135 East 47th Street - Monogram New York
Ismael Leyva Architects · Midtown East · 2024
Looking up at the southeast corner of the tower from East 47th Street.
Construction has wrapped up at Navigation Capital Group’s residential condo tower Monogram New York at 135 East 47th Street in Midtown. Designed by Ismael Leyva Architects, the 35-story tower’s facade features large windows, metal panel spandrels, and blue-toned terracotta panels at piers and spandrels.
Looking up at the south facade from East 47th Street.
Close-up of the storefront facade from East 47th Street.
Close-up of the south facade of the tower.
East facade of the tower crown.
Residential entry canopy on East 47th Street.
Residential lobby lounge.
Concierge desk in the residential lobby.
Residential lobby lounge.
Close-up of the residential lobby's interior bookshelves.
Model Residences
The tower’s 191 residences, ranging in size from studios to 2-bedrooms, are designed by Shanghai based Neri&Hu. Residents have access to a range of amenities that includes a library lounge at the lobby, a wellness center with spa, and a collection of amenities at the top of the tower. Known as the Sphere, the rooftop amenities include a reading room, bar, private dining room, catering kitchen, and terraces.
Architect: Ismael Leyva Architects; Interiors: Neri & Hu; General Contractor: Cauldwell Wingate; Developer: Navigation Capital Group; Program: Residential Condos, Retail; Location: Midtown East, New York, NY; Completion: 2024.
The Greenpoint
Southeast corner from West Street.
After decades of industrial use, Brooklyn's Greenpoint waterfront is now undergoing a dramatic transformation into a residential neighborhood. One of the first projects under construction in this new neighborhood is The Greenpoint, a 40-story condo and rental tower located at West Street between India and Huron Streets. Developers of the project include Mack Real Estate Group and Palin Enterprises with Urban Development Partners.
Ismael Leyva Architects has designed the tower and adjacent five story building with connecting courtyard. The lower 27 floors contain the project's 287 rentals, with 95 condos located on floors 28 to 40. The concrete superstructure is now rising and has surpassed the first of the taller condo floors. An additional 81 rentals will be located in the five-story low rise structure fronting West Street. Residents will have access to 30,000-square-feet of amenities, including the courtyard.
Looking up at the southeast corner of the tower from India Street.
Looking up at the south facade of the tower.
Rendering.
View of the Manhattan skyline from the first condo floor.
View of the Lower Manhattan skyline from the first condo floor.
View of the East River waterfront of Brooklyn and Manhattan from the first condo floor.
View of the Williamsburg Bridge and the Downtown Brooklyn skyline from the first condo floor.
View of the Greenpoint waterfront from the first condo floor.
View of the Midtown skyline from the first condo floor.
View of Greenpoint and Long Island City from the first condo floor.
View of Greenpoint from the first condo floor.
Architect: Ismael Leyva Architects; Developers: Mack Real Estate Group and Palin Enterprises with Urban Development Partners; Program: Residential Condo and Rental; Location: Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2017.
Hudson Yards
10 Hudson Yards rises on the Hudson River waterfront.
Progress continues at Hudson Yards' first phase at the eastern rail yards, with construction underway on all parcels.
Northwest corner of the Eastern Rail Yards from West 34th Street and 11th Avenue, with 30 Hudson Yards (center), 10 Hudson Yards (right), and 55 Hudson Yards (far right).
Concrete superstructure continues to rise at 55 Hudson Yards, the Related Companies office tower at the corner of 11th Avenue and West 34th Street. Design of the 51-story, 780-foot tower is led by Kohn Pedersen Fox with Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates. The tower's massing features a tenth floor setback that affords an outdoor terrace with views of the larger development as well as Hudson Park and the High Line. On the exterior, the curtain wall features black metal mullion caps that create a grid of chamfered rectangles.
Northwest corner from West 34th Street and 11th Avenue.
Northeast corner from West 34th Street.
East facade of 55 Hudson Yards (background) and the entrance to the 34th Street-Hudson Yards station in Hudson Park (foreground).
Steel superstructure continues its rise at the second office tower, 30 Hudson Yards, at the northeastern corner of the rail yards. Designed by KPF, the 92-story, 1,287-foot tower will house Time Warner Inc. and feature an open-air observation deck. Steel superstructure has reached approximately 1/5 its final height and installation of the glass curtain wall has begun at the northeast corner.
Looking south towards 30 Hudson Yards from West 34th Street.
Looking south towards 30 Hudson Yards (center) and 10 Hudson Yards (left).
Northeast corner of 30 Hudson Yards.
Close-up of the curtain wall installation underway on 30 Hudson Yards.
Looking up at the east façade of 30 Hudson Yards.
Work continues on the retail building located in between the two office towers, with superstructure topped out and work underway on the exterior facade. The 1,000,000-square foot retail structure is designed by Elkus Manfredi Architects and will be anchored by the Nieman Marcus department store chain.
East façade of the retail building (left) and 30 Hudson Yards (right) from 10th Avenue.
At the corner of West 30th Street and 10th Avenue, the mega developments' first office tower has wrapped up construction and welcomed its first occupants. Designed by KPF, the 52-story tower at 10 Hudson Yards will house the likes of Coach, Loreal, and SAP.
Looking up at the east facade of 10 Hudson Yards from 10th Avenue.
The first residential tower, 15 Hudson Yards, is slowly making progress as it reaches street level with its concrete structure. Designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro in collaboration with Rockwell Group, the 70-story condo and rental tower has seen a significant redesign since its announcement.
Designed by the same team as 15 Hudson Yards, The Shed will accommodate performance, visual and multi-disciplinary art in a 200,000-square-foot structure. The project is composed of a six-story fixed building and a telescoping outer shell that can expand to the adjoining plaza to provide an additional hall for events. Steel superstructure on the fixed building has reached the fifth floor.
Looking west towards The Shed rising above the High Line.
Looking northeast from the High Line towards 15 Hudson Yards (foreground) and The Shed (background).
Looking east towards 10 Hudson Yards (right) and 30 Hudson Yards (left) from the High Line.
Looking east towards 10 Hudson Yards (right) and 30 Hudson Yards (left) from the High Line.
Looking east towards 10 Hudson Yards (right) and 30 Hudson Yards (left) from the High Line.
Architects: KPF (10 Hudson Yards, 30 Hudson Yards, 55 Hudson Yards, Retail), Diller Scofidio + Renfro in collaboration with Rockwell Group (15 Hudson Yards, The Shed), Ismael Leyva Architects (15 Hudson Yards - Architect of Record), KRJDA (55 Hudson Yards); Developers: Related Companies, Oxford Properties Group; Program: Office, Retail; Location: Hudson Yards, New York, NY; Completion: 2016 (10 Hudson Yards), 2017 (55 Hudson Yards), 2018 (15 Hudson Yards, 35 Hudson Yards, Retail, Public Square), 2019 (30 Hudson Yards).
Hunter's Point South Commons and Hunter's Point South Crossing
Recently, I was given a tour of the phase one towers for the Hunter's Point South development in Queens. The joint venture between Related, Monadnock, and Phipps Houses is the first phase of a long term project to significantly increase the amount of affordable housing available to residents of New York. Hunter's Point South Commons and Hunter's Point South Crossing, soon to finish construction and opens their doors to the first tenants, will bring 925 units of affordable housing to the Queens waterfront. Notifications to winning applicants of the housing lottery have begun as of February.
Exterior wall installation has completed on both towers by SHoP Architects and Ismael Leyva Architects. Hunter's Point South Commons features fritted stripes and orange accents on the PTAC units and vertical fins of its curtain wall. Hunter's Point South Crossing features a combination of light and dark glass with blue accents on the spandrel glass.
Inside, both towers are progressing towards a previously stated goal of opening to tenants this spring. Installation of kitchen and bath appliances and cabinetry is ongoing, as well as floor installation and painting of walls throughout.
Approaching the East River Ferry terminal at Hunter's Point South.
Hunter's Point South Park pavilion (right) and Hunter's Point South Commons and Hunter's Point South Crossing (left).
Hunter's Point South Commons (left) and Hunter's Point South Crossing (right) from the Oval Green Playing Field.
Hunter's Point South Commons (left) and Hunter's Point South Crossing (right) from Hunter's Point South Park.
Queens West (left) and Hunter's Point South (right) from the pier at Gantry Plaza State Park.
West facade of Hunter's Point South Commons.
Southwest corner of Building Hunter's Point South Commons.
Facade detail on Building Hunter's Point South Commons's southwest corner.
Facade detail on Hunter's Point South Commons's west facade.
Southeast corner of Building Hunter's Point South Commons.
Northeast corner of Hunter's Point South Commons.
Northwest corner of Hunter's Point South Commons from Gantry Plaza State Park.
Hunter's Point South Commons (right) from Gantry Plaza State Park.
Kitchen and entry of a unit in Hunter's Point South Commons.
View of the Manhattan skyline from a unit in Hunter's Point South Commons.
South facade of Hunter's Point South Commons from the lower podium rooftop terrace.
Hunter's Point South Crossing from the lower podium rooftop terrace of Hunter's Point South Commons.
View of the Manhattan skyline from a podium terrace on Hunter's Point South Commons.
View of the Manhattan skyline from a podium terrace on Hunter's Point South Commons.
Plant bed troughs for the future roof garden on a rooftop terrace of Hunter's Point South Commons.
Detail of south facade of Hunter's Point South Commons.
Detail of west facade of Hunter's Point South Commons.
South facade of Hunter's Point South Commons (left) and the towers of Queens West (right).
Detail of facade on Hunter's Point South Commons.
View of the Manhattan skyline from a corner unit in Hunter's Point South Commons.
Manhattan skyline and Queens West waterfront from the tower roof of Hunter's Point South Commons.
The piers of Gantry Plaza State Park from the tower roof of Hunter's Point South Commons.
Manhattan skyline from the tower roof of Hunter's Point South Commons.
South facade of Hunter's Point South Commons.
Southwest corner of the Hunters Point Campus (center) adjacent to Hunter's Point South Crossing (right).
Southeast corner of Hunter's Point South Crossing.
Southeast corner of Hunter's Point South Crossing.
Detail of the entry canopy on Hunter's Point South Crossing.
Future lobby of Hunter's Point South Crossing.
Column detail in the lobby.
Concierge wall detail in the lobby.
North facade of Hunter's Point South Crossing.
Detail of the north tower facade of Hunter's Point South Crossing.
Northwest corner of Hunter's Point South Crossing with Hunters Point Campus (foreground).
Detail of the northwest corner of the tower on Hunter's Point South Crossing.
Detail of Hunter's Point South Crossing's exterior wall.
Detail of Hunter's Point South Crossing's exterior wall.
View of the Manhattan skyline and Hunters Point South park from Hunter's Point South Crossing.
Detail of exterior wall of Hunter's Point South Crossing.
View of the lower terrace from a corner unit in Hunter's Point South Crossing.
View of the Manhattan skyline and Hunter's Point South Commons from a corner unit in Hunter's Point South Crossing.
Lower terrace of Hunter's Point South Crossing.
View of Hunters Point South (right) and the Manhattan skyline (left) from the Pulaski Bridge.
Architects: SHoP Architects and Ismael Leyva Architects; Developers: Related, Phipps Houses and Monadnock Construction; Construction: Monadnock Construction; Program: Residential; Location: Long Island City, Queens, NY; Completion: 2015.
Hunter's Point South Commons and Hunter's Point South Crossing
Architects: SHoP and Ismael Leyva Architects; Program: Residential; Location: Long Island City, New York, NY; Completion: 2015.
At Hunters Point South, the two buildings that comprise the first phase have topped out and await the installation of the exterior envelope. A total of 925 affordable apartments will be provided by the 37 and 32 story towers, designed by SHoP and Ismael Leyva Architects. Both towers should achieve LEED Silver and Enterprise Green Communities certification. Initial occupancy should begin in 2014 with final completion by 2015.