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One Manhattan West from the ground, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

YIMBY Tours Brookfield’s Manhattan West Development, First Look at Rooftop Views

8:00 am on September 25, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

Brookfield has officially celebrated the topping out of the 67-story One Manhattan West, aka OMW, the largest of six structures in their six million square foot Manhattan West development in Midtown West. The project has successfully lured several large companies to lease, and plans to add a significant amount of public space to the city. For a complete update on the construction, YIMBY visited the site, capturing top-floor views from both The Eugene and OMW.

One Manhattan West from Chelsea, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

One Manhattan West’s Mushrooming Steel Reaches Top Floor, Midtown West

8:00 am on August 16, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

Construction of the 67-story One Manhattan West in Midtown has been an unusual spectacle for most New Yorkers. The mushrooming rise of the structure is not a normal sight in Manhattan, but the arrangement has been effective, with steel rising the final fourteen levels in just two months, and now reaching the top floor. Brookfield is responsible for the development.

1241 Broadway estimated height, base image via Google Maps

Permits Filed for SOM-Designed 1241 Broadway, Midtown, Manhattan

7:30 am on August 10, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

Permits have been filed for a 22-story commercial office building at 1241 Broadway in Midtown, Manhattan. The architect of the project will be Skidmore Owings & Merrill, who arguably have had the largest impact on New York City’s built environment compared to any other firm. First formed in 1939, they specialize in high-end office space, like the soon-to-be tower in today’s post.

One Manhattan West, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson from 90 Morton

One Manhattan West’s Concrete Core Tops Out in Midtown West

8:00 am on June 20, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

For the second time this week, we can report that a supertall in Manhattan is reaching its peak. One Manhattan West’s concrete superstructure has topped-out 995 feet above Midtown. Brookfield is behind Manhattan West, which will create six buildings and a large public plaza, producing a total seven million square feet of office, residential, and hotel space.

Related’s 35 Hudson Yards Tops Out As Neighborhood’s First Residential Supertall

8:00 am on June 19, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

Progress on the second highest tower in the Hudson Yards mega-development has reached a milestone. 35 Hudson Yards has officially topped out at 1,009 feet. Now that it has reached that height, it is the ninth tallest structure in New York City and 19^th tallest in the United States. Related Companies and Oxford Properties Group are responsible for the development. Next door, 30 Hudson Yards is tantalizingly close to topping out, but the milestone has not yet officially occurred.

1865 Broadway, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

1865 Broadway’s Façade Installation Begins, Upper West Side

8:00 am on May 8, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

The Upper West Side isn’t home to much new development, but that hasn’t stopped the rise of 1865 Broadway, the most substantial structure currently nearing completion in the neighborhood. Now, the 33-story residential tower is finally starting to see its SOM-designed concrete paneling installed along the lower floors, and the result is proving an increasingly attractive addition to the cityscape.

Fresh Permits Filed for 40-Story 18 India Street, Greenpoint Waterfront

7:30 am on May 2, 2018 By Sebastian Morris

Following a trail of sparse details and leaked renderings of Greenpoint’s 18 India Street, the waterfront development appears to finally be moving forward. Fresh filings reveal changes to the expected building area and use type.

One Manhattan West’s Supertall Superstructure Nears Topping-Out

8:00 am on April 25, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

Construction of the supertall office building One Manhattan West in Midtown has made rapid progress since our last reporting in October. The project has reached a few milestones while under the radar, including the superstructure finally stretching above its immediate neighbor, Three Manhattan West. The steel massing is 22 floors below the superstructure, and the curtain wall façade, which just began installation last October, is now 19 floors below the steel. The ballooning steel envelope is now significantly above its immediate neighbors, with the curtain wall starting to reach the same threshold. Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill LLP are responsible for the design.

Construction Nears Finish Line, Sales Gallery Opens for 91 Leonard Street, Tribeca

7:00 am on February 23, 2018 By Jordan Beeche

Yet another new development in Tribeca is nearing the finish line, and work on the sales gallery for 91 Leonard Street has now wrapped. Toll Brothers City Living is responsible for the development, and the condominium building, known as 91 Leonard, will rise 19 floors and 210 feet to its rooftop.

270 Park Avenue To Become Largest Purposely-Demolished Building In World History

8:00 am on February 22, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

The Park Avenue corridor north of Grand Central is about to sprout yet another major new addition. 432 Park Avenue opened as the tallest residential tower in the country earlier this decade. 425 Park Avenue is currently under construction, and will soon become an 892-foot tall office building. And now, 270 Park is set for demolition and rebirth as a supertall, stretching to an eventual pinnacle 1,200 feet above street level.

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