Permits have been filed for a 40-story office tower at 415 Madison Avenue in Midtown East, Manhattan. Located at the intersection of East 48th Street and Madison Avenue, the lot is within walking distance of the Grand Central subway station, serviced by the 4, 5, 6, and 7 trains. Albert Sanfilippo of Rudin Management is listed as the owner behind the applications, and sought special permits through ULURP for the overbuilt floor area for air rights from the landmarked St. Bartholomew’s Church along Park Avenue.
The proposed 605-foot-tall development will yield 285,606 square feet designated for commercial space. The building will be primarily office space with a 350-square-foot retail space on the ground floor and a 2,400-square-foot open-air public concourse. The concrete-based structure will also have a cellar, sub-cellar, a 20-foot-long rear yard, and one loading berth.
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill is listed as the architect of record.
Demolition has been ongoing at the site of the 24-story building. Construction is expected to take four years, following the completion of the LIRR East Side Access entrance.
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An example of a common but not much commented on design trend… The application of a “super grid” on top of the basic grid. In this case the super grid is two windows wide and two stories high. I like it here. Elsewhere not so much.
Reviewed recent buildings. Not as much of a trend as I imagined. Sorry about that.
Apologies rejected. You will now wear a scarlett letter and you will be ashamed.
I like this. Let’s build it.
Yawn. Seen it a million times.
Have there been any other 40-story concrete-framed office buildings built in NYC?
Chicago, over and over for many years, but, that doesn’t rule it out because it’s been done. A good building doesn’t have to have new wiggles….one wonders if the material finish will be “good enough” to stand among stone and steel towers, or will it be clad?
This is a handsome tower in the hands of one of the worlds most competent firms. Will likely be incredibly high quality and look fantastic at ground level where it matters most. And some people are complaining… Good grief…