Construction has resumed on 550 Tenth Avenue, a 47-story residential skyscraper in Hell’s Kitchen, following the fire and partial collapse of its tower crane this summer. Designed by Handel Architects and developed by Gotham Organization and Goldman Sachs Asset Management JV, the 520-foot-tall structure will span 430,000 square feet and yield 453 rental units, with 137 reserved for affordable housing, as well as 9,000 square feet of lower-level retail space, over 20,000 square feet of amenities, and 26,764 square feet of administrative office space for Covenant House. GO Covenant LLC is the owner and Monadnock Construction is the general contractor for the property, which is located along Tenth Avenue between West 40th and 41st Streets.
YIMBY captured the new crane in full operation, busily lifting materials to the highest floors of the rising superstructure. The floor-to-ceiling windows and bronze-hued panels have also made significant progress since our last update back in late May, when the envelope was just beginning to clad the multi-story podium, and the tower was roughly halfway up. Topping out could likely happen sometime this winter.
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
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 fire on July 27 caused the collapse of the crane’s 180-foot-long boom, which then smashed into the reinforced concrete superstructure and fell to the street below. The incident only caused minor damage to some curtain wall panels and the wraparound sidewalk, and several non-life-threatening injuries. No fatalities were reported.
U.S. Cranes is now the new crane operator, replacing the former crane provider, Lomma Crane & Rigging.
The below rendering looks at the southwestern corner of the podium, showing the residential entrance situated along Tenth Avenue beneath a sidewalk canopy and an inward-sloping wall of glass that runs up to the podium’s rooftop amenity level.
550 10th Avenue. Rendering by ATCHAIN
Residential amenities will include a second upper-level lounge with an adjacent outdoor sky deck providing expansive views of the Empire State Building, Hudson Yards, and sunsets over the Hudson River. The podium will also have additional amenity spaces for social, leisure, and health and fitness activities.
The closest subways from the property are the A, C, and E trains at the 42nd Street-Port Authority Bus Terminal station, which offers an underground transfer to the 42nd Street-Times Square station servicing the 1, 2, 3, 7, N, Q, R, W, and Shuttle train to Grand Central Station. Also nearby is the 7 train at the 34th Street-Hudson Yards station to the south.
550 Tenth Avenue is anticipated to be completed in June 2025, as noted on site.
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What happened to the other residential tower across the street that suffered damage from the construction crane collapse?
Was it repaired, and is will the developer of 550 Tenth be held liable for all the repairs? 🤫
Not so fast Yimby. The story of the falling crane is far from over. There is still the matter of the existing residential building across the street from the project site, 550 Tenth Ave., which suffered partial damage from the crane collapse. My guess is a law suite from the owner opposite the project site has already been filed as a result of the crane smashing into the building and it will most certainly take several years to resolve the situation. Yimby will have been long gone by then.
The builder, contractors, crane operator should have construction insurance. There will be a settlement like any accident.
“Not so fast Yimby” & “Yimby will be long gone by then.” Like why are you sound like a cynic dude?
Jake; please ‘go stick it where the sun don’t shine’. No I’m not as you say ‘a cynic’ and unfortunately you live in a fantasy world if you believe these building accidents are resolved in a timely fashion.
You do realize work resumed though right? The settlement will still happen even while construction progresses, and have probably been underway for a while behind closed doors.
Sounds like YOU are the one living in the so-called fantasy world. And no I don’t stick anything where the sun don’t shine when it has your name written on it, but thanks for the generous offer sweetie
Wonderful! Glad to see work start up again! Love the facade of this one so much and glad it’s not a boring glass curtain wall 😎
LIC could use more of these buildings and less glass boxes
This is very true