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280 Kent Avenue

REX Architects · Williamsburg · 2028

Facade installation is underway at Two Trees’ two-tower residential development at 280 Kent Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Designed by REX Architects, the 50-story residential towers have started to rise next to the recently completed Domino Refinery building. When completed, the project will offer 1,262 residential units. Currently, the tower superstructure has reached the 6th floor and the curved glass panels of the podium are being installed at the northeast corner.

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Southeast corner from Vernon Boulevard.

 
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The Perelman Center

REX · Financial District · 2023

Southeast corner with 1 World Trade Center (left) and 7 World Trade Center (right) behind.

Construction has wrapped up at the Ronald O. Perelman Performing Arts Center at the World Trade Center. Designed by REX, the massing features a cube that is elevated and rotated above the complexity of program at and below grade. The cube is wrapped in a facade of translucent, veined marble laminated within insulated glass. The Perelman Center houses three auditoriums to produce and premiere original works of theater, dance, music, film, and opera.

East facade.

Architect: REX (Design Architect), Davis Brody Bond (Executive Architect); Client: Ronald O. Perelman Performing Arts Center at the World Trade Center; Program: Performing Arts Center; Location: Financial District, New York, NY; Completion: 2023.

 
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Construction Update: The Perelman Center

West facade.

Facade installation is underway at the Ronald O. Perelman Performing Arts Center at the World Trade Center. Designed by REX, the massing features a cube that is elevated and rotated above the complexity of program at and below grade. The cube will be wrapped in a facade of translucent, veined marble laminated within insulated glass. When completed, the Perelman Center will house three auditoriums to produce and premiere original works of theater, dance, music, film, and opera.

Southwest corner.

Southeast corner with 1 World Trade Center (left) and 7 World Trade Center (right) behind.

Northwest corner.

Architect: REX (Design Architect), Davis Brody Bond (Executive Architect); Client: Ronald O. Perelman Performing Arts Center at the World Trade Center; Program: Performing Arts Center; Location: Financial District, New York, NY; Completion: 2023.

 
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Construction Update: Manhattan West

Southeast corner of Two Manhattan West (left) and One Manhattan West (right).

Superstructure is rising at Two Manhattan West, the second new office tower at Brookfield Properties' Manhattan West. The tower is part of the six building mixed use mega-development adjacent to the new Hudson Yards neighborhood. Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) led the design of the 58-story tower, which features a tapered massing with a glass curtain wall facade. One Manhattan West, an adjacent 67-story office tower of similar design opened last year at the northeast corner of the site.

Looking up at the east facade of One Manhattan West.

Lobby of One Manhattan West.

Northeast corner of the lobby at One Manhattan West.

Northeast corner of the lobby at One Manhattan West.

Looking up at the south facade of One Manhattan West.

Looking up at the south facade of One Manhattan West (right) and the Pendry Hotel (left).

Two Manhattan West

Northeast corner of Two Manhattan West.

Northeast corner of Two Manhattan West.

Looking up at the east facade of Two Manhattan West.

Looking up at the southeast corner of Two Manhattan West (left) and One Manhattan West (right).

Southeast corner of Two Manhattan West (left) and One Manhattan West (right).

Looking up at the south facade of Two Manhattan West.

Ground floor superstructure at Two Manhattan West.

Ground floor superstructure at Two Manhattan West.

Southwest corner of Two Manhattan West.

Looking up at the north facade of 401 West 31st Street.

Close-up of the retail podium at 401 West 31st Street.

Looking up at the north facade of 401 West 31st Street at dusk.

Southwest corner of One Manhattan West.

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Pendry Hotel

A 164-room luxury hotel operated by Pendry Hotels is currently rising on the northern boundary of the Manhattan West development. Also designed by SOM, the 281-foot-tall tower features a fluted glass curtain wall.

South facade of the Pendry Hotel and retail podium.

Close-up of the south facade of the Pendry Hotel.

Looking up at the southwest corner of the Pendry Hotel and One Manhattan West.

Southwest corner of the Pendry Hotel.

Northwest corner of the Pendry Hotel (center) and One Manhattan West (left).

Looking up at the north facade of the Pendry Hotel (center), One Manhattan West (left), and Five Manhattan West (right).

Architects: REX (Five Manhattan West), SLCE (401 West 31st Street [Architect of Record], SOM (401 West 31st Street [Design Architect], One Manhattan West, Two Manhattan West, Pendry Hotel, Master Plan Architect); Landscape Architects: James Corner Field Operations; Developer: Brookfield Properties; Program: Office, Residential, Hotel, Retail; Location: Hudson Yards District, New York, NY; Completion: 2017 (Five Manhattan West, 401 West 31st Street); 2019 (One Manhattan West); 2020 (Pendry Hotel), 2022 (Two Manhattan West).

 
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Construction Update: Manhattan West

Looking west towards One Manhattan West (center).

One Manhattan West, the first of two new office towers at Brookfield Properties' Manhattan West, has officially opened. The tower is part of the six building mixed use mega-development adjacent to the new Hudson Yards neighborhood. Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) led the design of the 67-story tower, which features a tapered massing with a glass curtain wall facade. An adjacent second tower of similar design will rise at the southeastern corner of the site.

Looking up at the northeast corner of One Manhattan West.

Looking up at the east facade of One Manhattan West.

Lobby of One Manhattan West.

Pendry Hotel

A 164-room luxury hotel operated by Pendry Hotels is currently rising on the northern boundary of the Manhattan West development. Also designed by SOM, the 281-foot-tall tower features a fluted glass curtain wall.

North facade.

Northwest corner facade detail.

Looking up at the north facade.

Architects: REX (Five Manhattan West), SLCE (401 West 31st Street [Architect of Record], SOM (401 West 31st Street [Design Architect], 1 Manhattan West, Pendry Hotel, Master Plan Architect); Landscape Architects: James Corner Field Operations; Developer: Brookfield Properties; Program: Office, Residential, Hotel, Retail; Location: Hudson Yards District, New York, NY; Completion: 2017 (Five Manhattan West, 401 West 31st Street); 2019 (One Manhattan West); 2020 (Pendry Hotel).

 
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