Construction has passed the halfway mark on 180 East 125th Street, a 38-story mixed-use residential tower in East Harlem, Manhattan. Designed by S9 Architecture and developed by JCS Realty, the 410-foot-tall structure will yield 711 rental units. The project will also include ground-floor retail with a supermarket, as well as a 116-vehicle parking garage. The property is bounded by Third Avenue and East 124th and 125th Streets.
The reinforced concrete superstructure is already making a notable presence over the streetscape as it rises behind a shroud of scaffolding and black netting. Crews have set up a staging area along the southern side of the property facing East 124th Street, where the project’s L-shaped footprint creates an open area for trucks, equipment, a telescopic crane, and a hoist. Façade installation does not appear to have begun yet.
180 East 125th Street. Photo by Michael Young.
180 East 125th Street. Photo by Michael Young.
180 East 125th Street. Photo by Michael Young.
180 East 125th Street. Photo by Michael Young.
180 East 125th Street. Photo by Michael Young.
180 East 125th Street. Photo by Michael Young.
180 East 125th Street. Photo by Michael Young.
180 East 125th Street. Photo by Michael Young.
180 East 125th Street. Photo by Michael Young.
180 East 125th Street. Photo by Michael Young.
Preparations for the Second Avenue subway extension are happening concurrently on a site directly northwest of 180 East 125th Street. The MTA-owned lot, addressed as 160 East 125th Street, will also give rise to a 40-story residential tower. Both properties had sat vacant for several years following the demolition of the Pathmark supermarket in 2021.
160 East 125th Street (foreground). Photo by Michael Young.
160 East 125th Street (foreground). Photo by Michael Young.
No finalized renderings for 180 East 125th Street have been released, apart from the below preliminary zoning diagrams. The illustrations preview the L-shaped tower rising beside its forthcoming taller neighbor at 160 East 125th Street.
160 and 180 East 125th Street zoning diagrams.
Amenities at 180 East 125th Street will include bike storage, a sauna, golf simulator, and a listening room.
The development is located just south of the 125th Street subway station, served by the 4, 5, and 6 trains. The site is also near the Harlem-125th Street Metro-North station.
YIMBY expects 180 East 125th Street to complete construction in late 2027 to early 2028.
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125th Street is ripe for development with the new subway coming.
Past the halfway mark and literally still shrouded in mystery..What gives?
No wonder Rockefeller’s pushed for the second Avenue subway . They knew the truth first development will follow public sector investment . Follow the transit development with huge private sector development with tax breaks and the economy will soar . Politicians can change but the business community stays and knows how to get tax breaks in exchange for public subsidies . The old Nee York City Partnership is in action. Kathryn Wylde behind the scenes. She was a David Rockefeller girl who knows how to get huge tax break for wealthy real estate developers who then build tiny apartments for low income and middle income households. They own the mayors office , and they always will in NYC .
We talk about the dire need for housing. This is the type of project the city needs much more of. No thrills, high unit count, community amenities (i.e. grocery store), adjacent to transit.
Depends on square footage of each apartment. Most apartments built are tiny.
It’s ever so more important to have the 2nd Ave subway station. The 4/5/6 station will be too crowded.
Tax breaks are a necessity in NYC only because of the usurious real estate taxes imposed on rental housing. Those taxes, although paid by property owners, are entirely passed along to the tenant occupants of rental housing. nYC imposes close to a 40% “tax” on rental housing when you combine the cost of water and sewer fees with the RE Tax. That means that a typical tenant paying $3,000 per month for a one bedroom apartment can a lot $1,200 of that directly to costs imposed by the City of NY. If Mamdani really wanted to reduce housing costs for the renter class, he should immediately reduce RE taxes and water and sewer charges on all rental properties throughout the five boroughs!
I live in 125th street. The development is immense. It really is a joy to see.
Why is this building shrouded in netting? Most buildings do not do this; they just do concrete floor upon concrete floor.
Yes they do, especially for mid-rises