Foundations are underway at 300 East 50th Street, the site of a 23-story residential building in the Turtle Bay section of Midtown East, Manhattan. Designed by BKSK Architects and developed by MAG Partners in collaboration with Global Holdings, KRW Realty Advisors, Krown Point, and Safanad, the 275-foot-tall structure will span 170,000 square feet and yield 194 units, with 30 percent allocated to affordable housing, as well as ground-floor retail space, a cellar level, and a 30-foot-long side yard. 300 East 50th Street Owner LLC is listed as the owner and Urban Atelier Group is the general contractor for the property, which is located at the intersection of Second Avenue and East 50th Street.
Recent photographs show the reinforced concrete foundations in progress with the slab and perimeter walls already formed, and numerous bundles of rebar protruding throughout the plot at the locations of the core and columns. Based on the pace of work, construction could reach street level by the spring.
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
The below Google Street View image details the low-rise building that occupied the property prior to its demolition.
300 East 50th Street in Midtown East, Manhattan via Google Maps
The rendering in the main photo depicts the northern corner of 300 East 50th Street showing a light gray brick envelope surrounding a grid of floor-to-ceiling windows. The structure rises uniformly to the first setback on the 16th floor, which is topped with landscaped terraces. Additional setbacks are located on the 18th floor, after which the building continues to the parapet and mechanical bulkhead lined with metal grilles. The property features 100 feet of ground-floor retail frontage on the northern and western elevations, with large bay windows framed by bronze-colored paneling.
King Contracting Group will be in charge of installing the CMU blocks, brick cladding, and EIFS panels.
The building is planned to house ten to 12 apartments per floor on levels two through 15, and five to seven apartments per floor on levels 16 through 23. Amenities include a shared rooftop deck, bicycle parking, a lounge, a fitness center, and an inner courtyard.
The nearest subways from the property are the E and F trains at the Lexington Avenue-53rd Street station, which provides a connection to the 6 train at the 51st Street station.
300 East 50th Street’s anticipated completion date is slated for the fourth quarter of 2025, as noted on site.
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Nice for that location.
Another boring East side condo.
Finally cleaning up that corner! Full of trash, abandoned buildings and more for more than 3 years. Hopefully will encourage residents on south side of block (to First Ave) to clean up their sidewalks and nearby areas as well.
I guess vines will grow in NYC, re yesterday’s conversation.
This is not the colosseum. It’s much needed housing, far more than what the 4 story ones they replaced can provide. And if the are connected w/ electric instead of gas, has the potential to use less fossil fuels over time. If we stop demolishing existing small houses, rent goes up, we stop growing, we’ll have worse living conditions.
Not that I thing nothing new should ever be built, but why is endless growth a necessity? Room will eventually run out
Also, this one has 194 units at least but it’s common for these luxury developments to have such large units that they lead to a net loss in housing.
Domino Sugar Factory..1882
What exactly is the connection between this residential site in Midtown and a former factory in Williamsburg?
I think you’re looking for NY NIMBY
Jesus f*cking Christ Guesser…you’ve really proved yourself to be insane. Your “comment” is nothing more than a screaming child with a loud mouth & no self control
As usual YIMBYS attack me instead of commenting on the article and its conclusions.
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Guesser, if you decide to steal an entire article from a 2021 New York Magazine as part of an attempt to deliberately spam the comment section, at least use your brain and have the decency to site your source. Nice job stealing Justin Davidson’s entire article you dumbass
NYYIMBY doesn’t allow you to copy links from other sites Brainiac.
As usual YIMBYS attack me instead of commenting on the article and its conclusions.
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Do you have any shame in plagiarizing, whining, and being so obliviously brash Guesser?
What was so historical about the old buildings that were demolished to make us hear another rant from you..🙄
NYYIMBY doesn’t allow you to copy links from other sites Brainiac.
As usual YIMBYS attack me instead of commenting on the article and its conclusions.
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Thx for the “before” photo. The old corner looked more interesting than what’s coming.
Guesser, your comment is as poorly executed and counterintuitive as the two girls throwing & wasting soup on the Mona Lisa to protest food waste. Stop being such an attention whore
As usual YIMBYS attack me instead of commenting on the article and its conclusions.
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If I were the chosen one on apartment, I would probably choose a height of 16th floor or higher: Thanks to Michael Young.
Guesser, you never learn. Using words you didn’t come up with and spamming Yimby’s comment section with an entire article copy from someone else is something that constitutes as a copy + paste crap comment. I wish Justin Davidson from New York Magazine (the guy you clearly stole from) could knock you out into a coma.
NYYIMBY doesn’t allow you to copy links from other sites Brainiac.
As usual YIMBYS attack me instead of commenting on the article and its conclusions.
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That’s probably for the exact reason you were trying to do Guesser 🙄🤦🏻♂️ Stop copying and pasting:
“As usual YIMBYS attack me instead of commenting on the article and its conclusions.
I love you”
Once again, you prove to be the biggest hypocrite playing the victim card and blame others for calling you out. And nobody loves you 🖕
You got nobody to blame for your outrage and unresolved anger issues but yourself Guesser. Like why you gotta take it out on everyone here bro?
Guesser what do you expect to hear from people if you keep posting the same CRAP/BLSHT response every time? I don’t see how you can’t understand that people will stop correcting you if you start to realize it yourself.
As usual, guesser pushes the victim narrative, blames everyone else for making trouble, and shows quick aggression & hostility when confronted. All classic traits of a manupulative bully and gaslighting.