Midtown

Jean Nouvel Presides Over 53 West 53rd Street’s Topping-Out, Views Show Rest of Billionaire’s Row Continues to Rise

8:00 am on June 12, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

It’s been five months since 53 West 53^rd Street came within striking distance of its pinnacle. We can now report that the Midtown supertall has officially topped out at its highest habitable floor, which contains the upper portion of a $70 million duplex. In today’s post, we scope the views from the tower’s apex, and also have the latest from the tower’s architect, Jean Nouvel, who attended the topping-out celebration last week.

One Vanderbilt, photo by Andrew Nelson rendering by Jose Hernandez

One Vanderbilt Begins Gaining Prominence On The Midtown East Skyline

8:00 am on June 11, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

Right across from the iconic Grand Central terminal in Midtown, construction is moving along for the commercial supertall One Vanderbilt. Our last update in March showed that the building had reached two floors above the distinctive retail podium. We can report that the structure has more than doubled in height over the past three months, now standing 17 floors above street level. The building will eventually top off 1,401 feet above street level, and SL Green is developing.

New Hyatt Place Hotel at 350 West 39th Street Tops Out, Midtown Manhattan

7:00 am on June 8, 2018 By Sebastian Morris

Developed by New York hotelier Sam Chang, a new 180,000-square-foot Hyatt Place has officially topped-out, yielding one of the largest hospitality developments in the Garment District and Times Square neighborhoods of Midtown, Manhattan.

CTBUH Names Three NYC Skyscrapers in the 2018 Tall Buildings Awards

7:30 am on June 5, 2018 By Sebastian Morris

CTBUH, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, has announced the 2018 pool of winners from its 16^th Annual Tall Buildings Award Program. Out of nearly 50 finalists from 28 countries, the awards jury selected the American Copper Buildings in New York City for the top honor.

New Rendering, Façade Installation Half-Finished for 1050 Sixth Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan

7:30 am on June 1, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

Progress is moving forward on a new rental building in the heart of Midtown. After topping out in November 2017, 1050 Sixth Avenue’s glass and façade installation have now reached halfway up. The 24-story building is rising half a block away from Bryant Park. Skyline Developers is responsible for the project.

Virgin Hotel, 1225 Broadway, image from VOA Architects

Virgin Hotel Rises Above Planned Retail Podium At 1225 Broadway in NoMad

8:00 am on May 30, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

NoMad has been experiencing an incredible amount of construction over the last few years, especially for new hotels. Today, YIMBY has a look at 1225 Broadway, the future Virgin Hotel, which is being developed by the Lam Group. New images reveal that construction has now reached the tenth floor, surpassing the tower’s base, which will eventually create 100,000 square feet of retail space. The full footprint of the podium remains to be completed.

Central Park South skyline from across Sheep Meadow, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

New York’s Housing Fails to Keep Pace With Employment Growth

8:00 am on May 25, 2018 By Sam Raskin

The worsening housing crisis within the Five Boroughs has been apparent to most residents for quite some time. And now, the Department of City Planning is taking notice. Today, YIMBY has the latest from an event held earlier this week for an Association for a Better New York (ABNY), where its first director affirmed the need to produce more housing, as both New York and its suburbs are failing in this capacity.

15 Hudson Yards, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

YIMBY Visits 15 Hudson Yards as Work Wraps on The Vessel and Public Square

8:00 am on May 17, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

It’s been over five years since groundbreaking occurred for the Hudson Yards mega-development. Today, phase one appears all but complete, and is increasingly hard to miss on the overall Manhattan skyline. Stretching over 26 acres and costing $25 billion, the full site will become the largest planned development in the country’s history.

53W53 from 5th Avenue, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

YIMBY Scopes 53 West 53rd Street’s Perspectives Above the Midtown Plateau

8:00 am on May 15, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

For the second day of 2018’s Skyline Week, YIMBY has photos from the top of 53 West 53^rd Street, aka 53W53, which has been talked about for longer than any other skyscraper currently under construction in New York City. The supertall has been eleven years and a controversial 200-foot height reduction in the making. The tower will yield condominiums, galleries, and a restaurant, and its kinetic dark façade matches the vibrant energy of the Midtown streets below, with crisscrossing diagrid lines careening from the base up toward the spearheaded peak. The structure is on its way to a 1,050-foot pinnacle, which will handily pierce the surrounding plateau of 700 to 800-foot rooftops.

Excavation Wraps for Foster + Partners’ 50 Hudson Yards as Foundation Work Begins

8:00 am on May 11, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

Excavation at 50 Hudson Yards is nearing completion, and thanks to an aerial by Archartdescon, we can see that foundation work has also now commenced. Construction is advancing with incredible speed, and most of the site has been cleared since YIMBY’s last report in November. The pace isn’t too surprising when one considers the several excavators operating simultaneously. Related Companies is responsible for the Hudson Yards development.

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