Construction Update: Hudson Yards
Exterior facade construction is wrapping up at Hudson Yards' first phase towers 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.
35 Hudson Yards
Designed by SOM, 35 Hudson Yards is a 92-story mixed-use tower that will be Hudson Yards' tallest residential building. The 1.1 million square-foot tower includes 143 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.
Southwest corner from the High Line.
Closeup of the southwest corner of the tower.
Closeup of the southwest corner of the tower.
Looking up at the south facade.
Looking up at the south facade.
Residential entry at the south facade.
Entry canopy at the Equinox Hotel at the east facade.
Looking up at the west facade.
Equinox Hotel terrace.
Northwest corner of 10 Hudson Yards from 35 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 88-story tower offers both condo and rental units. Sales for the 285 one- to four-bedroom condo units are underway.
Northwest corner of the tower.
North facade from 35 Hudson Yards.
Closeup of the northeast corner from 35 Hudson Yards.
Closeup of the northeast corner from 35 Hudson Yards.
West facade from the High Line.
55 Hudson Yards
Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox with Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates, 55 Hudson Yards is a 51-story, 780-foot office 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.
West facade of 55 Hudson Yards (left) and 35 Hudson Yards (right) from the High Line.
Southwest corner of the tower.
Looking up at the west facade.
Office entry at the west facade.
Closeup of the east facade.
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: The Dime - 209 Havemeyer Street
West facade.
Facade installation continues at The Dime, a 23-story mixed use tower in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, by developers Charney Construction & Development and Tavros Holdings. Designed by Fogarty Finger Architecture, the project includes a new tower adjacent to the 111 year old Dime Savings Bank. The tower features white terra-cotta and glass cladding. Terra-cotta panels are mostly installed at the podium and have now started to go up on the main tower volume.
Looking up at the south facade.
A four story podium will house ground floor retail, commercial office space, and parking. In the tower above, 177 rental units will be offered, along with amenities.
Southwest corner of the podium.
Northeast corner.
Looking up at the north facade.
Architect: Fogarty Finger Architecture; Developer: Charney Construction & Development and Tavros Holdings; Program: Residential Rental, Commercial Office, Retail, Parking; Location: Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2020.
Construction Update: 40 East End
Southeast corner from East End Avenue.
Construction is wrapping up at Lightstone’s 40 East End Avenue, a 20-story residential condo tower on the Upper East Side. Designed by Deborah Berke Partners with Gerner Kronick + Valcarcel Architects, the tower is clad in precast panels with brick as the primary exterior finish material and shaped precast concrete spandrels at floor slabs. Large casement windows, many of which include Juliette balconies, allow for generous light and views. The upper penthouse floors are clad in precast concrete panels and feature a stepped massing that allows for private terraces at each floor. When completed, the tower will offer only 29 condo units.
Southeast corner.
East elevation from East End Avenue.
Residential entry canopy.
Closeup of the perforated metal pattern at the underside of the residential entry canopy.
Closeup of the south facade.
Closeup of the tower facade at the southeast corner.
Southeast corner.
Close-up of the south elevation at the upper floors.
Architects: Deborah Berke Partners with Gerner Kronick and Valcarcel Archiects; Developer: Lightstone; Program: Residential; Location: Upper East Side, New York, NY; Completion: 2019.
Construction Update: Pier 55 - Little Island
Installation of the concrete pots is nearing completion at Heatherwick Studio’s Pier 55 park in the Hudson River. Located near the Meatpacking District and the High Line, the design of the 2.4 acre park features an undulating field of 132 pots with plantings sitting on 280 concrete piles. At the park’s peak, the pots rise 30 feet into the air and can weigh more than 90 tons. Four to six petals of lightweight concrete combine to form each of the pots. The park will offer a 700-seat amphitheater for music, dance, and theater productions, along with numerous pathways and viewing platforms. Completion is expected in the spring of 2021.
A renovated section of the adjacent Hudson River Park promenade, designed by Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects, has also recently reopened.
Architect: Heatherwick Studio; Landscape Architect: Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architect; Client: Hudson River Park; Program: park; Location: Meatpacking District, New York, NY; Completion: 2021.
Construction Update: Waterline Square
Waterline Square development.
Facade installation has wrapped up and landscaping is nearing completion at Waterline Square, the three-tower development on the Upper West Side from GID Development Group. The development's three sites are the last available of the original 5-tower Riverside Center masterplan. Each of the three towers are designed by a different high profile architecture firm and will offer rentals at the lower floors and condos starting on floor 20. Sales for the one-to-five-bedroom condo units are underway.
Waterline Square (left) and VIA (right) from the Hudson River.
Tower One, located at the southwest corner, is designed by Richard Meier Architects. Tower Two, at the northwest corner, is designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates. Tower Three, adjacent to nearly completed One West End tower, is designed by Rafael Vinoly Architects.
One Waterline Square (10 Riverside Boulevard)
Located at the corner of West 59th Street and 12th Avenue, the Richard Meier Architects designed One Waterline Square stands 37-stories tall at the southwest corner of the development. Condo interiors are designed by Champalimaud Design.
Northeast corner of One Waterline Square.
North facade of One Waterline Square.
Looking up at the north facade of One Waterline Square.
Facade detail.
Residential entry at One Waterline Square.
Looking up at the east facade of One Waterline Square.
Southeast corner of One Waterline Square.
West facade of One Waterline Square.
Two Waterline Square (30 Riverside Boulevard)
The largest of the three towers, Two Waterline Square occupies the entire northern half of the development and stands 38-stories tall. Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates is the architect for the tower with condo interiors by Yabu Pushelberg.
Southeast corner of Two Waterline Square.
Looking up at the south facade of Two Waterline Square.
Looking up at the south facade of Two Waterline Square.
Looking up at the cantilevered west facade of Two Waterline Square.
South facade of Two Waterline Square.
West facade of Two Waterline Square.
Southwest corner of Two Waterline Square.
Three Waterline Square (635 West 59th Street)
The third and final tower fronts onto West 59th Street and stands 34-stories tall. Rafael Vinoly Architects is responsible for the design with condo interiors by Groves & Co.
Northwest corner of Three Waterline Square.
Looking up at the north facade of Three Waterline Square.
Northeast corner of Three Waterline Square (left) and One Waterline Square (right).
Southwest corner of Three Waterline Square.
Looking up at the south facade of Three Waterline Square.
Southeast corner of Three Waterline Square.
Southwest corner of One (left) and Three (right) Waterline Square.
All three towers will offer access to the Waterline Club, a combined 100,000 square feet of sports, leisure, and lifestyle amenities designed by the Rockwell Group. Amenities on offer will include an indoor tennis court, an indoor skate park, a 30-foot indoor rock climbing wall, a full basketball court, a three-lane lap pool, and studios for art, photography, recording. Also included in the development will be a three acre landscaped park designed by Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects at the center of the site.
Architects: Richard Meier & Partners Architects (Design Architect: One Waterline Square), Kohn Pedersen Fox (Design Architect: Two Waterline Square), Rafael Vinoly Architects (Design Architect: Three Waterline Square), Hill West Architects (Executive Architect); Interiors: Champalimaud Design (One Waterline Square), Yabu Pushelberg (Two Waterline Square), Groves & Co. (Three Waterline Square); Developer: GID Development Group; Program: Residential, Retail; Location: Upper West Side, New York, NY; Completion: 2018.
Construction Update: Manhattan West
Looking west towards One Manhattan West (center).
One Manhattan West, the first of two new office towers at Brookfield Properties' Manhattan West, has officially opened. The tower is part of the six building mixed use mega-development adjacent to the new Hudson Yards neighborhood. Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) led the design of the 67-story tower, which features a tapered massing with a glass curtain wall facade. An adjacent second tower of similar design will rise at the southeastern corner of the site.
Looking up at the northeast corner of One Manhattan West.
Looking up at the east facade of One Manhattan West.
Lobby of One Manhattan West.
Pendry Hotel
A 164-room luxury hotel operated by Pendry Hotels is currently rising on the northern boundary of the Manhattan West development. Also designed by SOM, the 281-foot-tall tower features a fluted glass curtain wall.
North facade.
Northwest corner facade detail.
Looking up at the north facade.
Architects: REX (Five Manhattan West), SLCE (401 West 31st Street [Architect of Record], SOM (401 West 31st Street [Design Architect], 1 Manhattan West, Pendry Hotel, Master Plan Architect); Landscape Architects: James Corner Field Operations; Developer: Brookfield Properties; Program: Office, Residential, Hotel, Retail; Location: Hudson Yards District, New York, NY; Completion: 2017 (Five Manhattan West, 401 West 31st Street); 2019 (One Manhattan West); 2020 (Pendry Hotel).
Construction Tour: River Park
North facade of 5 River Park from Henry Street.
Façade installation is underway at 5 River Park, part of the second phase in a three-phase, seven-building master plan from developer Fortis Property Group for the site of the former Long Island College Hospital in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn. Designed by Romines Architecture, the 16-story residential tower will feature a façade of brick and a limestone base. When completed, the project will offer 25 condominiums ranging from one- to four-bedrooms.
Northwest corner of 5 River Park from Henry Street.
View northwest towards Lower Manhattan from the top of 5 River Park.
View northwest towards Lower Manhattan from the top of 5 River Park.
View north towards Midtown from the top of 5 River Park.
View southwest towards the Polhemus Building (left) and the Polhemus Townhouses (right) from the top of 5 River Park.
The first phase of the LICH master plan includes eight four-story townhouses, known as the Polhemus Townhouses, which are sited next to the historic Polhemus Building. That structure, built in 1897, will be restored and converted into condos by BKSK Architects. Further projects under the second phase of the master plan include two additional towers. FXCollaborative will design 1 Park River, while Hill West Architects will lead the design of 2 River Park.
Northeast corner of the Polhemus Building.
Looking up at the Polhemus Townhouses.
Architect: Romines Architecture; Interiors: D S L V Studio; Developer: Fortis Property Group; Program: Residential Condo; Location: Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2020.
Construction Update: 611 West 56th Street
Southeast corner from 11th Avenue.
Superstructure has topped out at 611 W 56, a 420 foot tall residential tower in Hell’s Kitchen from developers Sumaida + Khurana and LENY. Designed by Pritzker Prize-winning Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza, the 37-story tower is the architect’s first building in the United States. The facade will be clad with large windows, already installed on most of the tower, and white Perla Bianca limestone.
Rendering courtesy of Sumaida + Khurana and LENY.
When complete, the tower will offer 80 residences designed by Gabellini Sheppard Associates and ranging from one- to four-bedrooms and penthouses.
Northeast corner of the tower.
Northeast corner of the tower.
Architects: Álvaro Siza Arquitecto (Design Architect), SLCE Architects (Executive Architect); Interiors: Gabellini Sheppard Associates; Developers: Sumaida + Khurana and LENY; Program: Residential; Location: Hell’s Kitchen, New York, NY; Completion: 2020.
Construction Update: 40 Bleecker Street
Northwest corner.
Construction scaffolding is coming 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 north facade.
Close-up of the north facade.
Close-up of the north 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 Tour: One Vanderbilt
East facade of the tower on the Midtown skyline.
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 has reached supertall status with its topping out and spire installation earlier this fall. Facade installation continues at the top quarter of the tower. The design of the facade features floor to ceiling glass and diagonal terracotta spandrels. The base of the tower’s spire offer panoramic views of New York and New Jersey.
Looking up at the spire.
Views
View north towards Midtown and Central Park.
The Billionaire’s Row supertall towers.
View north towards 432 Park Avenue and Central Park.
View west towards Hudson Yards.
View southwest towards Chelsea and Jersey City.
View south towards Lower Manhattan.
View southeast towards the Lower East Side and Downtown Brooklyn.
View southeast towards Hunters Point South (left) and Greenpoint Landing (right).
View west towards the Chrysler Building and Long Island City.
View northeast towards Cornell Tech and Long Island City.
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.
