Construction has begun to rise above street level on 32 West 48th Street, a 31-story hotel tower in Midtown, Manhattan’s Diamond District. Designed by SLCE Architects and developed by Extell, the 456-foot-tall structure will yield 213,158 square feet with 534 guest rooms with an average scope of 316 square feet. AECOM Tishman is the general contractor for the project, which is located between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, directly south of Rockefeller Center.
Work has progressed steadily since our last update at the end of July, when crews had recently finished forming the foundation slab and perimeter walls below grade. Recent photographs show the reinforced concrete superstructure now standing two stories high with bundles of rebar protruding at the locations of subsequent columns. A concrete boom was seen parked on West 48th Street helping to pour the inner sections of the podium. The pace of construction should pick up once crews surpass the setback atop the podium, which aligns with the roof levels of the abutting neighbors.
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
A narrow annex will extend south to West 47th Street.
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
The main rendering depicts the northern elevation of the hotel, which begins with a multistory podium framed with white mullions. The building then steps back from the sidewalk and rises with a series of shallow setbacks and a cantilever on the western end. The tower portion is enclosed in a dark reflective glass curtain wall with a dense grid of thin mullions. The main entrance sits beneath a canopy on West 48th Street.
The closest subways from the property are the B, D, F, and M trains at the 47-50 Streets-Rockefeller Center station.
32 West 48th Street’s anticipated completion date is posted on site for September 2024. A hotel operator has yet to be confirmed.
Subscribe to YIMBY’s daily e-mail
Follow YIMBYgram for real-time photo updates
Like YIMBY on Facebook
Follow YIMBY’s Twitter for the latest in YIMBYnews
Wonder if you’ll able to see the Rockefeller Christmas tree from the hotel
Nice enough.
Does anyone know which chain will run this hotel? It did not come up in web searches.
Why the cantilever? Why?
Because they like money and our zoning laws stink
Nice to see this new cantilevered-setback hotel is adjacent to two “Michelin rated” restaurants!
😋🤣
It will likely be a 3-star hotel. Most of those hotels are always set back, whereas higher end hotels are not. Look at 28th St between 6th and 7th. 8 mid category hotels… almost all with setbacks.
Absolutely no reason a 5 star hotel couldnt also do a setback it is entirely dependent on the zoning for that area, architecture, client preference, list goes on. Goofball comment
If I knew that this building was built as a hotel, I have no doubts about why there must be a cantilever: Thanks to Michael Young.
Not sure why the podium needs to align its height with the two abused townhouses on either side.