The crane is now up at 160 Madison Avenue, which will soon give rise to a 31-story tower; the architect of record is SLCE. The site’s developer is JD Carlisle, and the building has undergone a number of changes since Ismael Leyva designed the initial iteration.
160 Madison Avenue
Excavation at the site is now complete, and foundations are being poured; the forms in the lower levels already show the shape of the eventual tower, which will rise at a diagonal to the street. The lone rendering, which was posted on-site, doesn’t show the tower in any level of real detail, but the interruption of the street-wall along Madison Avenue is a definite negative.
160 Madison Avenue and the Empire State Building
Once finished, 160 Madison will hold 225 condominiums and stand 371 feet tall; while the exterior may be lackluster, at least units will have relatively high ceilings. Besides the residential, there will be an 11,000 square foot retail component. Completion of the project is expected in 2015.
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