Construction is rising at 2330 Broadway, an 18-story senior living facility on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Designed by SLCE Architects and developed by Welltower, Inc. and Hines, the 230-foot-tall building will yield 162 residences spread across 109,315 square feet, for an average unit scope of 674 square feet. Supportive programming will focus specifically on memory care, and half of the units will be reserved for residents with memory and cognitive disorders.
Photographs show the reinforced concrete floor plates and exterior columns rising above the wraparound sidewalk scaffolding. The construction crane is anchored on the northern corner of the site, at the intersection of Broadway and West 85th Street.
2330 Broadway. Photo by Michael Young
2330 Broadway. Photo by Michael Young
2330 Broadway. Photo by Michael Young
The main rendering depicts the exterior clad in stone on the first two floors, followed by a warm brick surface above. Floor-to-ceiling windows are vertically grouped in two-story rectangular segments and are interspersed with dark spandrels that contrast with the overall light-colored fenestration. A canopy will hang over the main entrance and sidewalks facing Broadway.
Only one setback is found around the midway point, followed by slightly smaller floor plates that culminate in a flat roof parapet. Given the simple building massing and repetitive nature of each floor, we can expect the superstructure to top out before the end of the year. The ground level is poised to yield double-height amenity spaces that include a spa, a homeopathic care center, and a bistro for residents. The building is also planned to have a rooftop garden.
2330 Broadway’s completion date is posted on the construction board for next spring.
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Kinda yucky.
The topmost portion looks a bit weird, but other than that it looks promising.
I think the term superstructure is used a little too loosely on this site..
kinda yucky and a bit weird…without explanation. You guys might want to avoid architectural criticism and look at the clothes in your closets….I bet the selections are a bit weird and kinda yucky. The building is fine. It’s not earth shattering but it respects the Broadway building line and set back, materials of the neighborhood, and has a respectable demeanor. It has definition. Every building doesn’t have to shake, or zig zag, or have three architectures piled on…
I am an architect. Using the bloated design descriptive language architects and design media use is unnecessary in this venue. I certainly can affect that language too, but I prefer to keep it short and direct.
It’s true that every building doesn’t have to be special, but from the ground up, why design a new building that was deliberately chosen to look like a severed appendage has been stacked on the roof?
I, for one, enjoy short, pithy comments like yours. Less is more.
Handsome addition to the neighborhood. Bravo.
Yes yes how can i get an applcation to one of these appartment. Thank you
please let me know how i can an application,iam living in ny for more than 40 years,worked in a hospital x 24 years.i really need to move in one of this new struct.
It’s not clear if these units being offered for people with ‘memory issues’ are market rate, or being sponcered by the city at a lower cost ? If they are I hope my memory will still be on the ball enough for me to sign up for one! My neurologist is having me tested via an MRI of the head on Monday and a 3 hour discussion with a phychiatrist at at Mount Sinai later in the week. Oh boy! It’s all quite frightening!