Construction Tour: 500 West 18th Street - One High Line
West facades from the Hudson River.
Superstructure has topped out at the east tower of HFZ Capital Group's The Eleventh, a mixed use development at 76 11th Avenue. Designed by the Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), the development consists of two twisting towers atop an 85 foot podium adjacent to the High Line. The 36-story west tower rises 400 feet and will consist of residential units and supporting amenities. A 26-story east tower, newly topped out at 300 feet, will offer a mixture of residential units on the upper floors and a Six Senses hotel on the lower floors.
East facade of the east tower.
View of the east tower rising above the High Line.
Looking up at the south facade of the east tower.
Southwest corner of the west tower (foreground) and the east tower (background).
Looking north towards Hudson Yards from the 29th floor of the west tower.
Looking south towards Lower Manhattan from the 29th floor of the west tower.
Looking northeast towards Midtown from the 29th floor of the west tower.
East tower.
Northwest corner of the east tower.
Architect: Bjarke Ingels Group (Design Architect), Woods Bagot (Architect of Record); Developer: HFZ Capital Group; Program: Residential; Location: Chelsea, New York, NY; Completion: 2019.
Construction Update: 53 West 53rd Street
South facade of 53 W 53 (right) and 111 W 57 (left) rising in Midtown.
Curtain wall installation is nearing completion at Jean Nouvel's 53W53 tower in Midtown. Planning for the tower, from developers Hines and Pontiac Land Group with financing from Goldman Sachs, began in 2006 and was unveiled to the public in November of 2007. Work on the 1050' tower should wrap up later this year, including Diller Scofidio + Renfro’s expansion of MoMA that is set to open in October at the base.
Close-up of the southeast corner of the tower.
The tower's signature identity comes from its diagrid structure, the diagonally criss-crossing of normally vertical concrete columns at the tower's perimeter. Solid metal panels break up the glass of the curtain wall, expressing the diagrid on the tower's façade.
Looking up at the south facade from West 53rd Street.
When completed, the 82-story tower will include 145 residential condo units ranging from one- to five-bedrooms, the largest of which will be a 7,892-square-foot duplex penthouse. The tower's unique shape impacts the design of each unit, ensuring that each has a unique floor plan. Interiors for the apartments and amenites are designed by Thierry Despont.
View south from an upper floor of the tower.
View south from an upper floor of the tower.
West facade of the tower on the Midtown skyline.
West facade of the tower on the Midtown skyline.
East facade of the tower on the Midtown skyline.
East facade.
Architects: Ateliers Jean Nouvel (Design Architect), SLCE (Executive Architect); Interiors: Office of Thierry Despont; Developers: Hines, Pontiac Land Group, and Goldman Sachs; Program: Residential, Retail, Musuem; Location: Midtown, New York, NY; Completion: 2019.
Construction Update: 77 Greenwich Street - Jolie
Southeast corner.
Construction is underway at Trinity Place Holdings’ 77 Greenwich, a 42-story residential condo tower in the Financial District. FXCollaborative is leading the exterior design of the 500-foot tall tower, with interiors by Deborah Berke Partners. The base of the tower will house a new elementary school that incorporates the adjacent Robert and Anne Dickey House, a landmark structure built in 1810 and currently being renovated.
Looking up at the southwest corner of the tower (left) and the Dickey House (right).
West facade of the Dickey House.
Superstructure has surpassed the one quarter mark, with concrete recently reaching residential tower floors. Starting 150 feet above street level, the residential portion of the tower will offer 90 residences ranging from 1 to 4 bedrooms. A pleated glass curtain wall will clad the tower and offer views of Lower Manhattan and the harbor.
Looking up at the east facade.
Residents’ will have access to an amenity package that includes a penthouse club level, residents lounge and private dining room with a catering kitchen, children’s playroom, a double height fitness center, and two outdoor terraces.
South facade.
Southwest corner.
Closeup of the west facade.
Future lobby under construction.
View south from a lower tower floor.
View south from a lower tower floor.
Tower crane support at a lower tower floor.
Looking down on the roof of the Dickey House.
Closeup of the facade of the Dickey House.
The roof of the Dickey House.
Foundations of the Robert & Anne Dickey House integrated into the new structure’s cellar level.
Architect: FXCollaborative; Interiors: Deborah Berke Partners; Developer: Trinity Place Holdings; Program: Residential, School, Retail; Location: Financial District, New York, NY; Completion: 2020.
Construction Update: 130 William
Facade installation continues at Lightstone’s 130 William, a 66-story residential condo tower in the Financial District. Designed by London-based David Adjaye of Adjaye Associates, the 800 foot tall tower will offer 244 condo units ranging from studios to four bedrooms. The facade features hand-cast concrete panels in a dark tone that is a signature of Adjaye’s past residential projects. Roughly textured concrete transitions to a smooth concrete band that frames the bronze accented windows integrated into the panels. The bronze exterior accents will carry into the interiors with Adjaye designed faucets, showerheads, and door handles in burnished bronze. Superstructure has now surpassed the two-thirds mark, with the tower likely topping out by late spring.
Looking up at the north facade from Fulton Street.
Northeast corner from Gold Street.
Closeup of the facade panels on the northeast corner.
Northwest corner of the tower.
Facade panels at the northwest corner.
Architect: Adjaye Associates (Design Architect), Hill West Architects (Architect of Record); Landscape Architect: Weintraub Diaz Landscape Architecture; Developer: Lightstone; Program: Residential; Location: Financial District, New York, NY; Completion: 2019.
Construction Update: One Vanderbilt
Southwest corner of the tower rising in Midtown.
Construction continues at One Vanderbilt, SL Green's 58-story future supertall tower on a site adjacent to New York's Grand Central Terminal. Designed by KPF, the mixed-use tower will rise 1,401 feet into the Midtown skyline. The tower has officially achieved supertall status now that the steel superstructure has surpassed the 1,000 foot mark.
Looking up at the south facade from East 42nd Street.
Facade installation continues at the lower third section of the tower. The design of the facade features floor to ceiling glass and diagonal terracotta spandrels.
Close-up of the southwest corner of the tower.
One Vanderbilt rising on the Midtown skyline at sunset.
Architect: KPF; Developer: SL Green Realty Corporation; Development Manager: Hines; Construction: Tishman Construction; Interiors: Gensler; MEP Engineers: Jaros Baum & Bolles; Structural Engineers: Severud Associates; Program: Mixed Use, Office, Retail; Location: Midtown East, New York, NY; Completion: 2020.
Construction Update: 15 East 30th Street
15 E 30 rising in NoMad.
Facade installation continues at 15 E 30, a 51-story residential tower in NoMad from developers Fosun Group and JD Carlisle. Designed by Handel Architects, the 756-foot-tall tower will offer 180 residential condos. Concrete superstructure has surpassed the three quarters mark and curtain wall panels are going up on the lower residential floors.
15 E 30 (foreground) and 400 Park Avenue South (background).
Facade installation at the northwest corner of the tower.
Looking up at the southwest corner from East 30th Street.
Looking up at the south facade from East 30th Street.
Looking up at the northeast corner from Madison Avenue.
Looking up at the north facade from East 31st Street.
Architect: Handel Architects; Developers: Fosun Group and JD Carlisle; Program: Residential, Retail; Location: NoMad, New York, NY; Completion: 2020.
Construction Update: 25 Park Row
Looking up at the northeast corner of 1 Beekman (left) and 25 Park Row (right).
Facade installation continues at L+M Development Partners Inc. and The Family Behind J&R Music World's 25 Park Row, a 50 story residential condo tower. The tower is part of a multi-building development that replaces the J&R Music and Computer World megastore. Designed by COOKFOX Architects, the tower is clad in limestone colored panels that are likely concrete. When completed, the tower will offer 110 residential condo units with views out onto City Hall Park from large windows.
Looking up at the north facade.
Northwest corner of the tower.
North facade.
View west towards historic and present day iconic architecture from an upper floor.
View east from an upper floor.
View north towards Midtown from an upper floor.
North facade detail.
Looking up at the north facade from a private loggia.
A private loggia on the north facade.
View north towards City Hall Park from a private loggia.
Detail of a private loggia.
View west towards the World Trade Center from a private loggia.
Northwest corner of the tower rising in the Financial District.
Architect: COOKFOX Architects; Developers: L+M Development Partners and 23 Park Row Associates; Program: Residential Condominiums, Commercial; Location: Financial District, New York, NY; Completion: 2019.
Construction Update: Hudson Yards
Construction is nearing completion at Hudson Yards' first phase at the eastern rail yards. When complete, the 28-acre site will be the largest private real estate development in the history of the United States, and the city's largest since Rockefeller Center in the 1930's.
30 Hudson Yards
Designed by KPF, 30 Hudson Yards is a 92-story, 1,287-foot office tower at the northeastern corner of the rail yards. When finished, the development’s second office tower will house Time Warner Inc. and feature an open-air observation deck.
Southwest corner of 30 Hudson Yards.
The observation deck at 30 Hudson Yards.
Northeast corner of 30 Hudson Yards.
15 Hudson Yards
Designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro in collaboration with Rockwell Group, 15 Hudson Yards is the development’s first residential tower. The 70-story tower will offer both condo and rental units. Sales for the 285 one- to four-bedroom condo units are underway.
South facade of 15 Hudson Yards from 11th Avenue.
The Shed’s connection to 15 Hudson Yards.
Northwest corner of 15 Hudson Yards from 11th Avenue.
The Shed
Designed by the Rockwell Group and Diller Scofidio and Renfro, The Shed is a 200,000-square-foot structure for performance, visual and multi-disciplinary art. The project is composed of a six-story fixed building and a telescoping outer shell that can expand to the adjoining plaza to provide an additional hall for events. Panels of fritted ETFE cushions clad the steel structure of the telescoping outer shell. ETFE is lighter, more energy efficient, and more economical than glass, which allows for a lighter and more efficient structural system.
Detail of the ETFE facade of The Shed.
The Vessel
Thomas Heatherwick's Vessel is readying for it’s spring opening at the Hudson Yards' future Public Square and Gardens. The $200 million dollar sculpture stands 150 feet tall and is constructed of 154 Italian-made stair modules, totaling 2,500 steps and 80 landings. Each stair module is constructed of a structural painted steel frame with an underside clad in polished copper-colored steel. The sculpture will serve as the centerpiece of the five acre Public Square and Gardens, designed by Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects.
The Vessel.
35 Hudson Yards
Designed by SOM, 35 Hudson Yards is a 72-story mixed-use tower that will be Hudson Yards' tallest residential building. The 1.1 million square-foot tower will include 137 private residences, an Equinox branded luxury hotel, an Equinox fitness club and spa, first-class office space, and ground-floor retail. Limestone and glass clad the exterior of the tower.
15 Hudson Yards (left) and 35 Hudson Yards (right).
55 Hudson Yards
Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox with Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates, 55 Hudson Yards is a 51-story, 780-foot tower at the corner of 11th Avenue and West 34th Street. The tower's massing features a tenth floor setback that affords an outdoor terrace with views of the larger development as well as Hudson Park and the High Line. On the exterior, the curtain wall features black metal mullion caps that create a grid of chamfered rectangles.
Looking up at the west facade of 55 Hudson Yards.
West facade of 55 Hudson Yards.
The Vessel (left) and 15 Hudson Yards (right).
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), 2019 (15 Hudson Yards, 30 Hudson Yards, 35 Hudson Yards, 55 Hudson Yards, Retail, Public Square).
Construction Update: Columbia University Business School
Looking north towards the Business School site.
Construction is ongoing at the new home for the Columbia Business School, The Ronald O. Perelman Center for Business Innovation and the Henry R. Kravis Building located on a site to the north of the first phase buildings. The program includes two building by Diller Scofidio + Renfro with FXCollaborative and associate architects AARRIS ATEPA Architects. James Corner Field Operations are designing a central open space. Steel superstructure has surpassed the halfway mark on the west building, with steel set to rise soon on the east building.
Southeast corner of the Business School’s west building.
Southeast corner of the Business School’s west building.
Southwest corner of the Business School’s west building.
West facade of the Business School’s west building.
Northeast corner of the Business School’s west building.
Looking west towards the Business School site.
Southeast corner of the Business School’s west building.
Southeast corner of the Business School’s west building.
Looking northeast towards the Manhattanville campus, including the Business School (left), the Lenfest Center for the Arts (right), and the Jerome L. Greene Science Center (far right).
Southwest corner of the Business School’s west building.
Architects: Renzo Piano Building Workshop with Davis Brody Bond LLP (Science Center and Center for the Arts), RPBW with Dattner Architects (Academic Conference Center), Diller Scofidio + Renfro with FXCollaborative and AARRIS ATEPA Architects (Business School), SOM (Master Plan); Landscape Architect: James Corner Field Operations; Program: Education; Location: Manhattanville, New York, NY; Completion: 2017 (Science Center and Center for the Arts), 2018 (Academic Conference Center), 2021 (Business School).
Construction Update: 500 West 18th Street - One High Line
West facades from the Hudson River.
Superstructure continues to rise at the east tower of HFZ Capital Group's The Eleventh, a mixed use development at 76 11th Avenue. Designed by the Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), the development consists of two twisting towers atop an 85 foot podium adjacent to the High Line. The 36-story west tower rises 400 feet and will consist of residential units and supporting amenities. A 26-story east tower, whose superstructure has reached the three quarters mark, will eventually rise 300 feet and consist of a mixture of residential units on the upper floors and a Six Senses hotel on the lower floors.
West facades from the Hudson River.
Looking south towards the west tower.
Southeast corner of the east tower.
East facade of the east tower.
View of the east tower rising above the High Line.
Looking up at the east (right) and west (left) towers.
Southwest corner of the west tower (foreground) and the east tower (background).
Looking up at the west facade of the west tower.
Looking up at the north facade of the west tower.
Northeast corner of the towers.
Architect: Bjarke Ingels Group (Design Architect), Woods Bagot (Architect of Record); Developer: HFZ Capital Group; Program: Residential; Location: Chelsea, New York, NY; Completion: 2019.
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