Façade installation has reached the roof parapet of 520 Fifth Avenue, an 88-story mixed-use supertall skyscraper in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and developed by Rabina, the 1,002-foot-tall structure will span 415,000 square feet and yield 100 condominium units. The project will also include 25 floors of boutique office space, ground-floor retail, and an extensive collection of amenities. The ground-up development is located at the corner of Fifth Avenue and West 43rd Street, one block north of Bryant Park.
The envelope of tan terracotta and tall arched windows has finished enclosing the final stories and steel-framed crown since our last update in December, when the upper levels of the reinforced concrete superstructure remained mostly exposed. The most significant areas now awaiting completion are the lower office levels and the gaps in the southern elevation where the two construction hoists remain attached. The crane also remains anchored to the slender eastern face.
520 Fifth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
520 Fifth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
520 Fifth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
520 Fifth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
520 Fifth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
520 Fifth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
520 Fifth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
520 Fifth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
520 Fifth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
520 Fifth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
520 Fifth Avenue’s condominium units will begin on the 42nd floor and will be available in one- to four-bedroom layouts with interiors by Charles & Co. Homes will feature ceiling spans between 10 to 14 feet and will be lined with wide-plank white oak floors. Kitchens will be fitted with brand-name appliances, ribbed walnut islands, white lacquer cabinetry, and luminous quartzite slab countertops and backsplashes. Baths include custom vanities with marble countertops, herringbone marble flooring, and polished nickel fixtures by Waterworks. The penthouse residences will offer full-floor layouts with 360-degree views of the city.
A residents-only amenity floor will be located on the 88th story dubbed The Penthouse 88, featuring a glass-walled solarium, lounge, dining room, billiards table, library, game room, and panoramic views of the skyline.
Rendering courtesy of Binyan Studios.
The lower levels will house 25 full-floor column-free office spaces. These floors will feature ceiling spans of over 12 feet, arched 10-foot-square operable windows, dedicated tenant-controlled HVAC systems, as well as large private terraces or loggias on most levels. Floor plates are expected to range from 6,800 to 12,300 square feet. JLL is handling leasing and marketing for the commercial space.
520 Fifth Avenue. Rendering courtesy of Binyan Studios
520 Fifth Avenue. Rendering courtesy of Binyan Studios
A members-only club called Moss will occupy the two cellar levels and the first three floors above street level. Residents and club members will have separate entrances on the ground level.
Rendering courtesy of Binyan Studios.
The main lobby for Moss. Rendering courtesy of Binyan Studios.
Below is a diagram showing the program layout across the height of the tower. Mechanical and residential amenity levels between the office and condominium portion likely explains the eight-story floor count difference.
520 Fifth Avenue. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox
Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group is managing sales, which launched last April with prices starting at $1.7 million. The sales gallery is located in the Art Deco crown of 500 Fifth Avenue, located across West 43rd Street from the project.
The nearest subways from the development are the B, D, F, M, and 7 trains at the 42nd Street-Bryant Park/Fifth Avenue station. The property is also in close proximity to the Grand Central-42nd Street station, served by the 4, 5, 6, 7, and Shuttle trains, as well as Metro-North and Long Island Rail Road trains at Grand Central Terminal and Grand Central Madison.
520 Fifth Avenue’s completion date is posted on the construction board for June 1, 2026.
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A new modern archtectural icon – Forget your Cookie Cutter glass and steel One Vanderbilts / Hudson Yards of the world. This is how tasteful construction is done on a larger scale. Bravo
The rendering is a much better color.
Looks fantastic!
Patience and Fortitude, the marble lions of the New York Public Library will be standing guard just a short distance to the south, with Bryant Park directly behind the library’s classical edifice, Fun fact: the library and park were the site of the Croton Reservoir, providing New York City with a fresh water supply during the 19th century It was a massive, above-ground structure with 50-foot-high granite walls, covering 4 acres. The walls were 25 feet thick and held up to 180 million gallons of water, A public promenade atop the walls offered panoramic views of the city, and was a popular spot for strolling. Edgar Allan Poe was known to enjoy walking there. The reservoir was eventually demolished in the early 20th century to make way for the construction of the NYPL.
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I feel like the top is unfinished. Maybe a cornice or barrel vaulted forms would have made it look complete.
Or corner spires?
Agree, but other than that, a beautiful addition to our skyline.
A building of many windows.
Agree w/ JK, although 1 Vanderbilt is pretty cool
Amazing — a new building that actually doesn’t contradict Manhattan’s traditional skyline dynamic. In the pictures it seems to speak to 500 Fifth and 30 Rockefeller Plaza. The way some arches are changed as the form rises is subtle and lively but still contemporary. The eye actually wants to linger on the building rather than regret that it’s there. Thanks KPF.
Why is the scaffolding wider than the building?
How else do you expect the construction hoist to serve the setback floors?
Arched windows everywhere, expect where they aren’t, with black gaps behind, even at the corners. Did they run out of arches? And arched windows at the mechanical penthouse?
Good gawd I hate this ridiculous design.
I looked at it for a while last weekend. It’s a very good looking building, but like most of these skinny towers, the proportions seem off. I know they’re limited by lot size, but I think if they’d started with a lot twice as large, and ended with the same height, it’d look better.
It’s very good and how about the masterpiece that is 500 5th
Love the arches.