Construction Update: Wildflower Studios
South facade from 20th Avenue.
Facade installation is underway at Wildflower Studios’ film production campus in Astoria, Queens. Designed by Bjarke Ingels Group, the 775,042 square foot complex will house 11 sound stages, production-support areas, public and private offices, fitness room, cafes, and lounges across 5.25 acres. There will also be a waterfront esplanade open to the public.
Southeast corner from 19th Avenue.
Closeup of the facade installation at the east facade.
Southeast corner from 19th Avenue.
South facade from 19th Avenue.
South facade from 19th Avenue.
Southwest corner from 19th Avenue.
Architect: Bjarke Ingels Group; Client: Wildflower Studios; Program: Film Studios; Location: Astoria, Queens, NY; Completion: 2023.
Construction Update: 50 West 66th Street
Southeast corner from West 66th Street.
Facade installation is underway at Extell and Tennor Holding B.V.’s 69-story residential condo tower on the Upper West Side. Designed by Snohetta, the tower features a 15-story podium clad in a curtain wall with a grid of two-story glass openings. A shared amenity terrace will be located on the 16th floor and marks the transition to a more slender tower above.
Looking up at the south facade from West 66th Street.
Southwest corner from West 66th Street.
Northwest corner from West 67th Street.
Looking up at the north facade from West 67th Street.
Northeast corner from West 67th Street.
Closeup of the southeast corner of the tower facade.
Closeup of the east facade.
Architect: Snohetta (Design Architect) with SLCE (Executive Architect); Interiors: AB Concept and Shamir Shah Design; Developer: Extell and Tenner Holding B.V.; Program: Residential Condo; Location: Upper West Side, New York, NY; Completion: 2023.
Tour: 7 West 57th Street
Looking up at the south facade from West 57th Street.
Construction has wrapped up at The Soloviev Group’s 20-story residential condo tower 7W57 in Midtown. Designed by Hill West Architects, the mid-block tower features a mid height setback and is clad in a minimalist glass curtain wall.
Residential entry.
White Calcutta marble from the Apuan Mountains in Italy clads the walls of the residential entry lobby.
Residential entry lobby.
Model Residences
Tsao & McKown led the design of the interiors for the 15 full floor residences, which offer automatic lighting, shade, and temperature control. Kitchens feature custom Bulthaup cabinets, white marble countertops, and appliances by Gaggenau. Bathrooms feature Statuario Venatino marble, heated floors, double frameless glass mirrors, and Duravit fixtures.
Architect: Hill West Architects; Interiors: Tsao & McKown; Developer: The Soloviev Group; Program: Residential Condo; Location: Midtown, New York, NY; Completion: 2022.
Construction Update: The Studio Museum in Harlem
North facade from West 125th Street.
Steel superstructure has topped out and exterior wall installation is underway at the new 82,000 square foot home for The Studio Museum in Harlem. Designed by Adjaye Associates, the massing of the museum features a stack of one and two-story volumes with large apertures that allow the public to glimpse the activity within.
Northwest corner from West 125th Street.
South facade from West 125th Street.
South facade from West 125th Street.
Architects: Adjaye Associates (Design Architect), Cooper Robertson (Architect of Record); Construction Manager: Sciame Construction with McKissack & McKissack; Client: The Studio Museum in Harlem; Program: Museum; Location: Harlem, New York, NY; Completion: 2024.
Construction Tour: 1295 Madison Avenue - The Wales
Construction is ongoing at the renovation of the Wales, a 10-story landmarked Neo-Renaissance building on the Upper East Side. Originally built in 1899 by architect Louis Korn, the former hotel is now being converted into condo residences by developer Adellco with interiors by Cabinet Alberto Pinto. Along with restoring the cornices, quoins, and brickwork of the facade, the project will also add a new entablature from the original architect’s design. When completed, the project will offer 21 residential units ranging in size from two- to four-bedrooms, along with a five-bedroom penthouse in a new structure at the roof.
New penthouse residence under construction at the rooftop.
View west towards Central Park from the rooftop.
View southwest towards the Upper East Side and Midtown from the rooftop.
Southwest corner from Madison Avenue.
Architect: FORM4 Design Studio; Interiors: Cabinet Alberto Pinto; Developer: Adellco; Program: Residential Condo; Location: Carnegie Hill, New York, NY; Completion: 2023.
Construction Update: 540 Hudson
West facade from Hudson Street.
Facade installation is wrapping up at Aurora Capital Associates and William Gottlieb Real Estate’s residential building at 540 Hudson Street in the West Village. Designed by Morris Adjmi Architects, the seven story building is clad in hand laid brick by Belden Tristate Building Materials and large punched casement windows with simulated divided lites. A three foot projecting brick cornice caps the exterior wall.
Southwest corner from Hudson Street and Charles Street.
Close-up of the southwest corner.
Close-up of the south facade.
Looking up at the west facade.
West facade from Hudson Street.
Architect: Morris Adjmi Architects; Developers: Aurora Capital Associates and William Gottlieb Real Estate; General Contractor: Titanium Construction Services; Program: Residential, Retail; Location: Greenwich Village, New York, NY; Completion: 2023.
Construction Update: Domino Sugar Refinery and 346 Kent Avenue
One South First (left), the Refinery (center left), 325 Kent (center right), and 346 Kent Avenue (right) on the Williamsburg waterfront.
The historic Domino Sugar sign has been reinstalled at the adaptive reuse of the Domino Sugar Refinery, the 1876 structure by Henry Havemeyer that was part of the original three buildings for the filtering, panning, and finishing of sugar. Designed by PAU, the refinery will be converted into a 460,000 square foot office building as part of developer Two Trees’ Domino Sugar mixed use development. A new structure has been constructed inside of the original Refinery envelope, with a 10 to 12 foot gap in between the existing masonry walls and the soon to be installed curtain wall. Interiors for the project will be led by Dencityworks and Bonetti/Kozerski. Superstructure has recently topped out and the installation of the glass curtain wall will begin later this winter.
West facade of the Refinery (center) and 325 Kent (right) on the Williamsburg waterfront.
One South First (left) and the Refinery (center) on the Williamsburg waterfront.
One South First (left), the Refinery (center left), 325 Kent (center right), and 346 Kent Avenue (right) on the Williamsburg waterfront.
South facade of the Refinery from Kent Avenue.
Southwest corner of the Refinery from Domino Park.
Looking up at the west facade of the Refinery.
West facade of the Refinery from Domino Park.
346 Kent Avenue
Superstructure has started rising at Two Trees’ two-tower residential development adjacent to the Refinery building on the Williamsburg waterfront.
Southeast corner from Kent Avenue.
Southwest corner from River Street.
West facade of 325 Kent (left) and 346 Kent (right) from Domino Park.
View of the 346 Kent construction site from the Refinery.
Architect: PAU (Refinery); Structural Engineer: Silman; MEP Engineer: Ettinger Engineering Associates; Landscape Architect: James Corner Field Operations; Developer: Two Trees Management; Program: Office, Retail; Location: Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2023.
Construction Tour: Claremont Hall - 100 Claremont Avenue
Southwest corner from Claremont Avenue and West 120th Street.
Exterior wall installation is wrapping up at residential condo tower Claremont Hall in Morningside Heights from developers Lendlease, LMXD, and Daiwa House. Designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects, the 41-story tower sits within the block that holds the Union Theological Seminary and reflects the historic structure’s Gothic style in the design of the exterior wall.
Looking up at the west facade from Claremont Avenue.
When completed, the 354,000 square foot development will offer 165 condo residences ranging in size from one- to four-bedrooms. Residents will have access to a range of amenities that include a 48-foot multi-lane swimming pool in the original Union Seminary dining hall, the Gymnasium fitness center adjacent to the Union Seminary courtyard, the Rehearsal Hall multi-purpose music room, The Workshop arts and crafts space, The Little Castle children’s playroom, The Study residents lounge, The Library and Dining Hall, and Parkview Lounge and Terrace outdoor space.
Looking up at the west facade from Claremont Avenue.
Northwest corner from Claremont Avenue and West 122nd Street.
Northwest corner from Sakura Park.
Northwest corner of the tower crown.
Southeast corner from Broadway.
East facade from Broadway.
View south towards Midtown from an upper floor of the tower.
Close-up of the brick facade.
View south towards Morningside Heights and Midtown from an upper floor of the tower.
View south towards Midtown from an upper floor of the tower.
View west towards Riverside Church and Riverside Park from an upper floor of the tower.
View north towards Columbia’s Manhattanville Campus and Harlem from an upper floor of the tower.
View east towards East Harlem from an upper floor of the tower.
Architect: Robert A.M. Stern Architects; Interiors: CetraRuddy; Construction: Lendlease Construction; Developers: Lendlease, LMXD, and Daiwa House; Program: Residential Condo; Location: Morningside Heights, New York; Completion: 2023.
Construction Update: Sendero Verde
Southwest corner of the phase two tower (left) and phase one buildings (right) from Madison Avenue.
Superstructure has topped out and brick installation is nearing completion at the phase two tower at affordable housing development Sendero Verde in East Harlem by developers Jonathan Rose Companies, L+M Development Partners, and Acacia Network. Designed by Handel Architects, the 34-story phase two tower sits at the northwest corner of the full block development. The tower is adjacent to the 10 and 15-story phase one buildings that were recently completed at the eastern half of the block. When complete, the entire Sendero Verde complex will offer 695 affordable rental units and become the largest fully affordable Passive House development in the world.
Looking up at the phase two tower from Madison Avenue.
Along with the nearly 700 affordable residential units, the development will also offer community space for Union Settlement Association, a school with gymnasium, an 18,000 square foot courtyard, and pre-existing community gardens relocated to the new open space.
Architect: Handel Architects; Developer: Jonathan Rose Companies, L+M Development Partners, Acacia Network; Program: Residential; Location: East Harlem, New York, NY; Completion: 2023.
Construction Update: 4 Hudson Square - Disney NYC Headquarters
Northeast corner from the intersection of Varick Street and Vandam Street.
Facade installation is nearing completion at The Walt Disney Company’s 22-story New York headquarters at 4 Hudson Square in Lower Manhattan. Designed by Skidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM), the full block development features a massing with setbacks that afford terraces for employees and two towers. In total, the development will include 1.2 million gross square feet with floor plates up to 85,000 square feet.
Looking up at the east facade from Varick Street.
In dialog with the neighborhood’s masonry and stone material palette, the development features a facade of single-, double- and triple-columned green terracotta panels, large picture windows, and bronze toned metal accents.
East facade from Spring Street.
Looking up at the south facade from Spring Street.
South facade at the ground floor from Spring Street.
Southwest corner from the intersection of Spring Street and Hudson Street.
Southwest corner from Hudson Street.
West facade from Hudson Street.
Architect: Skidmore Owings & Merrill; Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti; MEP Engineer: Jaros, Baum & Bolles; Facade Consultant: R.A. Heintges & Associates; Client: The Walt Disney Company; Program: Office, Retail; Location: Hudson Square, New York, NY; Completion: 2023.
