Exterior work nears completion on 555 Greenwich, a 16-story commercial building in Hudson Square. Designed by COOKFOX Architects and developed by Hudson Square Properties, a joint venture by Trinity Church Wall Street, Hines, and Norges Bank Investment Management, the 270,000-square-foot structure connects to the adjacent 345 Hudson Street via a horizontal overbuild to yield a combined 715,000 square feet of office space. Tishman Construction is the general contractor for the property, which is bound by King Street to the north, Charlton Street to the south, and Greenwich Street to the west.
Almost the entirety of the building’s windows and brick façade have been installed since our last update in August 2022, when most of the reinforced concrete superstructure remained exposed. The construction elevator has been dismantled and only the ground floor and a few small sections around the middle of the western elevation and on the southeastern corner remain to be completed.
555 Greenwich. Photo by Michael Young
555 Greenwich. Photo by Michael Young
555 Greenwich. Photo by Michael Young
555 Greenwich. Photo by Michael Young
555 Greenwich. Photo by Michael Young
555 Greenwich. Photo by Michael Young
555 Greenwich. Photo by Michael Young
555 Greenwich. Photo by Michael Young
555 Greenwich. Photo by Michael Young
The following close-up shots show the details in the warm brick façade, which was supplied by Belden Tri-State Building Materials.
555 Greenwich. Photo by Michael Young
555 Greenwich. Photo by Michael Young
555 Greenwich. Photo by Michael Young
555 Greenwich. Photo by Michael Young
555 Greenwich. Photo by Michael Young
555 Greenwich. Photo by Michael Young
555 Greenwich. Photo by Michael Young
Trees and landscaping will eventually populate the outdoor terraces on the setbacks, as illustrated in the rendering.
555 Greenwich. Photo by Michael Young
555 Greenwich. Photo by Michael Young
555 Greenwich. Photo by Michael Young
The structure is capped with a rectangular mechanical bulkhead clad in tall metal panels that are punctured with a pattern of cutouts that gives the impression of tree branches or tall grass.
555 Greenwich. Photo by Michael Young
555 Greenwich. Photo by Michael Young
555 Greenwich. Photo by Michael Young
A set of detailed black mechanical ventilation grilles cover the openings on the second level.
555 Greenwich. Photo by Michael Young
555 Greenwich. Photo by Michael Young
555 Greenwich. Photo by Michael Young
555 Greenwich. Photo by Michael Young
555 Greenwich. Photo by Michael Young
555 Greenwich and 345 Hudson Street will feature floor plates spanning up to 87,000 square feet, as well as 33,000 square feet of outdoor space spread across 11 landscaped terraces, and ground-floor retail space. Both properties aim to exceed NYC’s 2030 climate targets for office buildings by over 45 percent, meet NYS’s 2050 carbon neutral targets, and achieve the highest rating (LEED Platinum) for sustainability. The complex is also planning to incorporate geothermal and radiant heating and cooling, full electrification to eliminate the on-site use of fossil fuels, and dedicated outside air system (DOAS) to provide 100-percent outside air to tenants.
555 Greenwich. Rendering by COOKFOX Architects
555 Greenwich. Rendering by COOKFOX Architects
555 Greenwich. Rendering by COOKFOX Architects
555 Greenwich. Rendering by COOKFOX Architects
The nearest subways from the property are the 1 train at Houston Street and the C and E trains at the Spring Street station.
Construction on 555 Greenwich is anticipated to finish sometime in the latter half of 2023.
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the renderings lie and show all these trees surrounding the building and across the street.
There are zero trees being planted , otherwise nice
Welcome to the deceptive art of rendering
Agree. Buildings should be mandated to re do sidewalks and plant trees in front of their properties. They do in many suburbs.
I agree.
New trees will be planted when the sitework and sidewalks are all completed. Trees are the last thing to be installed
Maybe trees will be planted after the protective fencing comes down?
Daniel, yes you are correct. Can’t believe people don’t have common sense and are not able to understand that simple process of doing things in order
Guesser, did you not see the sidewalk scaffolding in the photos? how do you expect the workers to plant the new trees while thats still in the way? They’ll likely do it after the scaffolding gets taken down. and there are trees around the building to the north, maybe we should take walk and look for yourself before saying it’s a lie and complain (again)…
The lack of his typical shouting response shows how much he f u cked up big time
The most stupid comment I’ve read from you Guesser. The buildings not even done yet so of course we still have yet to see these so-called fake trees get planted with fake dirt and fake construction workers
Dear Guesser, you clearly lack the ability to see how things are done one step at a time and have the urge to rush and jump to conclusions. Stevie Wonder could see that better than yourself.
Very nice
I second guessed – why do you lead with the rendering when the building is near complete, is eminently photographable (as you demonstrate) and looks nothing like the rendering?
David, are you saying it’s wrong or misleading to show a rendering from the architectural firm of their project that’s being built? I really don’t see why that’s something to complain about, nor understand your sense of logic for making such an outrageous claim, or how you gauge what you deemed to be accurate and seen in real life versus what the rendering shows and is (still) expected to come.
Why don’t you wait a few more months when the building is done and come back to your comment and see how ridiculous you sound
And David what exactly about it looks “nothing like the rendering?” Are you that oblivious to see that the building isn’t even finished yet?!?
Gimme a break and cut some slack for the workers that are still putting it together.
I second “guesser”
Guesser, Eduardo, Joe are so dense and dumb, the sidewalk sheds are still up, trees will be planted when they come down. Don’t be so quick to come to a conclusion.
I second that Mike. So much for common sense in today’s society
Looks nice, but 715,000 square feet of new office space seems like a really bad idea right now!
There is a demand for new, modern office space, as the healthy leasings at Hudson Yards and Manhattan West attest. And even the new office buildings for Google, Facebook and Disney – all tech-type companies that skew toward younger employees. Investors know more about the commercial real estate market than you (and me). They wouldn’t be investing in office buildings if they believe conditions are not favorable.
If there’s no demand, then why are Disney and google building even bigger buildings for their company? They’re some of the biggest companies in the world and that entails them to know a thing or two about investing in something that they plan to utilize and occupy, not sit empty and waste billions of dollars and years building and saying “oops” for not having better insight
Beautiful structure. Architect knows what a building structure will look now and for the rest of the years. The brick color combination is fantastic. Well done. We Architects know.
Development care about climate and I think it’s good, this open air as I have seen with the system mentioned above I like it. And it reminds me of living, without destroying the air environment. Ventilation grilles are beautiful color, that stick to its structure versus tall glass: Thanks to Michael Young.