Construction Update: 2420 Amsterdam Avenue - Radio Tower and Hotel
Southeast corner from Amsterdam Avenue.
Facade installation is nearing completion at Youngwoo and Associates’ 22-story mixed use development the Radio Tower and Hotel in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. Designed by Dutch architecture firm MVRDV, the 235,000 square foot project combines hotel and retail program at the base and an office tower above in an asymmetrical stack of boxes. This is the firm’s first major US project.
Each of the development’s program volumes are designed to reflect the scale of nearby buildings and feature a variety of window sizes that also draw on the variety of the surrounding context. Ceramic bricks clad the boxes, with a different color selected for each volume.
Looking up at the east facade from Amsterdam Avenue.
East facade from Amsterdam Avenue.
Northeast corner from the Washington Bridge.
Northeast corner from Amsterdam Avenue.
Northeast corner from Amsterdam Avenue.
Architect: MVRDV (Design Architect), Stonehill & Taylor Architects (Executive Architect); Interior Design: Workshop/APD; Structural Engineer: GACE Consulting Engineers; Building Systems: Cosentini Associates; Developer: YoungWoo & Associates; Program: Hotel, Offices, Cultural, Restaurant; Location: Washington Heights, New York, NY; Completion: 2022.
Construction Update: 2420 Amsterdam Avenue - Radio Tower and Hotel
Southeast corner from Amsterdam Avenue.
Facade installation continues at Youngwoo and Associates’ 22-story mixed use development the Radio Tower and Hotel in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. Designed by Dutch architecture firm MVRDV, the 235,000 square foot project combines hotel and retail program at the base and an office tower above in an asymmetrical stack of boxes. This is the firm’s first major US project.
Rendering of the northeast corner. Courtesy of MVRDV.
Each of the development’s program volumes are designed to reflect the scale of nearby buildings and feature a variety of window sizes that also draw on the variety of the surrounding context. Ceramic bricks will clad the boxes, with a different color selected for each volume.
Looking up at the east facade from Amsterdam Avenue.
East facade from Amsterdam Avenue.
Northeast corner from Amsterdam Avenue.
Northeast corner from Amsterdam Avenue.
Northeast corner from the Washington Bridge.
Architect: MVRDV (Design Architect), Stonehill & Taylor Architects (Executive Architect); Interior Design: Workshop/APD; Structural Engineer: GACE Consulting Engineers; Building Systems: Cosentini Associates; Developer: YoungWoo & Associates; Program: Hotel, Offices, Cultural, Restaurant; Location: Washington Heights, New York, NY; Completion: 2021.
Construction Update: 2420 Amsterdam Avenue - Radio Tower and Hotel
Southeast corner from Amsterdam Avenue.
Superstructure has topped out at Youngwoo and Associates’ 22-story mixed use development the Radio Tower and Hotel in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. Designed by Dutch architecture firm MVRDV, the 235,000 square foot project combines hotel and retail program at the base and an office tower above in an asymmetrical stack of boxes. This is the firm’s first major US project.
Rendering of the northeast corner. Courtesy of MVRDV.
Each of the development’s program volumes are designed to reflect the scale of nearby buildings and feature a variety of window sizes that also draw on the variety of the surrounding context. Ceramic bricks will clad the boxes, with a different color selected for each volume. Installation of the brick facade has begun on the lower floors.
Close-up of the ceramic brick cladding on the southeast facade of the hotel volume.
Close-up of the ceramic brick cladding on the southeast facade of the hotel volume.
Looking up at the east facade from Amsterdam Avenue.
Close-up of the east facade of the hotel volume.
East facade from Amsterdam Avenue.
Northeast corner from Amsterdam Avenue.
Northeast corner from Amsterdam Avenue.
Northeast corner from the Washington Bridge.
South facade from West 180th Street.
Architect: MVRDV (Design Architect), Stonehill & Taylor Architects (Executive Architect); Interior Design: Workshop/APD; Structural Engineer: GACE Consulting Engineers; Building Systems: Cosentini Associates; Developer: YoungWoo & Associates; Program: Hotel, Offices, Cultural, Restaurant; Location: Washington Heights, New York, NY; Completion: 2021.
One Vanderbilt
Looking north from East 42nd Street.
Demolition has wrapped up at the site of One Vanderbilt, a future supertall tower to be constructed on a site adjacent to New York's Grand Central Terminal. Designed by KPF, the mixed use tower will rise 1,501 feet into the Midtown skyline. Excavation is now underway with the completion of demolition of the previous occupants of the full block site. TD Bank has already signed on as an office tenant. Construction is slated to complete in 2020.
Southwest corner of the site at East 42nd Street and Madison Avenue.
Looking east from East 42nd Street.
Architect: KPF; Developer: SL Green Realty Corporation; Program: Mixed Use, Office, Retail; Location: Midtown East, New York, NY; Completion: 2020.
Hudson Yards
Construction activity has picked up its pace at Related's New York megaproject, Hudson Yards.
Superstructure at KPF's 10 Hudson Yards, the first tower on site, has reached the 32nd floor, while curtain wall has been installed up to the 22nd floor. The 52-story, 1.7 million square foot commercial office tower will be the new corporate home for Coach, L'Oreal, and SAP when it wraps up construction some time late this year.
30 Hudson Yards, also designed by KPF and the tallest tower on site at 92 stories, will soon be visible above ground as well. The LEED-Gold designed building will be the future home of Time Warner Inc., which has been headquartered at Related's Columbus Circle since its completion. When completed in 2019, the 1,287 foot tall tower, will add an open air observation deck, which has become a lucrative business in New York.
Connecting these two office towers will be a 1,000,000 square foot retail structure, containing 100-plus shops and anchored by Nieman Marcus, the city's first location. It appears that Related is following a previous strategy employed at Columbus Circle, where their version of an upscale mall has seen some success.
Northeast corner of the Hudson Yards site.
Southeast corner of 10 Hudson Yards.
South facade of 10 Hudson Yards.
South facade of 10 Hudson Yards (left) and the Abington House (right) from the High Line park.
Looking east at the High Line passageway through 10 Hudson Yards.
West facade of 10 Hudson Yards (left) and the Abington House (right) from the High Line park.
Detail of the west facade of 10 Hudson Yards.
Looking northeast from the High Line park.
Construction site for 15 Hudson Yards.
Looking north on 11th Avenue from the High Line park.
Looking east from the High Line park.
Looking east from the High Line park.
Excavation is underway at the third office tower on site, 55 Hudson Yards. The51-story, 780 foot tall tower, jointly designed by Eugene Kohn and Kevin Roche with KPF serving as design architect, broke ground back in January. Construction is expected in 2017.
Northwest corner of the construction site for 55 Hudson Yards.
Architects: KPF (10 Hudson Yards, 30 Hudson Yards, 55 Hudson Yards, Retail), Diller Scofidio + Renfro (Culture Shed) with Ismael Leyva Architects (15 Hudson Yards), KRJDA (55 Hudson Yards); Developers: Related Companies, Oxford Properties Group; Program: Office, Retail; Location: Hudson Yards, New York, NY; Completion: 2015 (10 Hudson Yards), 2017 (55 Hudson Yards), 2018 (15 Hudson Yards, 35 Hudson Yards, Retail, Public Square), 2019 (30 Hudson Yards).
10 Hudson Yards
Construction has reached the 27th floor at 10 Hudson Yards, surpassing the half way mark at the first tower at Related's Hudson Yards mega development. The 52-story, 1.7 million square feet commercial office tower by KPF will be the new corporate home for Coach, L'Oreal and SAP. Curtain wall installation has reached the 16th floor and is composed of full floor height units without the more commonly used visible spandrel panel at the floor slab. The use of full floor units without visible spandrel is a recent trend in New York office buildings, such as the new World Trade Center towers, and even the new residential tower at 400 Park Avenue South.
Looking south along 10th Avenue at West 33rd Street.
Northeast corner from 10th Avenue.
East façade on 10th Avenue.
East façade on Dyer Avenue.
Detail of curtainwall on the east facade.
Southeast corner from West 30th Street.
South facade from West 30th Street.
South facade from West 30th Street.
Southwest corner from West 30th Street.
Looking north along the High Line.
West facade from the High Line.
West facade from the High Line.
Looking east from the High Line.
Architects: KPF; Developer: Related Companies, Oxford Properties Group; Program: Office, Retail; Location: Hudson Yards, New York, NY; Completion: 2015.
