Construction Tour: 1 Wall Street
Construction is ongoing at the conversion of One Wall Street, the landmark fifty-story limestone Art Deco tower located on an entire block at the intersection of Broadway and Wall Street in the Financial District. Developer Macklowe Properties is converting the Ralph Walker designed office tower into residential condo and rental units with retail at the base. The tower was completed in 1931 and then expanded in 1963, bringing its total gross floor area to 1.1 million square feet.
When completed, the project will offer 566 residential condominium units and a range of amenities totaling over 100,000 square feet.
A five story addition at the south side of the tower, which will house additional residential units as well as an indoor swimming pool and rooftop terrace, is nearing completion. The concrete slabs poured for these floors are cobiax slabs that employ voids to reduce the amount of concrete used while maintaining the concrete’s strength. This method also allows for larger spans without beams and reduces the distortion of the ceiling.
At the base of the project, existing masonry has been removed and the floor plate expanded for a 44,000 square foot Whole Foods and two additional retail tenants. This new stepped volume is clad in a glass curtain wall, with a pleated design that mimics the limestone facade of the original tower.
Architect: Robert A.M. Stern Architects (Design Architect), SLCE Architects (Architect of Record); Developer: Macklowe Properties; Program: Residential Condo and Rental, Retail; Location: Financial District, New York, NY; Completion: 2022.
Tour: 432 Park Avenue
Standing at 1396 feet tall, CIM Group and Macklowe Properties’ 432 Park Avenue is the second tallest residential tower in the western hemisphere, only recently surpassed by Central Park Tower. Designed by Rafael Vinoly Architects, the tower’s facade features a grid of 10 feet by 10 feet windows set into an exposed concrete exterior. Inside, the residences offer a finished ceiling height of 12’-6” and interior design by Deborah Berke Partners. Kitchens feature marble flooring and countertops, white lacquer and oak cabinetry, and Miele appliances. Baths offer free standing soaking tubs, marble surfaces throughout, and Dornbracht polished chrome fixtures.
Penthouse Residence
Living room window facing east towards Long Island City.
East view towards Long Island City.
Kitchen.
Kitchen window facing north toward Central Park and northern Manhattan.
North view towards Central Park and the Upper East and West Side.
Master bedroom with views to the north and west.
West view towards Midtown.
Southwest view towards Hudson Yards.
Master bathroom with a west view.
Master bathroom with a west view.
Secondary bedroom with a north view.
Architects: Rafael Vinoly Architects (Design Architect), SLCE Architects, LLP (Executive Architects); Interior Design: Deborah Berke Partners, Bentel & Bentel, Rafael Vinoly Architects, Lilla J. Smith, Harry Macklowe; Landscape Design: Zion Breen & Richardson Associates; Master Planner: Handel Architects LLP; Developers: CIM Group, Macklowe Properties; Program: Residential, Retail; Location: Midtown East, New York, NY; Completion: 2015.
Construction Tour: 1 Wall Street
Construction is ongoing at the conversion of One Wall Street, the landmark fifty-story limestone Art Deco tower located on an entire block at the intersection of Broadway and Wall Street in the Financial District. Developer Macklowe Properties is converting the Ralph Walker designed office tower into residential condo and rental units with retail at the base. The tower was completed in 1931 and then expanded in 1963, bringing its total gross floor area to 1.1 million square feet.
When completed, the project will offer 566 residential condominium units and a range of amenities totaling over 100,000 square feet.
Superstructure is going up on a five story addition at the south side of the tower, which will house additional residential units as well as an indoor swimming pool and rooftop terrace. The concrete slabs poured for these floors are cobiax slabs that employ voids to reduce the amount of concrete used while maintaining the concrete’s strength. This method also allows for larger spans without beams and reduces the distortion of the ceiling.
The void elements used in the cobiax slabs.
At the base of the project, existing masonry has been removed and the floor plate expanded for a 44,000 square foot Whole Foods and two additional retail tenants. This new stepped volume will be clad in a glass curtain wall, with a pleated design that mimics the limestone facade of the original tower.
Architect: Robert A.M. Stern Architects (Design Architect), SLCE Architects (Architect of Record); Developer: Macklowe Properties; Program: Residential Condo and Rental, Retail; Location: Financial District, New York, NY; Completion: 2020.
Construction Tour: 200 East 59th Street
Looking up at the northwest corner.
Exterior construction is wrapping up at Macklowe Properties’ 200 East 59th Street residential condo tower in Midtown East. Designed by CetraRuddy Architecture with Macklowe Properties, the 35-story tower features floor-to-ceiling window wall and continuous wraparound terraces at each residential floor, offering outdoor space for all units. Perimeter columns are pushed to the edge of the terraces, allowing for column free interiors.
Closeup of the northwest corner.
Northwest corner.
Closeup of the northwest corner.
Residential lobby.
Penthouse Views
Penthouse terrace at the northwest corner.
View to the northwest towards Central Park from the penthouse terrace.
View to the east from the penthouse terrace.
Penthouse terrace at the north facade.
Penthouse terrace at the west facade.
View to the north towards the Upper East Side from the penthouse terrace.
View to the south towards Midtown from the penthouse terrace.
Architect: CetraRuddy Architecture; Developer: Macklowe Properties; Program: Residential, Retail; Location: Midtown East, New York, NY; Completion: 2019.
Building Tour: One Wall Street
Observation Room.
Construction is underway on the conversion of One Wall Street, the landmark fifty-story limestone Art Deco tower located on an entire block at the intersection of Broadway and Wall Street in the Financial District. Developer Macklowe Properties is converting the Ralph Walker designed office tower into residential condo and rental units with retail at the base. The tower was completed in 1931 and then expanded in 1963, bringing its total gross floor area to 1.1 million square feet.
At the top of the tower, the 49th floor Observation Room features amazing views of Lower Manhattan and a ceiling clad with shells from the Philippines. The space was originally used for formal meetings under the prior office program.
Observation Room ceiling.
Future penthouse.
Rooftop view looking northwest.
Rooftop view looking west.
Rooftop view looking southwest.
Rooftop view looking southeast.
Typical office floor awaits residential conversion.
The split between the original 1931 tower (right) and the 1963 addition (left).
Looking up at the tower from a lower outdoor terrace.
The building's double height entry lobby at Wall Street, long closed to the public, is known as the Red Room and features tile mosaic walls and ceilings by muralist Hildreth Meière.
Revolving entry doors in the Red Room.
Future ground floor retail space.
Existing escalators in the ground floor retail space.
Architect: SLCE Architects; Developer: Macklowe Properties; Program: Residential Condo and Rental, Retail; Location: Financial District, New York, NY; Completion: 2018.