Construction is progressing on 255 East 77th Street, a 500-foot-tall residential skyscraper in the Lenox Hill section of Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by Robert A. M. Stern Architects with Hill West Architects as the architect of record and developed by Naftali Group, the 36-story structure will span 170,481 square feet and yield 62 condominium units in two- to five-bedrooms layouts, as well as 3,861 square feet of retail space, two cellar levels, and 33 enclosed parking spaces. The property is alternately addressed as 1481 Second Avenue and located at the corner of Second Avenue and East 77th Street.
About six additional floors have been added since our last update in early December, when crews had just surpassed the halfway mark. Façade installation is following unusually close behind, with the precast panels enclosing the building above the halfway point and covering the eastern elevation nearly to the highest levels of the reinforced concrete superstructure. The midpoint features the tallest set of arched windows and some ornamental motifs, which are now visible. The multistory podium is also largely covered with the light-colored envelope, and the first set of panels have started to go up along the northern side of the property. The rear western profile of 255 East 77th Street is still bare with no envelope progress yet. YIMBY predicts the skyscraper will top out sometime in late March.
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
Below are exterior renderings for the project, depicting the main entrance and gated doorway for the private enclosed parking garage along East 77th Street, as well as the multifaceted design of the tower’s crown, upper terraces, and the indoor swimming pool.
255 East 77th Street. Designed by Robert A. M. Stern Architects.
255 East 77th Street. Designed by Robert A. M. Stern Architects.
255 East 77th Street. Designed by Robert A. M. Stern Architects.
255 East 77th Street. Designed by Robert A. M. Stern Architects
255 East 77th Street. Designed by Robert A. M. Stern Architects
255 East 77th Street. Designed by Robert A. M. Stern Architects
255 East 77th Street. Designed by Robert A. M. Stern Architects
Naftali Group purchased the corner property for $73 million in 2021 and received $236 million in construction financing split between JPMorgan Chase’s $195 million senior loan and Starwood’s $41 million in mezzanine debt. Last December, the project received another $140 million loan from JPMorgan Chase. Sales launched in September 2024 and is expected to have a projected sellout of $500 million. Compass Development Marketing Group is handling sales for the residences.
Residential amenities at 277 East 77th Street will include a full-time doorman, concierge service, an outdoor garden, cold storage, a bike storage room, a shared laundry room, on-site parking for sale, private storage for sale, a package room, lounge, game room, fitness center, yoga studio, health club, indoor swimming pool, a sauna, steam room, pet spa, children’s playroom, and a screening room.
The closest subway from the site is the 6 train at the 77th Street station two avenues to the west.
255 East 77th Street’s anticipated completion date is slated for fall 2026, as noted on site.
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They should allow building between the avenues and more buildings could go up .
Magnificent!
Stunning, as always! Robert A.M. Stern is the best!
How much parking will it have?
$3500 a month park a car. Dont forget the 18% tax and $9 fee to go south of 60th
lol
No affordable parking spaces?
The poor detailers at RAMSA/HW must have been doing 80 hour weeks…
Worth the effort since most designers are so lazy these days and just resort to putting up boring glass walls with no character
That’s how we get the best designs from people that truly dedicate their time to their profession. Why settle for mediocre?
Can Robert Stern just be made official architect of Manhattan?
joking , but seriously, nothing is more Manhattan then limestone and that pre-war look.
That said, lets save some of the pre-war walk ups on UES first second and third avenues.
it shouldnt be all towers – why is ninth avenue in hells kitchen frozen in time with no towers.
All for modern design too – but it needs to be well done.
RP….just knock everything down…not
RAMSA channeling Lutyen’s in Delhi on a skyscraper scale. The details make for an elegant addition to the skyline.
Lutyens incorporated local architectural motifs into his work in New Delhi. He even created a neoclassical “Delhi order” using bell shapes on capitals. In New York, he might have designed Ionic capitals with bagels.
Stern is morphing toward Moderne which makes sense. I’m still not loving the belly band midway up, but let’s see it finished. It seems somewhat strange for the window mullion color to match the stone veneer.
Many of the 1920-30s buildings on Park and 5th had cream color window frames.
Y’all my two favorite Davids! Cheers!
Residents can wave (hand twitch right to left) from the arched balcony, to the mere mortals down below.
It’s a beautiful design. However, why are the seems not flush and lining up correctly? It’s most visible in the 8th construction photo.
Great, but never any surprises,c’mon RAMSA, surprises us every once in a while 🙂
Excellent photos and update as always!!
I believe the Q train on 72nd and 2nd Ave. may be slightly closer
I have seen better designs by RAMSA whose buildings I tend to like. The aforementioned “belly” section is a bit odd-looking. The arched opening there looks like the roosting place of the High Line’s giant pigeon.
Yeah I wish that arched feature in the middle of the facade was actually cut with a usable space behind. But I’m guessing that’s where the core of the building is. Alas!
It has a reputation for being beautiful, if I were to comment that it was ugly; I wouldn’t dare type it: Thanks.