Construction Update: 520 Fifth Avenue
Superstructure has topped out at Rabina’s 1,002-foot tall mixed-use tower 520 Fifth Avenue in Midtown. Designed by KPF, the 88-story tower’s massing features five tiers that contain 25 floors of boutique luxury office space with private residences above. Office floors range in size from 6,500 to 12,000 square feet and feature 12 foot tall ceilings, private terraces and loggias, and arched operable windows. The 100 residences in the floors above the office space will range in size from one- to four-bedrooms with ceilings up to 14 feet tall.
The tower’s facade features a curtain wall with textured beige metal and arched windows. At the base of the tower, the facade elements are made of terra-cotta elements instead of the metal curtain wall. Installation of the facade has surpassed the two-thirds mark. Some additional height will be added with the tower’s crown element, serving as a screen wall for the mechanical equipment at the roof.
Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF); Facade Consultant: Desimone Consulting Engineers; Structural Engineer: WSP; Developer: Rabina; Program: Residential, Office, Retail; Location: Midtown, New York, NY; Completion: 2025.