Construction Update: The Torch at 740 Eighth Avenue
Southwest corner from Eighth Avenue.
Superstructure is ongoing at Extell’s 52-story mixed-use supertall tower in Midtown Manhattan. Designed by ODA Architecture, the tower will feature ground floor retail and an 825-key hotel that wraps around three existing low-rise structures at the base and tapers skyward into a columnar structure that will be capped by a multi-tier public observation deck. The superstructure has surpassed the 20th floor in its rise towards 1,067 feet.
Looking up at the south facade from West 45th Street.
Looking up at the south facade from West 45th Street.
Looking up at the west facade from Eighth Avenue.
Northwest corner from Eighth Avenue.
Looking up at the north facade from West 46th Street.
Architect: ODA Architecture (Design Architect), SLCE Architects (Executive Architect); Developer: Extell Development; Program: Retail, Hotel, Observation Decks; Location: Midtown, New York, NY; Completion: 2027.
