Architecture

Long-Awaited Office Tower at 106 West 56th Street Finally Tops Out, in Midtown

Construction at 106 West 56th Street has recently topped out at 27 stories. The Perkins Eastman-designed office building stands 403 feet tall and is being developed by private equity firm Savanna Fund, along with Hong Kong-based developer Atom Assets. The steel superstructure and its gentle setbacks should soon see the first glass curtain wall panels installed in the coming weeks. The site is located just one block south of 57th Street, aka Billionaires’ Row.

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Subterranean Work Complete on the Ronald O. Perelman Performing Arts Center at the World Trade Center

Construction is moving along on the Ronald O. Perelman Performing Arts Center at the World Trade Center. The future 130-foot-tall, marbled-cladded building is designed by Rex Architecture and developed by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ). The site is located in the Financial District at the foot of One World Trade Center and Seven World Trade Center. The 9/11 Memorial is to the south of the property, while the plot of Two World Trade Center, aka 200 Greenwich Street, is found to the east across Greenwich Street.

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Foundation Work Begins for 29th & 5th, BIG’s Office Skyscraper at 3 West 29th Street in NoMad

Excavation work has commenced for 29th & 5th, Bjarke Ingels Group‘s proposed skyscraper at 3 West 29th Street in NoMad. Excavators, piling machines, and other construction equipment are in use at the site, which is located just five blocks south of the Empire State Building. Developed by HFZ Capital Group, the future 34-story, 551-foot-tall office tower will yield 300,000 square feet and incorporate shear glass walls and staggered outdoor terraces along the eastern elevation.

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Greenwich West’s Brick Curtain Wall Progressing Swiftly at 110 Charlton Street in Hudson Square

Work on the brick curtain wall of Greenwich West, aka 110 Charlton Street, has made tremendous progress since YIMBY last reported about the status of the topped-out Hudson Square project in January. The upcoming 30-story residential building is designed by Loci Anima and Adamson Associates and developed by Strategic CapitalCape Advisors, and Forum Absolute Capital Partners. Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group is handling sales for Greenwich West’s 170 units.

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