Lendlease Corporation

Renderings Revealed for The Torch at 740 Eighth Avenue in Midtown, Manhattan

Renderings have been revealed for The Torch, a 1,067-foot mixed-use supertall skyscraper at 740 Eighth Avenue in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by ODA with SLCE Architects as the architect of record and developed by Extell, the 52-story structure will span 875,372 square feet and yield an 825-room hotel on the lower half and a public outdoor observation deck with a drop ride attraction above. The property will also feature lower-level retail space, a restaurant on two of the upper floors, a VIP lounge, and a pool deck for hotel guests. Lendlease is the general contractor, WSP is the structural engineer, and Ancora Engineering is handling excavation and foundations for the project, which is located along Eighth Avenue between West 45th and 46th Streets on the border of Times Square and Hell’s Kitchen.

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Disney Headquarters Nears Completion at 7 Hudson Square in Hudson Square, Manhattan

Construction is nearing completion on The Walt Disney Company’s 22-story New York headquarters at 7 Hudson Square in Hudson Square, Manhattan. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and developed by Silverstein Properties, 338-foot-tall structure will yield 1.2 million square feet of offices, film and production studios, and ground-floor retail space. Lendlease is the general contractor for the project, which is alternately addressed as 137 Varick Street and formerly addressed as 4 Hudson Square, and stands on an 85,600-square-foot full-block plot bound by Vandam Street to the north, Spring Street to the south, Varick Street to the east, and Hudson Street to the west.

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Rendering of 50 West 66th Street - Snøhetta

Snøhetta’s 50 West 66th Street Climbs Higher Above Manhattan’s Upper West Side

The seventh-tallest building on our year-end construction countdown is 50 West 66th Street, a 775-foot-tall residential skyscraper on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Designed by Snøhetta with SLCE Architects as the executive architect and developed by Extell and Tennor Holding, the 69-story structure will yield 127 condominium units and claim the title as the tallest building in the neighborhood. Lendlease is the general contractor for the project, which is located on an interior lot between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West with frontage on both West 65th and West 66th Streets.

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Birds-eye rendering of Claremont Hall at 100 Claremont Avenue

RAMSA’s Claremont Hall Wraps Up Construction in Morningside Heights, Manhattan

The 22nd-tallest building on our annual year-end countdown is Claremont Hall, a 466-foot-tall mixed-use tower currently completing construction at 100 Claremont Avenue in Morningside Heights, Manhattan. Designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects along with SLCE Architects and interior designer CetraRuddy Architects, and developed by Lendlease, Daiwa House Texas, and LMXD, the 41-story structure spans 354,000 square feet and yields 165 condominium units in one- to four-bedroom layouts, as well as classrooms, office space, and faculty housing for Union Theological Seminary. The project also involves renovations to the school’s Hastings Hall by Beyer Blinder Belle. Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group is leading sales and marketing and Lendlease is the general contractor for the property, which is located by the corner of Claremont Avenue and West 122nd Street.

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30-Story Medical Office Tower Continues Ascent at 1522 First Avenue On Manhattan’s Upper East Side

The 26th-tallest building on our annual year-end construction countdown is 1522 First Avenue, a 30-story medical office building rising in the Yorkville section of Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by Perkins Eastman and developed by Extell Development Company, the 449-foot-tall structure will yield 400,000 square feet of Class A office space and retail space on the ground floor and cellar levels. The Hospital for Special Surgery will serve as the anchor tenant, occupying 200,000 square feet across the first eight stories of the building. Ancora Engineering is the engineer of record and Lendlease is the general contractor for the project, which is alternately addressed as 403 East 79th Street and located between East 79th and 80th Streets.

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