Midtown East

JPMorgan Chase’s Supertall Headquarters Reaches Second Setback at 270 Park Avenue in Midtown East, Manhattan

8:00 am on May 3, 2023 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction has reached the second setback on JPMorgan Chase‘s 1,388-foot supertall headquarters at 270 Park Avenue in Midtown East. Designed by Lord Norman Foster of Foster + Partners with Adamsom Associates as the architect of record and developed by Tishman Speyer, 70-story skyscraper will yield 2.5 million square feet of office space with a capacity of 15,000 employees, and will become the tallest structure in New York completely powered by hydroelectric energy. Adamson Associates is the architect of record, Banker Steel provided the steelwork, NYC Constructors is the steel subcontractor, Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers (MRCE) designed the structural foundation elements, Severud Associates is the engineer of record, R&R Scaffolding Ltd. will provide the BMU, New Hudson Facades is supplying the curtain wall, and AEOCOM Tishman is the general contractor for the property, which occupies a full city block bound by East 48th Street to the north, East 47th Street to the south, Park Avenue to the east, and Madison Avenue to the west.

Permits Filed for 215 East 45th Street in Midtown East, Manhattan

6:30 am on March 25, 2023 By Vanessa Londono

Permits have been filed for a 21-story shelter and community services building at 215 East 45th Street in Midtown East, Manhattan. Located between Second and Third Avenues, the lot is a short walk to Grand Central subway station, serviced by the 4, 5, 6, and 7 trains. Nonprofit organization Project Renewal currently operates the City-owned women’s shelter in the seven-story building on the site. The City is using the ULURP process to deliver the site to Project Renewal, who will be the owner of the site when the financing is closed at the end of this year.

135 East 47th Street, aka Monogram New York, Progresses With Facade Installation, in Midtown East, Manhattan

8:00 am on March 16, 2023 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Façade installation is progressing on 135 East 47th Street, a 35-story residential skyscraper, named Monogram New York, in Midtown East. Designed by Ismael Leyva Architects and developed by Navigation Capital Group, the 500-foot-tall structure will yield 191 condominium units in studio to two-bedroom layouts, as well as 5,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Cauldwell Wingate is in charge of constructing the tower, which is located between Lexington and Third Avenues. Anthology Group is the hospitality partner, while Shanghai-based Neri & Hu is the interior designer.

Excavation Progresses at 126 East 57th Street in Midtown East, Manhattan

8:00 am on March 15, 2023 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Excavation is progressing at 126 East 57th Street, the site of a 28-story residential building on Billionaires’ Row in Midtown East, Manhattan. Designed by ODA Architecture and developed by MRR Development under the MRR 1326 LLC, the 346-foot-tall structure will yield 147 condominium units spread across 170,000 square feet with interiors by Gabellini Sheppard, as well as 5,000 square feet of lower-level retail space. WSP USA is the engineer and Plaza Buildings is the general contractor for the project, which is being constructed on an L-shaped parcel at the corner of East 56th Street and Lexington Avenue. The narrow panhandle section of the building’s footprint will extend north to East 57th Street. ODA is also in charge of designing the interiors.

Demolition Wraps Up for KPF-Designed Office Skyscraper at 343 Madison Avenue in Midtown East, Manhattan

8:00 am on March 13, 2023 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Demolition is nearly complete at 343 Madison Avenue, the site of a 49-story commercial skyscraper in Midtown East, Manhattan. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and developed by Boston Properties, the 844-foot-tall structure will yield 750,400 square feet of office space, ground-floor retail, and multiple cellar levels. Titan Industrial Services is the demolition contractor for the property, which is bound by East 45th Street to the north, East 44th Street to the south, and Madison Avenue to the west.

405 Park Avenue Completes Demolition in Midtown East, Manhattan

7:30 am on March 13, 2023 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Demolition is complete at 405 Park Avenue, the site of a possible new skyscraper in Midtown East, Manhattan. No architect or details have been revealed for the forthcoming structure, which is being developed by MRP Realty, though the breadth of the plot suggests that it will likely support an office tower yielding several hundred thousand square feet. Titan Industrial SVC Corp. is the demolition contractor for the property, which is located at the corner of Park Avenue and East 54th Street.

Permits Filed for 4 East 49th Street in Midtown East, Manhattan

7:00 am on March 11, 2023 By Vanessa Londono

Permits have been filed to expand a 14-story structure into a 29-story mixed-use building at 4 East 49th Street in Manhattan’s Midtown East. Located between Fifth Avenue and Madison Avenue, the interior lot is one block from the 47-50 Streets-Rockefeller Center subway station, serviced by the B, D, F, and M trains. Rudolf Abramov of RJ Capital Holdings is listed as the owner behind the applications.

Curtain Wall Installation Begins on JPMorgan Headquarters at 270 Park Avenue in Midtown East, Manhattan

8:00 am on March 7, 2023 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

The first curtain wall panels have begun installation on JPMorgan Chase‘s rising 1,388-foot supertall headquarters at 270 Park Avenue in Midtown East. Designed by Lord Norman Foster of Foster + Partners and developed by Tishman Speyer, the 70-story skyscraper will yield 2.5 million square feet of office space for 15,000 employees, and will become the tallest structure in New York powered entirely by hydroelectric energy. Adamsom Associates is the architect of record, Banker Steel provided the steelwork, NYC Constructors is the steel subcontractor, Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers (MRCE) designed the structural foundation elements, Severud Associates is the engineer of record, R&R Scaffolding Ltd. will provide the BMU, and AEOCOM Tishman is the general contractor for the property, which occupies a full block bound by East 48th Street to the north, East 47th Street to the south, Park Avenue to the east, and Madison Avenue to the west.

East Midtown Greenway Nears Completion Along the Sutton Place Waterfront in Midtown, Manhattan

8:00 am on March 4, 2023 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Work is closing in on completion on the East Midtown Greenway, a 1.8-acre public promenade along the East River waterfront in Turtle Bay. Designed by Stantec, the 2,000-foot-long plaza runs from East 53rd to 61st Streets and is the second phase of the three-segment East Midtown Waterfront Esplanade, which will eventually stretch down to East 38th Street with recreation space for pedestrians and bicyclists. The $100 million project is located to the east of the FDR Drive and will also include a new park entrance at East 60th Street, a pedestrian bridge, and the revamping of Andrew Haswell Green Park and the Alice Aycock Pavilion.

Rendering of Freedom Plaza - Courtesy of The Soloviev Group

Freedom Plaza Mixed-Use Gaming Campus Plan Revealed for Midtown East, Manhattan

7:30 am on February 22, 2023 By Sebastian Morris

Soloviev Group has joined the race to win one of three pending licenses to construct a casino in downstate New York. In collaboration with Mohegan, an extension of the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, which owns a global portfolio of gaming resorts, the developers have revealed Freedom Plaza, a 6.7-acre waterfront gaming and residential campus near the United Nations complex in Midtown East, Manhattan.

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