Construction Update: 685 First Avenue
Southeast corner.
Superstructure has topped out and curtain wall installation is nearing completion at 685 First Avenue, the 42-story residential tower in Murray Hill from Richard Meier & Partners Architects. The tower, composed of a minimalist extruded rectangular massing, will offer 556 residential rental and condo units in the first black glass clad building. An architectural cut-out spanning the 27th and 28th floors marks the transition from rentals to condos.
Close-up of the façade at the southeast corner.
Southeast corner from First Avenue.
East façade.
West façade from East 39th Street.
Architect: Richard Meier & Partners Architects; Developer: Sheldon Solow; Program: Residential; Location: Kips Bay, New York, NY; Completion: 2018.
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