Façade installation continues on 16 Fifth Avenue, a 19-story residential building in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. Designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects and Hill West Architects and developed by Madison Realty Capital, the 241-foot-tall structure will yield 14 condominium units. The property is located on an interior lot between East 8th and 9th Streets, just north of Washington Square Park.
Black netting and metal scaffolding that covered the exteriors of levels two through five was removed, revealing more of the hand-lad brick masonry, windows, and stone paneling. Two sets of scaffolding with wooden platforms were also disassembled on the upper southern elevation, and another on the front eastern face as well. Only the top four levels of the superstructure facing Fifth Avenue remains obscured. New curved black metal railings were also installed across the numerous French doors across the center line of the facade.
16 Fifth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
16 Fifth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
16 Fifth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
16 Fifth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
16 Fifth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
16 Fifth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
16 Fifth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
16 Fifth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
16 Fifth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
16 Fifth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
16 Fifth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
16 Fifth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
Meanwhile, new banners were also added to the sidewalk shed that now display the address, website, and project info.
16 Fifth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
16 Fifth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
16 Fifth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
16 Fifth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
16 Fifth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
16 Fifth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
Updated exterior aerial and street-level renderings in the main photo and below preview the finished look of the residence. The overview image depicts the structure from across Fifth Avenue, while the following two renderings give closer looks at the landscaped terraces on the upper level setbacks and the limestone-clad lower stories around the main entrance.
Rendering courtesy of Robert A. M. Stern Architects.
Rendering courtesy of Robert A. M. Stern Architects.
Madison Realty Capital purchased the 5,255-square-foot plot for $27.5 million in 2015. The nearest subways from the development are the A, B, C, D, E, F, and M trains at the West 4th Street-Washington Square station to the west along Sixth Avenue. Corcoran Sunshine is handling sales and marketing for the property.
YIMBY anticipates construction to finish at the end of 2025, or early 2026 at the very latest.
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Very nice brickwork.
“a 19-story residential building”
Nice density!
“will yield 14 condominium units”
What in tarnation!?
NIMBY’s got it scaled down. It was originally planned to have more apartments, and when it was scaled down it was the smaller units which were eliminated.
That brick and stonework is marvelous!
The previous building on the site had a total of 20 units, but had no architectural distinction.
It would look better with outward swinging casements
I thought I was seeing in error with inward swinging casements. Maybe they’d work, just a little odd. Nice re-facing!
Are the southern views of the upper floors at risk when the adjacent low-rise buildings are torn down and replaced by a high-rise building?
This is a good example of the ‘neighborliness’ of RAMSA’s better buildings. Note how the pale stone edging and window framing on the south side balance with the two lower older buildings to the south, creating a unity. Hopefully these two buildings won’t be demolished in the future, ruining the ensemble and the views of the very rich people who will live in the new building.
its all landmarked, so no lost views in future.
You mean “if” not “when”. either of which is “never” happening.
Brickwork here is wonderful, looks even better than the renderings !
Has some very nice moments but overall feel like its not Stern’s best work. Some of the details and proportions are a bit off but a nice addition to the city
Height not being considered a factor, this might be one of Stern’s best yet. Stunning!
I was thinking the same thing. It’s a really nice balance of detail, depth, scale, tradition and embellishment. I wish I were a rich man.
You and me both… One can still dream!
Agree!
At a glance, this building appears to be from the 1920s. But on closer look, the proportions and especially the industrial window frames let you know this is a modern echo of architecture from the past. It’s a studied composition that causes questions while it still delights.
The facade is exquisite and the brick is highly textured in a gorgeous warm color. The only thing IMO that could have made it better is some clinker bricks mixed in to accentuate the depth and hand-crafted appearance.
Does anyone know why the limestone keystones have the two horizontal lines?
That base has subtle hints of Egyptian Revival.
Can’t wait to see the scaffolding on the upper floors get removed and see the rest of the facade
A gem 4 sure, another ultra rich exclusive, $27 mill for just the site, and then to build a classically detailed bldg as nice as this, doesn’t come cheap, these 14 units will be obscenely cost prohibitive for most mere mortals.
It’s a shame the extra studio efficiencies were not incorporated into the build, “c’est la vie”, as the French say 🤷
and we can all enjoy the facade and the contribution it adds to the City.
Dont forget the waste of time and money (and time equals money) from the nonsense lawsuits to “save” the nothing building that was there before but was incorporated into the larger Historic District and therefore landmarked.
The so called ” Village Preservation Society ” and its one man anti development campaign owes the Community (and yes the developers) an apology for its wasted energy to block this great project from being built.
But if they’re not against something, who are they?
I would like to know if the tenants in the corner house were giving free housing after the excavation for this admittedly excellent building (it’s RAMSA, after all) created cracks in their facade requiring their evacuation for a year to repair it.
Gotta love that fake address. Love the building though.
Fake? Please educate us with how you think a building address that exists is “fake”
Real building with a real address. Get lost AMH
Pricing starting at 13.5M…ouch