Façade work has resumed on 450 Eleventh Avenue, a 51-story Aloft Hotel in Hudson Yards. Designed by DSM Design Group and developed by Marx Development Group, the 642-foot-tall skyscraper will yield 379 guest rooms as well as a business center, a ballroom, and a fourth-floor restaurant and bar with an outdoor terrace overlooking the transforming neighborhood. Atria Builders is the general contractor for the property, which is located at the corner of West 37th Street and Eleventh Avenue, directly across from the Jacob K. Javits Center.
At the time of our last update in December, construction was just topping out and only a sliver of windows had been installed on the lower levels. The site sat idle for some time, but it appears that work has resumed, with more glass installed around the base of the building, as well as above the multi-story podium.
450 11th Avenue. Photo by Michael Young
450 11th Avenue. Photo by Michael Young
450 11th Avenue. Photo by Michael Young
450 11th Avenue. Photo by Michael Young
The main tower’s northern and western exteriors will feature a complex grid of irregularly angled panes. Crews were spotted putting together the first set, and this unconventional design will take a little more time than a traditionally flat envelope. However, this will make for a unique appearance that stands out from the rest of the neighborhood, especially in the late afternoon toward sunset, when the light will create a shimmering effect. The two blank eastern and southern walls of the hotel are likely to remain as they are, or perhaps be painted.
450 11th Avenue. Photo by Michael Young
450 11th Avenue. Photo by Michael Young
450 11th Avenue. Photo by Michael Young
450 11th Avenue. Photo by Michael Young
The safety cocoon on the top of the superstructure is still in place, and is unclear when this assembly will be taken down.
450 11th Avenue. Photo by Michael Young
450 11th Avenue. Photo by Michael Young
450 11th Avenue. Photo by Michael Young
Below is the previous rendering for 450 Eleventh avenue before it received a slightly simpler modification to its glass curtain wall.
The previous design for 450 Eleventh Avenue. Designed by DSM Design Group
450 Eleventh Avenue is anticipated to be completed next year.
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Looking simply and from the superstructure, plainly constructed on design installation. And installations started to its action, so plenty of progress on windows must be illuminated: Thanks to Michael Young.
At least a ‘glass box’ is honest.
I live close by and seems like every few weeks something happens for a day or two, then nothing for months. Hope this is for real now, and hopefully, they at least paint the back of it an interesting color – if that’s all they plan to do with all that blank concrete, come on, how does that get approved?!
Because other towers will be built against that blank wall in no time. Do you really not get that?
Come on buddy, no need to be a condescending POS 🙂
Hey Stanley – My guess is that they did not purchase the air rights of the adjoining lot so they could not place windows on that side and thus the blank wall. I am certain that blank wall will be leased for advertising until something is built on that adjoining lot. Just my opinion.
Windows on back order from China…..
From Columbus Circle looking south, its the best looking tower to be constructed.
The arch of record was just switched out for some no name engineer. The original arch Schiffman is about to lose his license for practicing w/o a license on this and other buildings. This project is fckd.
Hey Nimby!
This project is on the front page of the NY Times cuz of the comment made a month ago and you don’t feature it??? This developer, architect, and whoever was the draftsman drawing plans and pretending to be an architect are going to jail cuz of this.