The 11th-tallest building on our December construction countdown is 343 Madison Avenue, a 49-story commercial skyscraper in Midtown East, Manhattan. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and developed by Boston Properties, the 844-foot-tall structure will yield 750,400 square feet of office space, ground-floor retail, and multiple cellar levels. The steel-framed building will rise from a plot bound by East 45th Street to the north, East 44th Street to the south, and Madison Avenue to the west.
A great deal of progress has occurred on the demolition of the site’s current occupant since our last update a year ago, when the 15-story former headquarters of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) still stood at its full height. The building has steadily been dismantled and currently stands just a handful of stories above street level. Demolition could wrap up in early 2023, followed by the start of excavation.
343 Madison Avenue. Photo by Michael Young
343 Madison Avenue. Photo by Michael Young
343 Madison Avenue. Photo by Michael Young
343 Madison Avenue. Photo by Michael Young
343 Madison Avenue. Photo by Michael Young
343 Madison Avenue. Photo by Michael Young
343 Madison Avenue. Photo by Michael Young
No updated renderings have been released since 343 Madison Avenue’s scope was reduced from the 55-story, 1,050-foot-tall design seen in the main photo and below renderings. Despite being scaled down, the structure will nevertheless contribute to the vertical density of Midtown.
343 Madison Avenue Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox
343 Madison Avenue Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox
The site is located within close proximity of Grand Central Terminal, providing convenient access to the 4, 5, 6, 7, and Shuttle trains as well as the Metro-North commuter rail.
343 Madison Avenue is anticipated to be finished by 2026.
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I wonder how the new design will look like. Could it be a scaled down version of the original or a bit more different?
Probably the same overall deign but take out some office floors
The skyscraper is high that look from each floor lit up at night, seen as a dividing line from the outside. This is what I think is beautiful and attractive, with tall views that are lined up densely: Thanks to Michael Young.
Beautiful design, but with 100 million sq ft of vacant office space in Manhattan as is, adding another 750K seems a bit misguided, no?
You keep on beating the same tired drum. I’ll say it once again: There IS demand for new state-of-the-art office space, as healthy leasings at most new towers proves. The office is NOT dead, not at all, as you seem to be wishing for.
Not wishing for that, but wouldn’t a better use of time and money be to get some of these older office buildings reconfigured for other purposes, than putting up new offices, however grand they are? Look at what just happened in Hudson Yards with Facebook pulling out of 250K square feet. You are totally living in the past if you think more office space is good for our city. Just look at all the closed down retail in midtown!
Why do so many people make comments that suggest NYC is some sort of state owned business park?
DGold, exactly! 270 Park Avenue is the perfect example of office demand in the city in 2022. JP Morgan would not waste billions of dollars to build an office tower and not move into it. And that upcoming Rolex office building and 660 Fifth Avenue are also great examples of Midtown spurring back to life after covid.
Sometimes the old office space can’t accommodate 21st century standards and needs, so it is better to build new and do the best to repurpose older structures Stanley
My wife reports back to 5 day commute, 0% WFH, 1/3/23—it’s coming back—believe it.
The “WFH is forever” people are the same as the “We’ll all have flying cars by 1990” people.
It’s a shame that what was torn down was nicer than what will replace it. KPF usually does great design, but this is just another recycled glass box with trees at the top. No gain for the City here other than more empty office space.
“Empty”? No. Would investors willingly put their money on a sure loser? Of course not. (The leasings of most of the new buildings here are rather good…)
Nicer?
LOL!!!
Maybe “warmer” or even “more charming” but nicer…I just cant get there.
The onslaught of so many lawless supporting liberals in NYC, the ever growing homeless problem, the daily new arriving of thousands of illegals will wreck and ruin the NYC that we grew up with.
Shove it up your keester you reactionary yahoo.
Shame to see this project fall from #7 to #11 and not be a supertall.