Construction Update: 40 Bleecker Street
Northwest corner.
Construction scaffolding is down at 40 Bleecker, revealing the brick and glass facade of Broad Street Development’s 12-story residential condo building in NoHo. Designed by Rawlings Architects, the building’s facade features nine stories of brick and punch windows that are grouped into vertical bands every two floors. The top three floors step back to create private outdoor terraces.
Close-up of the northwest corner.
Looking up at the west facade.
Close-up of the west facade.
Architect: Rawlings Architects; Landscape Architect: Hollander Design; Interior Design: Ryan Korban; Developer: Broad Street Development; Program: Residential; Location: NoHo, New York, NY; Completion: 2020.
Construction Update: 181 Mercer Street
Southeast corner from Houston Street.
Superstructure has topped out at NYU’s 23-story mixed use building 181 Mercer at the northern edge of SoHo. Designed by KieranTimberlake and Davis Brody Bond, the full block structure features faculty and student housing, 58 classrooms, performing arts spaces including a 350-seat theater, a student commons space on the second floor, and athletic facilities at the base. Installation of the pleated glass curtain wall with glare reducing frit patterns is underway at the podium on the southwest corner.
Looking up at the south facade from Houston Street.
Southwest corner from Houston Street.
Close-up of the south podium facade.
Close-up of the southwest podium facade.
Southwest corner from Houston Street.
Close-up of the west podium facade.
Southwest corner from Houston Street.
West facade of 181 Mercer (right) and Picasso’s Bust of Sylvette (left) from NYU’s Silver Towers.
Architects: KieranTimberlake and Davis Brody Bond; Client: New York University (NYU); Program: Faculty and Student Housing, Classrooms, Performing Arts, Athletic Facility, and Commons; Location: SoHo, New York, NY; Completion: 2021.
Construction Update: 111 West 57th Street
111 W 57 (right) on the Midtown skyline.
Facade installation is wrapping up on the crown at supertall Midtown residential tower 111 West 57th Street by JDS Development Group, Property Markets Group, and Spruce Capital Partners. Designed by SHoP Architects, the 1,428-foot tower will offer 60 residential condos when it wraps up construction some time in 2020. Installation of the terra-cotta, bronze, and glass curtain wall at the east and west facades is mostly complete. Only the top floors of the metal and glass facade at the north and south portions of the crown remain to be installed.
South facade of 111 W 57 (left) and 53 W 53 (right).
Close-up of the south facade.
Northwest corner of the tower and crown.
South facade of the tower and crown.
West facade of the tower and crown.
West facade of the tower and crown.
Southeast corner of the tower and crown.
South facade of the tower and crown.
Looking up at the west facade of 111 W 57 (left) and One57 (right).
West facade of 111 W 57 (center) and One57 (right).
Architect: SHoP Architects; Interiors: Studio Sofield; Developer: JDS Development Group, Property Markets Group, Spruce Capital Partners; Program: Residential Condo; Location: Midtown, New York, NY; Completion: 2022.
Construction Tour: Central Park Tower
Southeast corner of the tower.
Facade installation is wrapping up at Extell’s Central Park Tower, a 1,550 foot residential tower on Billionaire’s Row in Midtown. The 131-story tower is designed by Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill, architects of the world’s tallest tower, the Burj Khalifa, in Dubai. With the topping out, Central Park Tower now stands as the second tallest tower in the United States, topped only by One World Trade Center’s spire. The tower is clad in a glass curtain wall with stainless steel fins that will reflect the sunlight to give the facade a sense of depth.
Nordstrom’s occupies the 7-story podium, while 179 condo units are on offer in the tower above.
Central Park Tower on the Midtown skyline.
Central Park Tower on the Midtown skyline.
Close-up of the southeast corner of the tower crown.
Close-up of the southeast corner of the tower.
South facade.
Close-up of the cantilever’s northeast corner.
South facade from Broadway.
Close-up of the tower’s crown.
Close-up of the south facade.
Close-up of the northwest corner of the tower.
Close-up of the stainless steel fins on the north facade.
Close-up of the southeast corner of the tower’s crown.
Architect: Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architects (Design Architect), Adamson Associates Architects (Architect of Record); Interiors: Rottet Studio; Structural Engineers: WSP; Construction Management: Lendlease; Developer: Extell Development Company; Equity Partners: Shanghai Municipal Investment; Program: Residential Condo, Retail; Location: Midtown, New York, NY; Completion: 2021.
Construction Update: The Spiral - 66 Hudson Boulevard
Southwest corner from West 34th Street.
Facade installation is ongoing at Tishman Speyer’s The Spiral, a 65-story office building at Hudson Yards in New York. Designed by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), the tower massing features a stepped, continuous green pathway that spirals upward from ground floor entry to the top of the tower. The eroding spiral element affords outdoor terrace space at every floor of the tower. Superstructure has surpassed the half way mark and curtain wall installation is ongoing at the low rise portion of the tower.
Looking up at the west facade.
North facade.
Southeast corner.
Architect: Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG); Developer: Tishman Speyer; Program: Office, Retail; Location: Hudson Yards, New York, NY; Completion: 2022.
Construction Update: 500 W 25
Northeast corner from 10th Avenue.
Construction scaffolding has come down at 500 W 25, revealing the Alabama limestone and punch window north and west facades. Developed and designed by GDSNY, the 10-story residential building is located adjacent to the High Line in the Chelsea neighborhood. When completed, the project will offer seven full floor residences and a duplex residence.
Northeast corner from 10th Avenue.
Close-up of the northeast corner.
Close-up of the north facade.
Close-up of the east facade.
Close-up of the east facade.
Close-up of the northeast corner.
East facade from 10th Avenue.
Looking up at the north facade from West 25th Street.
Looking up at the northwest corner of the limestone facade from West 25th Street.
Northwest corner from West 25th Street.
Architect: GDSNY; Developer: GDS Development LLC; Program: Residential; Location: Chelsea, New York, NY; Completion: 2020.
Construction Update: Cornell Tech Executive Education Center and Graduate Hotel
West facade of the Graduate Hotel (center left) and the House at Cornell Tech (center right).
Construction is wrapping up at Cornell Tech’s Verizon Executive Education Center and Graduate Hotel. Designed by Snohetta, the project includes a 18-story hotel and an adjacent 4-story structure for academic conferences, executive programs and academic workshops.
The hotel will be operated by Graduate Hotels, a chain that operates in college towns throughout the United States. Graduate Roosevelt Island will offer 196 rooms for visiting families, academics and visitors in town for campus conventions and events. Amenities will include a restaurant, rooftop bar, and flexible event space.
Looking up at the west facade of the hotel.
Facade installation is nearing completion at the executive education center, which consists of floor to ceiling glass panels with wood and metal vertical fins for sun mitigation.
Cornell Tech campus.
Southwest corner of the hotel (background) and the executive education center (foreground).
Architects: Snohetta; Client: Cornell Tech with AJ Capital Partners; Program: Hotel, Conference and Meeting; Location: Roosevelt Island, New York, NY; Completion: 2020.
Construction Update: Sven at Queens Plaza Park
South facade from Jackson Avenue.
Superstructure has topped out at Sven at Queens Plaza Park, a 67-story residential rental tower by the Durst Organization. Designed by Handel Architects, the tower’s massing features a concave south facade that accommodates the historic Long Island City Clock Tower located adjacent to the site. A glass curtain wall clads the tower, with electrochromic glazing employed on the south facade to mitigate solar heat gain and glare through adaptive tinting.
When completed, the tower will offer over 950 residential units. Residents will have access to a collection of amenities that includes an outdoor pool, fitness center, resident’s library, co-working space, children’s playroom, and a demonstration kitchen. The landmarked Clock Tower is being renovated and restored, and will include 50,000 sq.ft. of commercial and retail space.
Looking up at the south facade of Sven (right) and the Aurora Residences (left).
Looking up at the south facade.
Close-up of the southwest corner of the facade.
Close-up of the southwest corner of the facade.
Close-up of the southeast corner of the facade.
Reflection of Sven.
Sven reflected in the facade of the Aurora Residences.
Northwest corner of the facade.
Long Island City skyline from Roosevelt Island.
Architect: Handel Architects; Developer: The Durst Organization; Program: Residential Rental; Location: Long Island City, Queens, NY; Completion: 2020.
Construction Update: The Cortland - 555 W 22
West facade from 12th Avenue.
Superstructure has topped out at the Related Companies’ 26-story residential condo tower The Cortland at 522 West 22nd Street in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. Designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects, the tower’s facade will be clad in red brick and feature Stern’s signature traditional details like bay windows and a rusticated podium. Installation of the brick facade has now reached the one third mark. When completed, the nearly 300-foot-tall tower will offer 141 condo units.
Southwest corner from 11th Avenue.
Looking up at the west facade.
Looking up at the west facade from 11th Avenue.
Facade detail.
West facade of the podium.
Northwest corner of the podium.
Northwest corner from 11th Avenue.
Looking up at the north facade from West 23rd Street.
Northeast corner from West 23rd Street.
Architect: Robert A.M. Stern Architects; Developer: Related Companies; Program: Residential Condo; Location: Chelsea, New York, NY; Completion: 2021.
Construction Update: 9 Dekalb
Northeast corner from Flatbush Avenue.
Superstructure has surpassed the 12th floor at JDS Development Group’s residential supertall tower 9 DeKalb in Downtown Brooklyn. Designed by SHoP Architects, the 73-story tower sits next to the landmarked Brooklyn Dime Savings Bank. The tower will be clad in glass and bronze and offer 500 residential units.
East facade from Flatbush Avenue.
Southeast corner from Flatbush Avenue.
Southeast corner from Flatbush Avenue.
View of the Brooklyn Dime Savings Bank and 9 Dekalb from Bond Street.
View of City Point (left) and the Brooklyn Dime Savings Bank with 9 Dekalb (right).
View of the Brooklyn Dime Savings Bank and 9 Dekalb from City Point.
Architect: SHoP Architects; Developer: JDS Development Group; Program: Residential; Location: Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2022.
