Construction is moving along on The Lirio, a nine-story all-affordable housing building at 364 West 54th Street in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan. Designed by CetraRuddy Architecture and developed by Hudson Companies in collaboration with Housing Works, and supported by the New York City Department of Housing and Preservation and the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), the structure will yield 112 permanently affordable units. The project will also include nearly 30,000 square feet of office space for the MTA and ground-floor retail space along Ninth Avenue. The property is alternately addressed as 806 Ninth Avenue and located at the intersection of Ninth Avenue and West 54th Street.
The entire reinforced concrete superstructure was built since our last update in September, when excavation and foundation work were still ongoing. The building now stands topped out and crews are in the process of framing the walls with metal studs and yellow insulation boards. The brick façade likely won’t begin installation until sometime this summer.
The Lirio. Photo by Michael Young.
The Lirio. Photo by Michael Young.
The Lirio. Photo by Michael Young.
The Lirio. Photo by Michael Young.
The Lirio. Photo by Michael Young.
The Lirio. Photo by Michael Young.
The Lirio. Photo by Michael Young.
The Lirio. Photo by Michael Young.
The Lirio. Photo by Michael Young.
The Lirio. Photo by Michael Young.
The Lirio. Photo by Michael Young.
The Lirio. Photo by Michael Young.
The renderings in the main photo and below show The Lirio clad in a red brick envelope surrounding an irregular grid of windows grouped horizontally in protruding frames with rust-hued metal paneling. A wraparound setback at the seventh story and an additional setback on the ninth floor are depicted topped with green roofs. A final setback at the southwestern corner of the ninth floor will feature what looks to be an urban garden. The building culminates in a flat parapet with photovoltaic panels alongside bulkheads enclosed in a metal screen.
Rendering of The Lirio. Designed by CetraRuddy
Sixty-seven of the 112 homes will be designated as supportive housing for formerly homeless individuals, including long-term survivors of HIV/AIDS. The development team secured a $119 million financing package in March that originated from a variety of sources including Webster Bank, Merchants Capital, and Red Stone Equity Partners, alongside city funding with contributions from Council Member Erik Bottcher and Borough President Mark Levine.
The nearest subways from the ground-up development are the C and E trains at the 50th Street station along Eighth Avenue.
The Lirio is targeting Passive House standards and LEED Gold certification and will participate in the NYSERDA Multifamily Performance Program. Completion is slated for November 2026, as noted on site.
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I’ve been waiting for years for something nice to happen on this corner. What a disappointment.
I dont think they could have put less effort into the facade of this building. Two colors of brown brick and completely flat up to the first setback. Even the “green roofs” in the rendering seem to be teasing a one-color astroturfed “landscape.” Why was there not a single bit of modern design thought put into this project?