Construction Tour: 425 Park Avenue
425 Park Avenue rising in Midtown.
Construction is nearing completion at 425 Park Avenue, L&L Holding Company's 897 foot tall office tower rising on Park Avenue in the Midtown East neighborhood. L&L has partnered with its co-equity partner and co-developer Tokyu Land Corporation and co-managing partner BentallGreenOak, with design by internationally acclaimed architects Foster + Partners. The 47-story tower replaces a 30-story tower formerly on site, keeping approximately 25% of the previous structure to allow for more height. As of this week, the tower has received its Temporary Certificate of Occupancy (TCO) from the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB), which signals substantial completion of the project. L&L has turned over 16 office floors to the anchor tenant Citadel Enterprises LLC for tenant fit-out. Citadel has pre-leased 331,800 square feet of the tower’s total 670,000 square feet, which includes one of the three-story diagrid floors and the penthouse office floor.
The massing strategy calls for three distinct volumes separated by triple height setbacks with diagrid structure. While the first setback at floor 12 will be leased as office space, the Club Level at the second setback on floor 26 will offer to all tenants a wellness center and food service by Chef Daniel Humm and restaurateur Will Guidara.
Looking up at the west facade from Park Avenue.
Installation of the tower facade is nearing completion with the removal of the tower crane at the west facade. The exterior wall is composed of unitized curtain wall vision panels, textured stainless steel column cladding and solid corrugated panels at the elevator and services core at the east facade.
Southwest corner.
Northeast corner of the tower.
Ground floor lobby with a ceiling height of 45 feet.
Stainless steel wall cladding in the lobby.
Close-up of the northeast corner of the tower at the penthouse.
Looking north from the office penthouse floor.
Looking west from the office penthouse floor.
Looking west from the office penthouse floor.
The office penthouse floor and mezzanine.
Looking up at the mezzanine and glass ceiling of the office penthouse floor.
Diagrid floor at level 26.
North balcony at the diagrid floor on level 26.
Facade detail at the diagrid floor on level 26.
Looking up at the north facade of the tower.
Diagrid floor at level 12.
Architect: Foster + Partners (Design Architect), Adamson & Associates (Architect of Record); Developer: L&L Holding Company, Tokyu Land Corporation; Construction: Tishman Construction; Structural Engineer: WSP; Program: Office, Retail; Location: Midtown East, New York, NY; Completion: 2021.
Construction Update: St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine
Northeast corner from Greenwich Street.
Facade installation is underway at the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church at the eastern end of Liberty Park at the World Trade Center site. Designed by Santiago Calatrava, architect for the nearby World Trade Center Transportation Hub, the new structure replaces the church’s previous home in a row house that was destroyed on 9/11. The church is located on a 4 foot thick concrete mat slab twenty-five feet above street level, with the World Trade Center Vehicle Security Center directly below. The reinforced concrete structure will be clad in panels of white translucent marble encased in laminated glass, which will glow at night from a light source behind the panels. An exposed structural steel dome, consisting of 40 ribs that span 55 feet, is supported by a concrete drum at the roof level.
Northeast corner.
North facade from Liberty Street.
Close-up of the facade panel installation at the north facade.
Close-up of the facade panels.
Architect: Santiago Calatrava; Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti; Program: Church; Location: Lower Manhattan, New York, NY; Completion: 2021.
Construction Update: 550 Washington Street - Google NYC - St. John's Terminal
Southwest corner from West Street.
Facade installation is underway at Oxford Properties’ conversion of St. John’s Terminal, originally constructed in 1934, into the future offices of Google at Hudson Square on the west side of Manhattan. Led by COOKFOX Architects, the project re-imagines the former terminus of the New York Central Railroad’s West Side viaduct into 1.3 million square feet of office space for Google. Nine new floors have been added atop the existing structure that stretched for two city blocks.
Close-up of the curtain wall panels at the southwest corner.
West facade from West Street.
Close-up of the curtain wall panels at the southwest corner.
Northwest corner from West Street.
Northwest corner from West Street.
Close-up of the existing structure’s brick facade.
Northwest corner from West Street.
Northwest corner from Washington Street.
Northeast corner from Greenwich Street.
Architect: COOKFOX Architects, Adamson Associates, and Gensler; Developer: Oxford Properties Group; Program: Office; Location: Hudson Square, New York, NY; Completion: 2021.
Construction Update: 5203 and 5241 Center Boulevard
Parcel C (left), Parcel F (center), and Parcel G (right) at Hunters Point South.
Parcel C
Superstructure is close to topping out at TF Cornerstone’s two tower residential development at Hunters Point South Parcel C. Designed by ODA New York, the two towers will offer around 1,200 apartments ranging in size from studios to two-bedrooms. Sixty percent of the units will be set aside as permanently affordable and 100 will be set aside for senior housing.
West facade of the north (left) and south (right) tower from the East River.
Southwest corner of the north (center) and south (right) tower from the East River.
Northwest corner of the north (left) and south (right) tower from Hunters Point South Park.
Facade installation is wrapping up at the 46-story south tower at 52-41 Center Boulevard. When completed, the tower will offer 394 residential rental units within its 383,000 square feet of space. The tower will also offer ground floor retail, a daycare, and space for community use.
Southwest corner of the north (left) and south tower (center) from Hunters Point South Park.
Southwest corner of the north (left) and south tower (right) from Hunters Point South Park.
Superstructure has nearly topped out at the 56-story north tower at 52-03 Center Boulevard. When completed, the tower will offer 800 affordable residential rental units within its 774,600 square feet of space. A 600-seat elementary school will occupy the base of the tower.
West facade of the north tower.
Southeast corner of the north (right) and south (center) tower of Parcel C.
Parcel G
Superstructure has topped out at Gotham’s 33-story residential rental tower at Parcel G on the southern tip of the Hunters Point South development. The tower is one of two designed by Handel Architects that will offer a mix of affordable and market rate units. Parcel G will offer approximately 450 units and a community facility at the ground floor.
Southeast corner of Parcel G.
Parcel F (left) and Parcel G (center) at Hunters Point South, with One Bell Slip (right) from Greenpoint Landing.
Looking up at the south facade.
Southwest corner of Parcel G (left) and the towers of Greenpoint Landing (right).
Looking up at the east facade.
Parcel F
West facade from Hunter’s Point South Park.
Northwest corner from Center Boulevard and 57th Avenue.
Northeast corner from Center Boulevard and 56th Avenue.
Architect: ODA New York (Design Architect for Parcel C), SLCE (Architects of Record for Parcel C), Handel Architects (Parcel G); Developer: TF Cornerstone (Parcel C), Gotham (Parcel G); Program: Residential Rental; Location: Long Island City, Queens, NY; Completion: 2022.
Construction Tour: 368 Third Avenue - VU
Southeast corner from Third Avenue.
Facade installation is nearing completion at Minrav Development’s 36-story residential condo tower the VU at 368 Third Avenue in the Kips Bay neighborhood of Manhattan. Designed by SLCE Architects, the tower’s facade features a glass window wall with a grid of faceted metal panel slab and pier caps. Bronze colored metal panel accents complement the tower’s mullion color.
When completed, the tower will offer residential units ranging in size from studio-to-three-bedrooms with interiors designed by Paris Forino. There will be a pair of duplex penthouse apartments at the top of the tower. On the second floor, residents will have access to a full floor of amenities that include a fitness center, party room, and a media room.
Close-up of the tower’s south facade.
Looking up at the east facade from Third Avenue.
Close-up of the podium’s east facade.
Rooftop Views
View northwest towards Midtown.
View west towards NoMad and Hudson Yards.
View southwest towards NoMad.
View southwest towards the Jersey City waterfront.
View south towards Lower Manhattan.
View southeast towards the Lower East Side.
View southeast towards Downtown Brooklyn.
Architect: SLCE Architects; Interiors: Paris Forino; Developer: Minrav Development; Program: Residential; Location: Murray Hill, New York, NY; Completion: 2021.
Construction Update: 9 Dekalb
View of the Brooklyn Dime Savings Bank and 9 Dekalb from Bond Street.
Superstructure is nearing the half way mark 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. Installation of the curtain wall has begun at the lower floors with panels of floor-to-ceiling glass, blackened metal, and bronze colored metal.
Northeast corner.
East facade from Flatbush Avenue.
Southeast corner from Flatbush Avenue.
Southeast corner from Flatbush Avenue.
Architect: SHoP Architects; Developer: JDS Development Group; Program: Residential; Location: Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2022.
Construction Update: 180 East 88th Street
Northeast corner from 3rd Avenue.
Construction is nearing completion at DDG’s residential condominium tower at 180 East 88th Street on the Upper East Side. Developed and designed by DDG, the 33-story tower features a facade of Kolumba brick from Petersen Tegl and concrete arches at the middle and the top of the tower. Inside, the tower offers 48 half and full floor condominiums.
Mid-tower arches.
Brick facade detail.
East facade of the tower from 3rd Avenue.
Residential entry from 3rd Avenue.
Looking up at the east facade.
Secondary residential entry from East 88th Street.
Looking up at the north facade.
North facade detail.
East facade of the tower crown.
Architect: DDG (Design Architect), HTO Architects (Executive Architect); Developer: DDG; Program: Residential Condominium; Location: Upper East Side, New York, NY; Completion: 2020.
Construction Update: 150 East 78th Street
Facade installation is ongoing at Midwood Investment & Development and EJS Group’s residential condo tower at 150 East 78th Street on the Upper East Side. Designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects, the tower facade features brick and the firm’s signature classical details in cast stone. The tower will offer 25 condo residences with interiors designed by Robert Couturier.
Architect: Robert A.M. Stern Architects (Design Architect), Ismael Leyva Architects (Executive Architect); Interiors: Robert Couturier; Developer: Midwood Investment & Development, EJS Group; Program: Residential Condominium; Location: Upper East Side, New York, NY; Completion: 2021.
Construction Update: 550 Clinton
South facade from Vanderbilt Avenue.
Superstructure has surpassed the two thirds mark at Hope Street Capital’s residential tower 550 Clinton in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. Designed by Morris Adjmi Architects, the tower features a torqued massing that frames views of the nearby Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew’s belfry, a landmark built in 1891. The tower will be clad in large floor-to-ceiling windows and scalloped precast concrete panels, whose design was inspired by the church’s columns.
Rendering courtesy of Morris Adjmi Architects.
Southwest corner from Atlantic Avenue.
Southwest corner from Atlantic Avenue.
Precast concrete and glass facade design sketch courtesy of Morris Adjmi Architects.
Close-up of the precast concrete panels going up on the south facade of the podium.
Close-up of the precast concrete panels.
Looking up at the southeast corner of the tower.
Southeast corner from Atlantic Avenue.
East facade from Clinton Avenue.
Architect: Morris Adjmi Architects; Developer: Hope Street Capital; Program: Residential, Retail; Location: Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2021.
Tour: One Clinton
East facade from Tillary Street.
Interior construction is nearing completion at One Clinton, Hudson Companies’ 36-story residential condo tower in Brooklyn Heights. Designed by Marvel Architects, the tower replaces the former Brooklyn Heights Library that previously occupied the triangular site. The library will get a new home in the base of the tower and join other retail tenants Brooklyn Roasting Company and a collection of Smorgasburg food vendors, along with a STEM research center.
Looking up at the east facade.
The tower facade features a gridded design and is clad in a limestone panel with bronze accents.
North corner from Cadman Plaza West.
Inside, the project offers 133 residential units ranging in size from two to five bedrooms. Residents will have access to amenities that include a sky lounge with outdoor terrace, fitness center, children’s indoor and outdoor playrooms, screening room, music rehearsal space, bicycle storage, and underground parking spaces for purchase.
Residential lobby lounge.
Residential lobby.
Mailroom.
Model Residence
Model Residence
Penthouse Residence
Amenity Lounge
Architect: Marvel Architects; Interiors: Studio DB; Landscape: DLANDstudio; Developer: Hudson Companies; Program: Residential, Retail; Location: Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2021.
