Façade work is progressing on 249 East 62nd Street, a 28-story residential building on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by INC Architecture & Design with SLCE Architects as the executive architect and developed by Zeckendorf Development, the 347-foot-tall structure will yield 66 condominium units with sales led by Brown Harris Stevens Development Marketing. CM & Associates is the general contractor for the property, which rises from an L-shaped plot by the corner of Second Avenue and East 62nd Street.
At the time of our last update in November, crews were in the process of installing the floor-to-ceiling windows within the recently constructed frame of cinderblock walls. Since then, the exterior has been covered with a blue waterproof membrane and the first sections of terracotta façade paneling have begun to be put in place across the podium and lower floors. An assembly of scaffolding and netting envelops the multifaceted crown.
249 East 62nd Street, Photo by Michael Young
249 East 62nd Street, Photo by Michael Young
249 East 62nd Street, Photo by Michael Young
249 East 62nd Street, Photo by Michael Young
249 East 62nd Street, Photo by Michael Young
249 East 62nd Street, Photo by Michael Young
249 East 62nd Street, Photo by Michael Young
249 East 62nd Street, Photo by Michael Young
249 East 62nd Street, Photo by Michael Young
The lower half of the mostly blank southern elevation is in the process of being covered with brown sheets of insulation attached to a network of metal supports.
249 East 62nd Street, Photo by Michael Young
249 East 62nd Street, Photo by Michael Young
249 East 62nd Street, Photo by Michael Young
249 East 62nd Street, Photo by Michael Young
249 East 62nd Street, Photo by Michael Young
249 East 62nd Street, Photo by Michael Young
The tower features stacks of cantilevering balconies spaced at three-story intervals on the northern and southern sides of the main eastern elevation, and on the southern corner of the rear face. The final set of balconies along the northern corner has yet to be built, and will likely have to wait for the disassembly of the construction elevator.
249 East 62nd Street, Photo by Michael Young
The scaffolding that covered the podium at the time of our last update is currently being dismantled, revealing the look of the light-hued terracotta façade paneling, which features fluted texturing and earth-toned accents. We can expect the tower above to receive the same exterior treatment.
249 East 62nd Street, Photo by Michael Young
249 East 62nd Street, Photo by Michael Young
249 East 62nd Street, Photo by Michael Young
249 East 62nd Street, Photo by Michael Young
249 East 62nd Street, Photo by Michael Young
249 East 62nd Street, Photo by Michael Young
249 East 62nd Street, Photo by Michael Young
249 East 62nd Street, Photo by Michael Young
249 East 62nd Street, Photo by Michael Young
The building will house two to four homes per level. Amenities include a fitness center, sauna and steam room, and an on-site superintendent, with more likely to be disclosed as the project gets closer to completion. The nearest subways from the site are the F and Q trains at the Lexington Avenue-63rd Street station to the west, and the N, R, W, 4, 5, and 6 trains at the Lexington Avenue-59th Street station.
249 East 62nd Street is anticipated to be completed within the latter half of 2023.
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If the tower’s facade will be anything like the base, then I think this building should look pretty decent.
Wow that’s actually a nice surprise and totally changed my expectations for this project! Nice photos of the terra-cotta and this might turn out very nice!
Terra cotta when done well can elevate the banal to the elegant. I really like this so far.
There is a balcony in front of the building that facing the street below, I think it’s pretty in the direction they protrude. Even compared to the height between buildings, there may be no equal angles and straight lines in the rooftops. But it is quite unique on crowning with its multifaceted: Thanks to Michael Young.