10 Sullivan Street
Superstructure has reached the third floor at Cary Tamarkin's 10 Sullivan Street. The 16-story, 19 unit triangular tower sits at the boundary between the SoHo and Hudson Square neighborhoods and replaces a one-story car wash. In plan, the rounded peak of the triangular tower is formed by the intersection of Avenue of the Americas and Sullivan Street with Broome Street. Curved windows at the peak will allow for panoramic views of Lower Manhattan from the living rooms. Black and blonde Norman brick clads the exterior envelop along with industrial style windows.
Also included in the project are four, four-story townhouses across Sullivan Street. Similar details to those found on 10 Sullivan Street will be employed.
Looking south on Avenue of the Americas.
The southern prow from Avenue of the Americas.
The southern prow from Avenue of the Americas.
The southern prow from Broome Street.
Architects: Tamarkin Co. Architecture, Montroy Andersen DeMarco (MADGI); Developers: Property Markets Group (PMG), Madison Equities; Program: Residential; Location: SoHo, New York, NY; Completion: 2015.
One Vandam
Facade installation has reached the half way mark at the 14-story, 25-unit One Vandam, at the boundary between the SoHo and Hudson Square neighborhoods. The BKSK Architects designed tower features a curtain wall facade comprised of three elements: metal, glass, and limestone panels from a quarry in Alabama. A randomized pattern is created by three unit types: glass, limestone panels on the exterior, and a back-pan limestone panel that sits behind the glass. When facade panel installation began, the limestone was added later. Recently installed panels have arrived with the limestone already attached which seems to have allowed for a speedier pace of installation.
Next door, the expansion of the God's Love We Deliver charity's headquarters also progresses behind its dark construction shroud. The project seems to have topped out but the realization of its facade has yet to be revealed. Hopefully its actual appearance will turn out better than the rendering on the construction fence.
Looking north on Avenue of the Americas.
The southwest corner of the tower from Avenue of the Americas.
The southwest corner of the tower from Avenue of the Americas.
The west facade from Avenue of the Americas.
The northwest corner of the tower from Avenue of the Americas.
Looking south on Avenue of the Americas towards One Vandam (center) and 166 Avenue of the Americas (left)
The south facade from Vandam Street.
Architects: BKSK Architects; Program: Residential; Location: SoHo, New York, NY;Completion: 2015.
Hunter's Point South Commons and Hunter's Point South Crossing
Since the last update in mid July, much progress has been made at Hunters Point South's phase one towers. The joint venture between Related, Monadnock, and Phipps Houses is the first phase of a long term project to significantly increase the amount of affordable housing available to residents of New York. Curtain wall installation is advancing at a steady pace, surpassing the half way mark on both towers. Interiors are also starting to show progress, with drywall installation occurring on several of the lower floors in each tower.
The application process for the 925 affordable units in both buildings was slated to begin on October 1. Full completion of the phase one towers should occur sometime in 2015, with a target of spring for first occupancy.
Sunrise over Long Island City from the pier of Gantry Plaza State Park.
The northeast corner of Building A from 50th Avenue.
The northeast corner of Building A (right) and Building B (left) from 50th Avenue.
The southeast corner of Building A from 2nd Street.
The south façade of Building A from Building B.
The podium roof deck of Building A.
The podium roof deck of Building A.
The view of the Manhattan skyline from a lower level roof deck on Building A.
The facades of Building A (left) and Building B (right).
Building A (left) and Building B (right) from Hunters Point South Park.
Building A (left) and Building B (right) from the oval green at Hunters Point South Park.
The northeast corner of Building B and the Riverview School.
The northeast corner of Building B.
The south façade of Building B.
The south façade of Building B.
Building B and the oval green of Hunters Point South Park from Building A.
The northwest corner of Building B.
The north façade of Building B.
The north façade of Building B from the podium roof deck of Building A.
Façade installation on Building B.
Façade installation on Building B.
Detail of the curtain wall on Building B.
Detail of the curtain wall on Building B.
Building A (left) and Building B (right) from Center Boulevard.
The east façade of Building A (right) and Building B (left) from Borden Avenue.
Architects: SHoP Architects and Ismael Leyva Architects; Developers: Related, Phipps Houses and Monadnock Construction; Construction Company: Monadnock Construction; Program: Residential; Location: Long Island City, Queens, NY; Completion: 2015.
Freshkills Park
Yesterday, Freshkills Park held its annual "Sneak Peak" event, an opportunity for the public to see the progress at the site. The former 2,200 acre Fresh Kills landfill in Staten Island is in the middle of a long term conversion project into the largest park built in New York City in a hundred years. For a sense of scale, the park is approximately the size of Central Park (840 acres), Prospect Park (526 acres), and Flushing Meadows Corona Park (898 acres) combined. The park is a long term project broken down into phases, with the goal of full park completion by 2036.
Landscape Architects: Field Operations; Location: Staten Island, NY; Completion: 2036.
CUMC Medical and Graduate Education Building
Construction has topped out at the Medical and Graduate Education Building for the Columbia University Medical Center. The 14-story building, a collaboration between Diller Scofidio + Renfro (design architects) and Gensler (executive architects), will house P&S, Nursing, Dental Medicine, the Mailman School of Public Health, and the biomedical departments. The "Study Cascade," a 14-story open stair along the south facade that provides spaces for study and social engagement amongst the various disciplines, is now fully legible and is the truly defining feature of the tower.
Work is ongoing to relocate the garage driveway and to construct the courtyard integrated into the site's southern end. While visiting the site some of the prefabricated concrete stairs were arriving by truck for installation. Soon the curtain wall will also be arriving to the site for installation now that superstructure has reached significant completion.
Looking north along Haven Avenue.
Detail of the southeast corner.
Detail of the southeast corner.
Detail of the southeast corner.
The "study cascade" of the southeast corner from Haven Avenue.
The "study cascade" of the southeast corner from Haven Avenue.
Detail of the southeast corner.
Detail of the southeast corner.
The east façade from West 171st Street.
Detail of the "study cascade" on the east façade.
Prefab stairs delivered to the site.
The east façade from Haven Avenue.
Looking south on Haven Avenue.
The south façade.
Detail of the south façade.
Detail of the south façade.
The southwest corner of the "study cascade."
Detail of the southwest corner.
Detail of the southwest corner.
The southwest corner.
Architects: Diller Scofidio + Renfro with Gensler; Program: Education; Location: Washington Heights, New York, NY; Completion: 2016.
301 E 50
There is steady progress at COOKFOX Architects' 301 E 50 since last month's update, with structure topping out and the first limestone panels going up on the podium. When completed, the tower will bring 57 residential condo units to its Midtown East neighborhood.
The 29-story building's design incorporates the architects practicing ethics of biophilia, connecting people with nature through design. These principles can be found in elements such as the landscaped terrace, highly filtered fresh air to each unit, low VOC paints and materials, an exterior wall designed to minimize the interior effects of seasonal temperature extremes, and corner windows that provide generous panoramic views for every unit.
For the façade, the architects have employed limestone cladding, increasingly popular in recent New York projects. Interspersed amongst the predominantly smooth panels are broached limestone panels, which are dressed with a point that creates vertical groove lines that gives the panel a rougher texture.
Looking north on 2nd Avenue.
The southwest corner of the tower from 2nd Avenue.
The southwest corner of the tower from 2nd Avenue.
The southwest corner of the tower from 2nd Avenue.
The south façade of the podium with limestone installation underway.
Detail of the limestone cladding.
Corner detail of the limestone cladding.
Detail of the limestone cladding.
The west façade of the podium from 2nd Avenue.
The southwest corner of the building from 2nd Avenue.
Architects: COOKFOX Architects; Program: Residential; Location: Midtown East, New York, NY; Completion: 2015.
10 Hudson Yards
Structure has reached the 18th floor at KPF's 52-story, 1.7 million square feet commercial office tower at the Hudson Yards mega development. It's the first of four office towers to be built by Related on the Eastern Rail Yard portion of the Hudson Yards master plan. Curtain wall installation is currently underway at the eastern façade on 10th Avenue. Completion of the tower is slated for mid 2015 with construction underway around the clock.
Looking south along 10th Avenue at W. 33rd Street.
The northeast corner of the tower from 10th Avenue with the retail building rising to the right.
Curtain wall installation on the east façade.
Curtain wall and louver panel installation on the east façade.
The east façade on 10th Avenue.
500 W. 30th Street (left) and 10 Hudson Yards (right) from 10th Avenue.
Architects: KPF; Developer: Related Companies and ; Program: Office, Retail; Location: Hudson Yards, New York, NY; Completion: July 2015.
60 Water Street
Curtain wall installation has reached the 14th floor at LEESER Architecture and Ismael Leyva Architect's 17-story, 290-unit rental near Brooklyn Bridge Park. The glass curtain wall features vertical fins, yet to be installed, of opposing triangles that define irregular shapes which help to break down the relentless glass envelope. The Two Trees development will also contain a 300-seat middle school and retail at its base.
The southwest corner rising above the Brooklyn Bridge approach structure.
The northwest corner from Water Street.
The northwest corner from the intersection of Dock Street and Water Street.
The northeast corner from Water Street.
Reflection of the Brooklyn Bridge in the curtain wall.
Reflection of the Clock Tower building in the curtain wall.
The north façade from Water Street.
Detail of operable window and frit pattern.
Detail of entry canopy at northwest corner.
Looking southeast from Empire Fulton Ferry Park.
The southwest corner from Prospect Street and Cadman Plaza.
Architects: LEESER Architecture and Ismael Leyva Architects; Developer: Two Trees; Program: Residential, Education, Retail; Location: DUMBO, Brooklyn, New York, NY; Completion: 2015.
VIA 57 WEST at 625 West 57th Street
Structure has reached floor 22 of the 32-story pyramid by BIG on the west side of Manhattan. The unique typology of the 709-unit residential rental building features a pyramidal massing with a central void that creates an interior courtyard with views out to the Hudson River and the Hudson River Park. While the sloping form of the pyramid dominates the south and west façade, the north, east, and interior façades feature a saw tooth curtain wall. The saw tooth strategy allows the apartment windows to crank at an angle which provides views to the Hudson River from the north façade. Currently, curtain wall has begun installation on the second floor at the north façade.
The southeast corner from West 57th Street.
The south façade from West 57th Street.
Detail of the interior courtyard façade.
Detail of the interior courtyard and south façade.
Detail of the south façade.
W57 seen from Hudson River Park.
The southwest corner from the Hudson River Greenway.
The west façade from the Hudson River Greenway.
The west façade from 12th Avenue.
The northwest corner from 12th Avenue.
Detail of the curtain wall on the north façade.
Detail of the curtain wall on the north façade.
Detail of the curtain wall on the north façade.
Detail of the saw tooth slabs at the north façade along West 58th Street.
The northeast corner from 11th Avenue.
Architects: BIG (Design Architects), SLCE Architects (Architects of Record); Program: Residential, Retail; Location: Midtown West, New York, NY; Completion: 2015.
World Trade Center Site
This year marks the 13th anniversary of the tragic events of 9/11. The rebuilding efforts at the World Trade Center site have been ongoing, fraught with many delays due to design, budget and even a hurricane. Now, the site is making great progress and has started to transition into a true neighborhood .
Looking west along Fulton Street to1 WTC (center), 7 WTC (right), and the wing of the WTC Transit Hub (left).
1 WTC, 7 WTC, and the WTC Transit Hub from the corner of Dey Street and Church Street.
The wing of the WTC Transit Hub.
The ribs of the WTC Transit Hub.
The oculus of the WTC Transit Hub.
The WTC Transit Hub (center) and WTC Museum (right) seen from the Memorial pools.
1 WTC (left), 7 WTC (right), and the memorial (bottom right) seen from the Memorial pools.
The top floors and spire of 1 WTC.
The Goldman Sachs Tower (center) amongst 1 WTC (left) and 7 WTC (right).
The podium and lower floors of 1 WTC from the memorial pools.
Detail of the glass fins that clad the podium of 1 WTC.
The main entry of 1 WTC on Fulton Street.
The WTC museum (left), 3 WTC (center), and 4 WTC (right) seen from the Memorial pools with 30 Park Place under construction in the background.
The northeast corner of 4 WTC.
The southeast corner of 4 WTC.
The retail podium of 4 WTC from Church Street.
Reflections in the façade of 4 WTC.
Looking east towards the pools from the Memorial Plaza.
Architects: Adamson Associates (2 WTC, 3 WTC, 4 WTC), Davis Brody Bond (WTC Memorial and Museum), Foster + Partners (2 WTC), Maki and Associates (4 WTC), Michael Arad with Peter Walker and Partners (WTC Memorial), 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, Transit, Park; Completion: 1 WTC (2015), 2 WTC (TBD), 3 WTC (2018), 4 WTC (2013), 7 WTC (2006), WTC Transit Hub (2015), WTC Memorial (2011), WTC Museum (2014).
