Midtown

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

8:00 am on December 11, 2025 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.

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

7:30 am on December 10, 2025 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.

570 Fifth Avenue, Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox.

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

8:00 am on December 8, 2025 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.

1 East 57th Street. Photo by Michael Young.

Demolition Underway for Louis Vuitton’s New Flagship Tower at 1 East 57th Street in Midtown, Manhattan

8:00 am on December 1, 2025 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Kicking off our annual countdown of the 31 tallest construction projects in New York is 1 East 57th Street, the new 485-foot-tall Louis Vuitton flagship store in Midtown, Manhattan. Developed by LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, the project involves the 5-story vertical expansion of the current 20-story tower. The property is located on Billionaires’ Row at the corner of Fifth Avenue and East 57th Street.

67 Irving Place. Rendering courtesy of Hayes Davidson.

Renderings Reveal Office-To-Residential Conversion of 67 Irving Place in Gramercy Park, Manhattan

7:30 am on December 1, 2025 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

New renderings have been revealed for the office-to-residential conversion of 67 Irving Place, a 12-story commercial building in Gramercy Park, Manhattan. Designed by Morris Adjmi Architects and developed by CIM Group, the structure will yield 11 condominium units with an average scope of 3,450 square feet, as well as 3,000 square feet of ground-floor restaurant space. The property is located between East 18th and 19th Streets.

6 East 43rd Street. Designed by Gensler.

6 East 43rd Street Begins Residential Conversion, Expansion in Midtown, Manhattan

8:00 am on November 30, 2025 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Work is underway on the office-to-residential conversion and vertical expansion of 6 East 43rd Street, a 27-story office tower in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Gensler and developed by Vanbarton Group, the 400,000-square-foot project will yield 441 rental units, with 111 dedicated to affordable housing. The 57-year-old structure is located between Fifth and Madison Avenues with frontage on both East 42nd and 43rd Streets.

Penn 15 Supertall Remains On Hold At 15 Penn Plaza in Midtown, Manhattan

8:00 am on November 28, 2025 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Concluding our Turkey Week list of stalled projects in New York is Penn 15, a proposed 50-story supertall commercial skyscraper at 15 Penn Plaza in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Foster + Partners and developed by Vornado Realty Trust, the 1,000-foot-tall structure is planned to yield 2.2 million square feet of office space as the centerpiece of the 7.4-million-square-foot Penn District master plan. The property is located along Seventh Avenue between West 32nd and 33rd Streets, directly across from Penn Station.

Work Remains Stalled on Three Hudson Boulevard in Hudson Yards, Manhattan

8:00 am on November 27, 2025 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Next on our Turkey Week countdown of stalled projects in New York is Three Hudson Boulevard, a planned 56-story office skyscraper in Manhattan’s Hudson Yards district. Designed by FXCollaborative and developed by BXP and The Moinian Group, the $3 billion project was planned to rise 987 feet tall and yield 1.86 million square feet of office space. The property occupies a full city block bounded by West 35th Street to the north, West 34th Street to the south, Bella Abzug Park to the east, and Eleventh Avenue to the west.

Plans Announced for 18-Story Tower at 335–339 Fifth Avenue In Midtown, Manhattan

7:30 am on November 23, 2025 By Max Gillespie and Matt Pruznick

Plans have been announced for an 18-story residential building at 335–339 Fifth Avenue in Midtown, Manhattan. Developed in a joint venture between Slate Property Group and Pi Capital Partners, the structure will span roughly 89,000 square feet and yield approximately 95 rental units. The project will also include ground-floor retail space. Twenty percent of the units are planned to be dedicated to affordable housing under New York’s 485-x tax abatement program. The property is located at the corner of Fifth Avenue and East 33rd Street, directly across from the Empire State Building.

18 West 55th Street. Rendering courtesy of Streetsense.

18W55 Wraps Up Construction At 18 West 55th Street in Midtown, Manhattan

8:00 am on November 22, 2025 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is wrapping up on 18W55, a 25-story residential building at 18 West 55th Street in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Morris Adjmi Architects and developed and built by Skyline Developers, the 289-foot-tall structure spans 153,104 square feet and will yield 97 rental units with an average scope of 1,319 square feet. The project also includes 6,380 square feet of ground-floor commercial space and a 10,343-square-foot cellar level. The property is located on a formerly vacant interior lot between Fifth and Sixth Avenues.

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