At number 15 on our year-end countdown of the tallest buildings under construction in New York is 550 Tenth Avenue, a 520-foot-tall residential skyscraper in Hell’s Kitchen. Designed by Handel Architects and developed by Gotham Organization and Goldman Sachs Asset Management JV, the 47-story 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.
Construction has topped out and the exterior of bronze-hued paneling and floor-to-ceiling windows has continued to rise up the reinforced concrete superstructure since our last update in late October, when work had recently resumed following the collapse of the tower crane over the summer. Crews have begun to install the cladding around the mechanical bulkhead as the remainder of the façade below nears the parapet.
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
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
The following close-up shot details the geometric inward-sloping glass panels above the main entrance to 550 Tenth Avenue, located on the western elevation of the multi-story podium.
Photo by Michael Young
Renderings show the podium topped with a terrace lined with glass railings.
550 10th Avenue. Rendering by ATCHAIN
550 Tenth Avenue’s podium will house the majority of the social, leisure, and health and fitness amenities. There will also be an upper-level lounge with an adjacent outdoor sky deck.
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 local 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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Particularly nice set of photos!
Is this where the penultimate stop on the number 7 train was supposed to go on its way to Hudson Yards? The station was “value engineered” out of existence. If so, this builder should have been required to contribute in some way to the eventual construction of the station.
The MTA arranged egress easements into the foundation of this project.
I suppose that is their “contribution”. When the station is ultimately built it will no doubt easily cost 100-150% more than if they had just constructed it from the beginning. Alas, the New York way.
Love the photos showing the facade! Finally a break from just a glass structure ❤️
A much better product than was been seen in this neighborhood the last 10 years – glass boxes all. This is much better and I hope it’s a signal that the neighborhood deserves a higher level of investment.
It’s better than average, a bit better.
Nice photos and can’t wait to see this one finished! The choice of material color is wonderful too
Matching skyscrapers all around the area, though there is floor-to-ceiling windows. But beautiful with bronze that made large size: Thanks to Michael Young.