310 E. 86th St. - The Harper
ODA · Upper East Side · 2024
North facade from East 86th Street.
Construction has wrapped up at the 21-story residential condo tower The Harper on the Upper East Side by the developer Izaki Group Investments. The tower sits mid-block on the south side of East 86th Street between First and Second avenues. Designed by ODA, the tower’s massing features an eroded volume at the topmost floors and cantilevered bay windows on the east facade that overhang an existing five-story building. The facade is clad in limestone panels and large floor-to-ceiling windows.
Looking up at the north facade.
Residential entry at the north facade.
Northwest corner from East 86th Street.
Residential entry.
Residential entry lobby.
Residential entry lobby.
Amenities
Games lounge.
Residents will have access to a range of amenities that includes a games lounge, a fitness center, a music practice room, a children’s art room and playroom, a pet spa, a shared laundry room, private storage, and a bike room.
Games lounge.
Children’s playroom.
Children’s playroom.
Children’s art room.
Music practice room.
Fitness center.
Model Residences
The Harper offers 63 condo units ranging in size from two-to-four bedrooms, many with private outdoor space.
Architect: ODA; Developer: Izaki Group Investments; General Contractor: Hunter Roberts Construction Group; Program: Residential Condo; Location: Upper East Side, New York, NY; Completion: 2024.
Tour: Pier 55 - Little Island
Heatherwick Studio’s park, known as Little Island, at Pier 55 in Hudson River Park has officially opened. Located near the Meatpacking District and the High Line, the design of the 2.4 acre park features an undulating field of 132 pots with plantings sitting on 280 concrete piles. At the park’s peak, the pots rise 30 feet into the air and can weigh more than 90 tons. Four to six petals of lightweight concrete combine to form each of the pots. MNLA led the landscape design, which is inspired by the textures and colors of coastal Acadia National Park in Maine. The park offers a 700-seat amphitheater for music, dance, and theater productions, along with numerous pathways and viewing platforms.
Architect: Heatherwick Studio; Landscape Architect: Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architect; Client: Hudson River Park; Program: park; Location: Meatpacking District, New York, NY; Completion: 2021.
VIA 57 WEST at 625 West 57th Street
Construction is wrapping up at the Durst Organization's VIA 57 WEST on the Hudson River waterfront. Designed by Bjarke Ingels of BIG, the 470-foot-tall "courtscraper" includes 709 residential rental units and 45,000-square-feet of commercial retail space. Renters began to move in this past spring and now the building's amenities have opened, with the branding of VIA Garden, VIA Social, and VIA Fit.
VIA Garden
Designed by Starr Whitehouse, the building's 22,000-square-foot courtyard features native plants and trees, along with seating and an outdoor grilling area.
Looking west from the courtyard entrance.
Looking up from the courtyard.
The courtyard's winding brick path and newly planted trees.
Organic bench seating in the courtyard.
Looking east from the western edge of the courtyard.
Hudson River view from the western edge of the courtyard.
Hudson River view from the western edge of the courtyard.
VIA Social: East Resident Lounge
East resident lounge seating with a view of Stephen Glassman Studio's "Flows Two Ways."
Detail of Stephen Glassman Studio's "Flow Two Ways."
VIA Social: West Resident Lounge
VIA Social: Poker Room
Poker room.
Poker room.
VIA Fit
Indoor half basketball court.
Indoor half basketball court.
Developer: The Durst Organization; Architect: BIG (Design Architect), SLCE Architects (Architect of Record); Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti Group Inc.; Exterior Wall: Enclos Corp.; Landscape Architect: Starr Whitehouse Landscape Architects; Program: Residential, Retail; Location: Hell's Kitchen, New York, NY; Completion: 2016.