400 Park Avenue South

Architects: Christian de Portzamparc with Handel Architects; Program: Residential; Location: New York, NY

The facets of arguably Portzamparc's finest New York tower are taking shape as curtainwall has reached past the halfway mark on this 476 feet tall, 42 story tower.  Condominium residences from 1 to 5 bedrooms will be located on the top 18 floors, with rentals on the remaining floors below. Completion on the 363 units should occur sometime in late 2014.

 

Field Update: 400 Park Avenue South

Structure has reached the half way point at Portzamparc's 42 story geometrical tower, one of a new crop of towers that draws similarities to the recent Bank of America Tower. The massing combines two main rectangular volumes with more geometrically playful elements on either side and at the corner of the block.  Curtain wall has progressed to the seventh floor, helping to reveal the complexity of the project's geometry with the amount of non standard glazing unit shapes.