201 East 23rd Street - The Willow
COOKFOX Architects · Kips Bay · 2026
Southwest corner from East 23rd Street.
Facade installation is ongoing at Naftali Group’s 19-story residential tower The Willow in the Gramercy neighborhood of Manhattan. Designed by COOKFOX Architects, the tower’s facade features red brick and industrial styled punch windows cladding a massing that includes numerous setback terraces and partially enclosed loggias. Facade details include segmental arches formed by soldier coarse brick, commonly found in industrial buildings.
Southwest corner from Third Avenue and East 23rd Street.
When completed, the development will offer 69 residences ranging in size from one to three-bedrooms and a four-bedroom penthouse residence at the top of the tower. Residents will have access to a collection of amenities designed by Rockwell Group that includes a rooftop terrace, Mermaid Room, fitness center with sauna, library, cinema, children’s playroom, music room, and garden courtyard..
Southwest corner from Third Avenue and East 23rd Street.
Close-up of the southwest corner of the facade.
Rooftop Views
View northwest towards Midtown.
View north towards Midtown.
View west towards NoMad.
View south towards Lower Manhattan.
View southwest towards Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Architect: COOKFOX Architects; Interiors: Rockwell Group; Developer: Naftali Group; Program: Residential; Location: Kips Bay, New York, NY; Completion: 2026.
Construction Update: 550 Madison Avenue
Construction is underway on the new glass canopy at the renovation to Philip Johnson’s landmarked 550 Madison office tower in Midtown by The Olayan Group, RXR Realty, Chelsfield, and CBRE. Built in 1984, the postmodern tower is getting a modern update led by Snohetta and Gensler with Rockwell Group overseeing the interiors. The renovation will keep much of the original facade while refreshing key portions of the interiors and ground floor public space. The Garden will almost double the previous public space adjacent to the lobby and feature full size trees, a water feature, artisan food kiosks, and a glass canopy. A newly designed lobby from Gensler will incorporate terrazzo, leather, bronze mesh, and the large windows at the tower’s base that will fill the space with light. The rest of the office floors will feature column free floors with high ceilings and improvements to building systems to pursue LEED Platinum and WELL Gold ratings. Rockwell designed amenities for building tenants will include a wellness and fitness center, conference facilities and lounge areas, grab and go food options, coffee and juice bars, and bike storage. At the top penthouse floors directly below the “Chippendale” roof pediment, a tenant can inhabit the three to four story space with panoramic views.
Architect: Snohetta with Gensler; Interiors: Rockwell Group; Developer: The Olayan Group, RXR Realty, Chelsfield, CBRE; Construction: AECOM Tishman; Program: Office; Location: Midtown East, New York, NY; Completion: 2022.
Construction Update: The Grand LA
Southwest corner from South Grand Avenue.
Facade installation is nearing completion at the Related Companies and China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd.’s two-tower multi-use development The Grand LA in Downtown Los Angeles. Designed by Frank Gehry of Gehry Partners, the development sits across the street from Gehry’s Walt Disney Concert Hall and includes two towers that rise to 45- and 28-stories. The project will offer 400 residences, including 89 units of affordable housing, and a 309-key luxury hotel. Retail will occupy the base of the two towers, with 176,000 square feet of shopping and restaurants on three levels of landscaped open terraces.
Looking up at the south facade of the residential tower.
Looking up at the southwest corner of the residential tower.
Southwest corner of the residential tower (right) and the hotel tower (left) from South Grand Avenue.
West facade of the residential tower.
Close-up of the residential tower.
Close-up of the residential tower.
Southwest corner of the hotel tower from South Grand Avenue.
Close-up of the hotel tower.
Close-up of the hotel tower.
West facades of the residential tower (right) and the hotel tower (left) from the Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Northwest corner of the residential tower from South Grand Avenue.
Looking up at the southeast corner of the residential tower.
Southeast corner of the residential tower (left) and the hotel tower (right) from South Hill Street.
Architect: Gehry Partners, LLP (Design Architect), AECOM (Architect of Record); Interior Design: Ingrao Inc. (Residences), Tara Bernerd & Partners (Hotel), Rockwell Group (Restaurants); Landscape Designer: OJB Landscape Architecture; Developers: Related Companies with China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd.; Program: Residential, Hotel, Retail; Location: Downtown, Los Angeles, CA; Completion: 2022.
Construction Tour: 15 Hudson Yards and The Shed
Northwest corner of 15 Hudson Yards.
Superstructure has topped out at 15 Hudson Yards, the 900-foot-tall residential tower at Related Companies and Oxford Development Group's Hudson Yards mega development on the Far West Side. Designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro in collaboration with Rockwell Group, the 88-story tower will offer both condo and rental units. Sales for the 285 one- to four-bedroom condo units are underway and have already surpassed 50 percent sold.
The view south towards Lower Manhattan from 15 Hudson Yards.
The tower will offer 40,000-square-feet of amenities spread across multiple floors. A fitness center, spa, and 75-foot pool occupy the 50th floor. On the 51st floor residents will have access to a club room, two corner private dining suites, screening and performance room, wine storage and tasting room, business center, and work spaces. At the top floor, residents will enjoy panoramic views from additional amenity spaces for relaxing and dining.
The view east towards 10 Hudson Yards from 15 Hudson Yards.
The view north towards 35 Hudson Yards from 15 Hudson Yards.
Curtain wall installation at 15 Hudson Yards.
Looking up at the north facade of 15 Hudson Yards.
Looking up at 30 Hudson Yards (left), 15 Hudson Yards (center), 35 Hudson Yards (right), and 55 Hudson Yards (far right).
Looking north along 11th Avenue.
Hudson Yards rising on the Hudson River waterfront.
View of Hudson Yards from 12th Avenue.
Architects: Diller Scofidio + Renfro in collaboration with Rockwell Group (Design Architects), Ismael Leyva Architects (Architect of Record); Developers: Related Companies, Oxford Properties Group; Program: Residential, Retail; Location: Hudson Yards, New York, NY; Completion: 2018.
