Construction is progressing on 64 University Place, an 11-story residential building in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and developed by Argo Real Estate and Bsafal, the 125-foot-tall structure will span 55,000 square feet and yield 28 condominium units with sales and marketing led by Fredrik Eklund and John Gomes of the The Eklund ǀ Gomes Team at Douglas Elliman Real Estate, as well as a community facility and ground-floor retail space. SPACE Copenhagen is the interior designer, Deborah Nevins is the landscape designer, and CNY Group is the general contractor for the property, which is located between East 10th and East 11th Streets.
The top floors of the reinforced concrete superstructure had just been formed at the time of our last update in early May. Since then, crews have hung more black netting and metal scaffolding across the front side of the building facing University Place, along with platforms to help assemble the hand-laid brick exterior on every level.
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
The framework for the floor-to-ceiling arched opening is also now visible across the setbacks on the uppermost levels, with blue waterproof membrane covering the space between the perimeter columns and floor plates.
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
The two-story mechanical bulkhead atop the roof parapet is fully formed and awaits to be enclosed in its final cladding.
Photo by Michael Young
The below rendering shows a street-level perspective of the first two levels showcasing a mix of narrow and wide arched window spans with spotlights shining from each outer column. There is also a gently curved metal sidewalk canopy that will protrude above the main entrance.
64 University Place. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox.
Here we see the typical floor-to-ceiling arched motif that makes up the majority of the fenestration above the ground floor. Dark metal railings line the edges, along with landscaping on the multiple outdoor terraces and the rooftop space. The bricks come in varying shades of red and brown, and gray stone lintels horizontally divide the exterior at every level.
64 University Place. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox.
64 University Place is conveniently located between Union Square Park and Washington Square Park, and is surrounded by a host of shops and restaurants. The closest subways from the site are the 4, 5, 6, N, Q, R, W, and L trains at the 14th Street-Union Square station; the R and W trains at the 8th Street-NYU station; and the A, C, E, B, D, F, and M trains at the West 4th Street-Washington Square station.
YIMBY predicts 64 University Place to finish construction sometime within the first half of 2024.
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Absolutely beautiful , textural masonry building by KPF.
One day when those corner buildings get sold, those terraces wont look so great…
Curves fit in size with large arches wherever the building appears, it looks beautiful and elegant. More beautiful brightness from spotlights are perfect views both near and far for looking into, to red and brown shades of brick are the best of the assembly: Thanks to Michael Young.
KPF’s transformation from ugly glass to neo-art deco and these beauties is fantastic.
Will tenants be required to plant and maintain the trees and vines as shown in the rendering?
If you can afford to live here, you don’t maintain nothin’.
The rendering with all that
foliage gives it a
“Life After People” vibe! 😳
The brick choice and pattern are really stunning.
I agree! And love the depth of the arches for each window
So will the pigeons.
That’s what pellet guns are for.
The hanging gardens of Babylon redux! I often wondered how they keep large trees on terraces held down in the event of hurricanes, etc. I too like the brickwork and arches. I have a feeling the ivy will not survive the first cycle of LL 11. The building where I live from the mid-1950s was a plain brick box intended to be covered with ivy, but climbing insects and roosting birds put an end to that quite early on.
Ivy on buildings has got to be one of the most idealized aesthetics with the worst real world consequences.
It’s unfortunate because I love the look of ivy.
This is gorgeous.
I am interested in how these green gardens get maintained. I have approved a number of buildings while working in Hoboken that deeded these green spaces to the buildings. However, unlike horizontal landscaping, I have not seen any building or services that would maintain vertical landscaping. It would be a great business for someone to start if we get more of these kinds of designs.
Otherwise, I don’t need to add to the comments above. For all the various reasons this one is a beauty.