Construction Update: The Cortland - 555 W 22
West facade from 12th Avenue.
Facade installation is ongoing at the Related Companies’ 26-story residential condo tower The Cortland at 522 West 22nd Street in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. Designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects, the tower’s facade is currently being clad in red brick and feature Stern’s signature traditional details like bay windows and a rusticated podium. Installation of the brick facade has now reached the half way mark. When completed, the nearly 300-foot-tall tower will offer 141 condo units.
Southwest corner from 11th Avenue.
Looking up at the west facade.
Looking up at the west facade from 11th Avenue.
Northwest corner of the podium.
Northwest corner from 11th Avenue.
Architect: Robert A.M. Stern Architects; Interiors: Olson Kundig; Developer: Related Companies; Program: Residential Condo; Location: Chelsea, New York, NY; Completion: 2023.
30 Park Place
Construction nears completion at Silverstein Properties’ 82-story Tribeca hotel and residential condo tower, slated to be the tallest residential tower in the neighborhood at 926 feet. Designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects, the tower is meant to evoke the architecture of 1920’s and 1930’s New York.
Penthouse balconies.
The first 24 floors are devoted to a Four Seasons Hotel, with 185 rooms designed by Yabu Pushelberg and a restaurant from Wolfgang Puck. Above, 157 condo units are on offer with Four Seasons caliber services.
30 Park Place as seen from 7 World Trade Center.
Stern has designed the exterior of the building to evoke a classic New York façade with his precast concrete panels that looks convincingly like limestone. According to the panel installers, the tower is the tallest building to use precast concrete panels in the world. Façade details such as the geometric ornamental exterior panels and metal screens bring a contemporary update to the classical design. Bay windows are located throughout the tower, allowing for ample daylight and stunning views of the downtown skyline.
Close-up of the crown and penthouse portion of the tower.
At the top of the tower, the full floor penthouse features corner terraces with 360-degree skyline views of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and New Jersey. At a height of 870 feet, these terraces offer the tallest outdoor space in any condominium development in any building in Manhattan.
Northwest penthouse view.
Northeast penthouse view.
Southeast penthouse view.
Southwest penthouse view.
View of 1 World Trade Center and 7 World Trade Center from the penthouse.
View north towards Midtown Manhattan from the penthouse.
Governors Island and the evening rush hour traffic in the New York harbor.
The Lower Manhattan skyline with Brooklyn Bridge Park and the Downtown Brooklyn skyline in the background.
Looking up at the crown of the tower from the penthouse balcony.
Architects: Robert A.M. Stern Architects; Developer: Silverstein Properties; Program: Hotel, Residential; Location: Tribeca, New York, NY; Completion: 2016.
220 Central Park South
Superstructure has surpassed the one-third mark and limestone panels are going up at Vornado and Robert A.M. Stern's 220 Central Park South skyscraper.
Superstructure is on the rise at Vornado Realty Trust's skyscraper at 220 Central Park South. Designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects, the 950-foot-tall, 66-story tower will bring 87 residential condo units to the Central Park South neighborhood. Currently, the tower's structure appears to have reached approximately the 24th floor, surpassing the one-third mark for height. Also underway is the installation of the windows and limestone cladding, a signature of Stern's luxury towers in New York. Completion is set for sometime in 2017 and the project is already over 50 percent sold.
Southeast corner from West 58th Street.
Close-up of the facade at the southeast corner.
Looking up at the southeast corner of the tower.
Looking up at the south elevation of the tower.
Looking up at the south elevation of the tower.
Looking up at the southwest corner of the tower.
Close-up of the west facade.
Architect: Robert A.M. Stern Architects (Design Architect), SLCE Architects (Executive Architect); Structural Engineer: Desimone Consulting Engineers; Facade Consultant: Heintges; General Contractor: Lendlease; Developer: Vornado Realty Trust; Program: Residential; Location: Midtown, New York, NY; Completion: 2019.
Field Update: 500 West 30th Street - Abington House
The exterior envelope of brick precast panels is approximately two thirds installed at Robert Stern's residential condo adjacent to the Hudson Yards megaproject and the High Line. Following a recent trend in residential projects in New York, the tower's exterior design draws inspiration from the city's industrial past with its brick and black metal framed windows with divided lights. When the Hudson Yards district is fully developed this project will provide a much needed material contrast to the dominant glass towers from KPF, David Childs and DS+R across the street.