Midtown

Rendering of 12 West 57th Street by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Site Cleared for SOM-Designed Skyscraper at 12 West 57th Street in Midtown, Manhattan

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

At number 19 on our year-end countdown of the tallest projects underway in New York is 12 West 57th Street, a proposed 672-foot-tall residential skyscraper along Billionaires’ Row in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill and developed by Stefan Soloviev of Solow Building Co., the 52-story structure will take the place of multiple former low- and mid-rise buildings between Fifth and Sixth Avenues and rise from a through lot spanning West 56th and 57th Streets.

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450 Eleventh Avenue. Designed by Moshe Tzur Architects and DSM Design Group.

Hotel Meta Nears Completion at 450 Eleventh Avenue in Hudson Yards, Manhattan

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

The 20th-tallest building on our annual construction countdown is Hotel Meta, a 642-foot-tall hotel skyscraper nearing completion at 450 Eleventh Avenue in Hudson Yards, Manhattan. Designed by Moshe Tzur Architects and DSM Design Group and developed by Marx Development Group, the 51-story structure will yield an undisclosed number of hotel rooms and a collection of amenities, including a multi-level restaurant with a bar and outdoor terrace. The property is located at the corner of West 37th Street and Eleventh Avenue, directly across from the Jacob K. Javits Center.

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RIU Hotel Skyscraper Begins Ascent At 1710 Broadway in Midtown, Manhattan

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

At number 21 on our year-end countdown of the tallest buildings under construction in New York is 1710 Broadway, a 633-foot-tall hotel skyscraper in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Moss Architects and developed by RIU Hotels and Resorts, the 54-story structure will yield 673 hotel rooms, as well as two 300-seat restaurants and a lounge bar. The 8,848-square-foot development site has 129 feet of frontage at the corner of Broadway and West 54th Street.

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Campus footprint, via LPC proposal.

Vanderbilt University Proposes Upgrades to Historic Seminary Campus in Chelsea, Manhattan

By Max Gillespie

Vanderbilt University has submitted a proposal to the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission for a series of improvements at 440 West 21st Street in Chelsea, Manhattan. Designed by Beyer Blinder Belle, the project seeks to make modifications to the General Theological Seminary campus, which Vanderbilt agreed to lease for $44 million in September. The site is bounded by West 20th and 21st Streets and Ninth and Tenth Avenues.

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570 Fifth Avenue, Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox.

Excavation Continues for KPF-Designed Skyscraper at 570 Fifth Avenue in Midtown, Manhattan

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

The 24th-tallest project on our year-end construction countdown is 570 Fifth Avenue, a 567-foot-tall commercial skyscraper set to rise on the eastern edge of the Diamond District in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and developed by Extell, the 32-story structure will yield nearly 1.1 million square feet, with the majority devoted to Class A office space. The project will also contain retail space on floors one and two, an 80,000-square-foot flagship store for IKEA on the first two cellar levels, as well as a gym, swimming pool, basketball court, and juice bar on the third and fourth below-grade stories. The property is located between West 46th and 47th Streets.

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