (4 WTC), Michael Arad with Peter Walker and Partners (WTC Memorial), REX (Ronald O. Perelman Performing Arts Center), 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, Performing Arts Center, Transit, Park;
Completion: 1 WTC (2015), 2 WTC (TBD), 3 WTC (2018), 4 WTC (2013), 7 WTC (2006), WTC Transit Hub (2016), WTC Memorial (2011), WTC Museum (2014), Ronald O. Perelman Performing Arts Center (2020).
