Midtown

58 West 39th Street Resumes Construction in Midtown, Manhattan 

The 20th-tallest building on our year-end construction countdown is 58 West 39th Street, a 475-foot-tall hotel tower in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Marin Architects and developed by Wei Hong Hu of H Hotel LLC, the 42-story structure will yield 177 guest rooms and amenities including a restaurant and an outdoor bar. City Cross Construction Corp. is the general contractor for the property, which is located on a narrow plot between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, one block below Bryant Park.

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7 Penn Plaza, via Google Maps

MarcumAsia to Expand Headquarters At 7 Penn Plaza In Chelsea, Manhattan

The Feil Organization has announced that multinational accounting and consulting services firm Marcum Asia CPAs LLP is expanding its headquarters at 7 Penn Plaza, an 18-story commercial building at 370 Seventh Avenue in Chelsea. The firm will add 8,851 square feet of office space to its existing footprint, bringing its total occupancy to 14,870 square feet on the eighth floor for the next decade.

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Foundations Underway For Rolex USA Headquarters at 665 Fifth Avenue in Midtown, Manhattan

At number 21 on our annual year-end construction countdown is the Rolex USA headquarters, a 469-foot-tall commercial building at 665 Fifth Avenue in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by David Chipperfield Architects with Adamson Associates as the architect of record and developed by the Rolex Realty Company, the 28-story structure will yield 199,000 square feet of office and retail space for the world-famous watchmaker. Pavarini McGovern is the general contractor for the property, which is located at the corner of Fifth Avenue and East 53rd Street.

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One Times Square Tops Out in Times Square, Manhattan

Officials and crews recently celebrated the topping out of One Times Square, a 26-story commercial tower at 1475 Broadway in Times Square. Designed by S9 Architecture with SLCE as the architect of record and developed by Jamestown, the $500 million project involves the full gut renovation and exterior re-cladding of the 119-year-old, 395-foot-tall structure, along with the addition of new LED displays and public viewing decks with platforms that will overlook the famous crossroads. R&R Scaffolding Companies will supply the BMU and Turner Construction Company is the general contractor for the property, which is located on a trapezoidal plot bound by West 43rd Street to the north, West 42nd Street to the south, Broadway to the east, and Seventh Avenue to the west.

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"Constellations" Exhibit, by Alan Schindler Photography

‘Constellations’ Art Installation Unveiled at 425 Park Avenue in Midtown, Manhattan

L&L Holding Company, in collaboration with renowned artist Anthony James and SPACE2CURATE, have unveiled “Constellations,” a sculpture installation at 425 Park Avenue in Midtown East, Manhattan. Visible from Park Avenue and 55th Street, the work occupies a 5,000-square-foot glass-enclosed gallery at the southeast corner of the 897-foot-tall commercial skyscraper from Foster + Partners.

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