Midtown

One Vanderbilt Reaches Top of Crown With Spire Installation Imminent, in Midtown East

8:00 am on September 16, 2019 By Michael Young

One Vanderbilt has reached a huge milestone as construction has topped out on the supertall commercial skyscraper’s tiered steel crown. Workers will soon begin assembly of the 100-foot-tall architectural spire, which will bring the project’s total height to 1,401 feet. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and developed by SL Green, the 77-story Midtown East tower will have a three-story indoor and outdoor public observatory situated at 1,020 feet above street level. Construction of the spire could conceivably finish before the end of the week, given the tremendous speed with which One Vanderbilt has shot upward into the sky.

Rendering of The Centrale at 138 East 50th Street - The Seventh Art

Ceruzzi Properties Reveals The Centrale’s Amenities at 138 East 50th Street in Midtown

7:30 am on September 12, 2019 By Sebastian Morris

Ceruzzi Properties and SMI have partnered with Champalimaud Design to deliver a suite of amenity spaces within The Centrale, one of the latest condominium towers to debut in Manhattan’s East Side. Located at 138 East 50th Street, the 71-story building is designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli and SLCE and contains 124 condominiums that entered the market in May 2019.

Black Construction Netting Shrouds 1568 Broadway for Imminent Demolition in Times Square

7:30 am on September 7, 2019 By Michael Young

Preparation for the demolition of 1568 Broadway is continuing to gear up as scaffolding and construction netting now shroud almost the entire 46-story Times Square tower. The 29-year old structure served as a DoubleTree hotel and will be replaced by a new hotel, with tenants yet to be announced. The proposed 550,000-square-foot development is called TSX Broadway and will preserve and lift the 106-year-old Palace Theatre three stories above the ground floor to make way for new retail space. The $2.5 billion project is being developed by L&L Holding Company, Maefield Development, and Fortress Investment Group.

Turkevi Center’s Glass Curtain Wall Continues to Rise at 821 First Avenue in Midtown East

8:00 am on September 5, 2019 By Michael Young

Façade work on the Turkevi Center at 821 First Avenue in the Midtown East neighborhood of Turtle Bay is taking shape. Located at the intersection of East 46th Street and First Avenue, the topped-out reinforced concrete skyscraper rises 563 feet and will eventually serve as the consulate of the Republic of Turkey. Perkins Eastman is the designer of the 35-story mixed-use development.

Demo Permits Filed for 297 Third Avenue in Gramercy, Manhattan

6:30 am on September 5, 2019 By Vanessa Londono

Demolition permits have been filed for a three-story building at 297 Third Avenue in Gramercy, Manhattan. Located between East 23rd Street and East 22nd Street, the site is two blocks east of the 23rd Street subway station, serviced by the 6 train. SMA Equities is listed as the owner behind the applications.

Excavation Begins for 695-Foot-Tall Residential Skyscraper at 601 West 29th Street in Hudson Yards

8:00 am on September 3, 2019 By Michael Young

Excavators have begun to dig below street level at the site of 601 West 29th Street, aka Tower A, which will become a 695-foot-tall residential skyscraper. Our last YIMBY update was in early July, where demolition and clearing had just wrapped up at the site, which is located at the corner of West 29th Street and Eleventh Avenue. Workers are wasting no time at all with the construction of the 58-story building, which is designed by FXCollaborative and developed by Douglaston Development.

249 East 50th Street Rises Above Street Level in Midtown East

7:30 am on September 3, 2019 By Michael Young

Workers are forming the reinforced concrete columns and floor slabs for 249 East 50th Street as construction has risen above street level in Midtown East. The 15-story, 151-foot-tall residential project is designed by Isaac Stern and is being developed by Tun Kyaw, who purchased the land for $17 million.

Possible Supertall In The Works as Extell Files Demolition Permits For 724-726 Eighth Avenue, in Midtown West

8:00 am on September 2, 2019 By Michael Young

Extell, the developer behind some of the most prominent projects in New York City such as Central Park Tower, One57, Brooklyn Point, and One Manhattan Square, recently filed demolition permits for two four-story structures at 724 and 726 Eighth Avenue. Located at the busy corner of West 45th Street and Eighth Avenue, the block-wide development stirred interest in early 2018 when a concept proposal was release. YIMBY last reported on the Midtown West site when it was addressed as 265 West 45th Street.

United Arab Emirates Consulate’s Façade Takes Shape at 315 East 46th Street in Midtown East

7:30 am on September 2, 2019 By Michael Young

The curtain wall of 315 East 46th Street is quickly taking shape in the Midtown East neighborhood of Turtle Bay. The nine-story reinforced concrete structure topped out earlier this year and will be the home of the consulate of the United Arab Emirates. Plaza Construction is building the 145-foot tall structure, which is designed by Skidmore Owings & Merrill and developed by Fisher Brothers.

Pendry Hotel’s Wavy Curtain Wall Begins Assemblage at 4 Manhattan West in Midtown

7:30 am on August 25, 2019 By Michael Young

Construction is moving along smoothly on the Pendry Hotel, aka 4 Manhattan West. The reinforced concrete superstructure of the 21-story Midtown West development has risen past the halfway mark, and installation of its distinctive wavy façade has begun on the northern and western elevations. The mixed-use project, which is designed by Skidmore Owings & Merrill and developed by Brookfield Properties, is slated to offer 164 guest rooms and a selection of condominiums on its upper floors.

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