Work is nearing completion on 30 West 39th Street, 27-story hotel tower in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Peter Poon Architects and developed by Fortuna Realty, the 323-foot-tall structure will yield 133,500 square feet and 330 rooms. Leeding Builders Group, LLC is the general contractor for the property, which is located between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, a block south of Bryant Park.
Since our last update in February, work has wrapped up on the upper portion of the tower and shifted to the podium, which is in the process of receiving its final cladding behind scaffolding and netting.
30 West 39th Street. Photo by Michael Young
The gaps between the perimeter columns in the podium have been enclosed with mechanical ventilation grilles and the concrete walls are lined with a yellow waterproof membrane. This part of the edifice was still exposed back in our last update. At the very top of the building are gray panels going up to the flat roof parapet and a row of six large square windows on the main northern elevation. These appear less transparent than the floor-to-ceiling glass curtain wall that makes up the majority of the façade below.
The blank eastern and western sides of the structure are also fully enclosed in their final gray surface. The sidewalk scaffolding is still up, though we can expect this to be dismantled in the coming months with the envelope above now largely completed.
30 West 39th Street. Photo by Michael Young
30 West 39th Street. Photo by Michael Young
30 West 39th Street. Photo by Michael Young
30 West 39th Street. Photo by Michael Young
Few details about the interior have been announced, though YIMBY last reported that guest amenities will include a ground-floor restaurant, a lounge, a fitness center, and a business center. The nearest subways are the B, D, F, M and 7 trains at the 42 St-Bryant Park station to the north along Sixth Avenue. This station now has a new below-grade walking tunnel for a free transfer to the Shuttle from 6:00 PM to 11:59 PM, and further subterranean access to the 1, 2, 3, N, Q, R, and W trains at the Times Square-42 St station. The A, C, E, and buses at the 42 St-Port Authority Bus Terminal station is also nearby on Eighth Avenue.
A revised completion and opening date is also unclear, though it’s conceivable to see the property up and running sometime in the first half of 2022.
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Something on progress that happens now, and bring its feelings to development. Increasing number of windows, telling me in a design program: Thanks to Michael Young.
Total thoughtless garbage. Its like the death of art.
A blob of glass with depressing gray concrete around it. No stylistic setbacks or anything unique. It’s just boring and ugly.
Another disaster from Peter Poon architects. Another thoughtless , ugly , out of context glass box hotel that the city definitely does not need.
Peter Poon, Sam Chang and Gene Kaufman have single handily destroyed half of NYC history with these jail structures that belong in China somewhere or the gulags of Russia.
What a sad state of affairs for NYC
The best picture regarding this “visual blight” update is of the old signage on the building on the left! 😀
A big THANK YOU to TEAM POON for not destroying this piece of vintage NYC, with your uninspiring generic glass box! Will search for this “treasure” on my next visit! 🤗
It’s not good, but if the terrace gets some greenery and seating it could be tolerable.