Construction Tour: Claremont Hall - 100 Claremont Avenue
Southwest corner from Claremont Avenue and West 120th Street.
Exterior wall installation is wrapping up at residential condo tower Claremont Hall in Morningside Heights from developers Lendlease, LMXD, and Daiwa House. Designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects, the 41-story tower sits within the block that holds the Union Theological Seminary and reflects the historic structure’s Gothic style in the design of the exterior wall.
Looking up at the west facade from Claremont Avenue.
When completed, the 354,000 square foot development will offer 165 condo residences ranging in size from one- to four-bedrooms. Residents will have access to a range of amenities that include a 48-foot multi-lane swimming pool in the original Union Seminary dining hall, the Gymnasium fitness center adjacent to the Union Seminary courtyard, the Rehearsal Hall multi-purpose music room, The Workshop arts and crafts space, The Little Castle children’s playroom, The Study residents lounge, The Library and Dining Hall, and Parkview Lounge and Terrace outdoor space.
Looking up at the west facade from Claremont Avenue.
Northwest corner from Claremont Avenue and West 122nd Street.
Northwest corner from Sakura Park.
Northwest corner of the tower crown.
Southeast corner from Broadway.
East facade from Broadway.
View south towards Midtown from an upper floor of the tower.
Close-up of the brick facade.
View south towards Morningside Heights and Midtown from an upper floor of the tower.
View south towards Midtown from an upper floor of the tower.
View west towards Riverside Church and Riverside Park from an upper floor of the tower.
View north towards Columbia’s Manhattanville Campus and Harlem from an upper floor of the tower.
View east towards East Harlem from an upper floor of the tower.
Architect: Robert A.M. Stern Architects; Interiors: CetraRuddy; Construction: Lendlease Construction; Developers: Lendlease, LMXD, and Daiwa House; Program: Residential Condo; Location: Morningside Heights, New York; Completion: 2023.
Building Tour: 285 West 110th Street - Circa Central Park
Southeast corner from West 110th Street.
At the northwest corner of Central Park, construction is complete at the final site surrounding Frederick Douglass Circle, Circa Central Park. Designed by FXCollaborative, the 11-story, 38-unit residential condo building at 285 West 110th Street replaces a former gas station. Developer Artimus Construction has helmed numerous projects in Morningside Heights and the larger Harlem neighborhood, including 5th on the Park and the renovation of the Corn Exchange Building.
South facade from Frederick Douglass Circle Plaza.
FXCollaborative's design features a massing that follows the concave curve of the site's southern perimeter and steps down from west to east with cascading private terraces. A faceted glass curtain wall on the southern facade affords ample light and Central Park views while the vertical and horizontal fins mitigate solar heat gain in the units. When viewed from the west, the vertical fins appear orange, while a view from Central Park reveals a green tone on the opposite side. Floor slabs are expressed on the facade with white metal spandrel panels that include thickened c-channel profiles.
South facade.
Looking up at the south facade.
Southwest corner.
On the northern half of the site, the facade shifts to a punch window and brick wall assembly that references the neighboring masonry structures. Two gray tones of brick clad the two main volumes of the northern massing, with a darker blend at the lower volume and a lighter blend at the upper volume on the northwest corner.
West facade from Frederick Douglass Boulevard.
Residential entry.
Residential lobby.
Skylight in the residential lobby.
Model Residence
Residences feature custom Italian kitchen cabinetry, Kohler fixtures, Bosch appliances, and brushed oak flooring. Master baths feature polished white marble tile on floors and walls, Duravit bathtubs and vanities, and Grohe fixtures.
Kitchen.
Dining.
Living room.
Looking south towards Central Park from the private balcony.
Looking southwest towards Frederick Douglass Circle Plaza from the private balcony.
South facade.
Master bedroom.
View of the courtyard from the master bedroom's private balcony.
Master bath.
Secondary bedroom.
Secondary bath.
Amenities
Residents will have access to a full slate of amenities including: resident's lounge, gym, children's playroom, study room, landscaped courtyard, common roof deck terrace, residential and bike storage, a bike share program, on-site parking, electric car charging stations, and dog washing and grooming stations.
View to the south from the rooftop terrace.
View to the northwest from the rooftop terrace.
Resident's lounge.
Resident's lounge.
Resident's lounge.
Courtyard.
Looking up from the courtyard.
Children's playroom.
Architect: FXCollaborative (formerly FXFOWLE); Developer: Artimus Construction; Program: Residential; Location: Morningside Heights, New York, NY; Completion: 2017.
Construction Update: The Milstein Center
Southeast corner of The Milstein Center (left) and The Diana Center (right) from Broadway.
Façade installation is wrapping up at Barnard College's new interdisciplinary education building, The Cheryl and Philip Milstein Teaching and Learning Center. Designed by SOM, The Milstein Center will contain 128,000-square-foot of faculty and student space, including a library, conference facilities, interdisciplinary workspace, and a home for the Athena Center for Leadership Studies and the Barnard Center for Research on Women. The building's massing incorporates a five-story stepped horizontal bar at the south end of the site, which will allow sunlight access for Lehman Lawn and offer rooftop outdoor spaces that extend the lawn into the building. A 12-story tower at the northern end will be similar in height to the adjacent Altschul Hall. A cantilevered space on the 10th floor of the tower echoes a similar cantilever of Weiss/Manfredi's The Diana Center located across the lawn.
Southeast corner of The Milstein Center (center) and The Diana Center (right) from Lehman Lawn.
The Milstein Center is clad with glass and a muted copper-toned metal panel, which references the college's existing brick buildings and the Diana Center's fritted glass facade. A mixture of flat and sloping metal panels provide texture to the exterior wall.
Close-up of the tower façade at the southeast corner.
Looking up at the east facade.
Close-up of the east facade.
Architect: Skidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM); Client: Barnard College at Columbia University; Program: Interdisciplinary Education; Location: Morningside Heights, New York, NY; Completion: Fall 2018.
Construction Update: The Milstein Center
Southeast corner of The Milstein Center (left) and The Diana Center (right) from Broadway.
Façade installation is underway at Barnard College's new interdisciplinary education building, The Cheryl and Philip Milstein Teaching and Learning Center. Designed by SOM, The Milstein Center will contain 128,000-square-foot of faculty and student space, including a library, conference facilities, interdisciplinary workspace, and a home for the Athena Center for Leadership Studies and the Barnard Center for Research on Women. The building's massing incorporates a five-story stepped horizontal bar at the south end of the site, which will allow sunlight access for Lehman Lawn and offer rooftop outdoor spaces that extend the lawn into the building. A 12-story tower at the northern end will be similar in height to the adjacent Altschul Hall. A cantilevered space on the 10th floor of the tower echoes a similar cantilever of Weiss/Manfredi's The Diana Center located across the lawn.
Southeast corner of The Milstein Center (center) and The Diana Center (right) from Lehman Lawn.
The Milstein Center will be clad with glass and a muted copper-toned metal panel, which references the college's existing brick buildings and the Diana Center's fritted glass facade. Installation of the facade is nearing the half-way mark, revealing the mixture of flat and sloping metal panels that provide texture to the exterior wall.
Close-up of the tower façade at the southeast corner.
Close-up of the east façade.
East façade.
Looking up at the west façade from Claremont Avenue.
Close-up of the west façade.
Southwest corner from Claremont Avenue.
Architect: Skidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM); Client: Barnard College at Columbia University; Program: Interdisciplinary Education; Location: Morningside Heights, New York, NY; Completion: Fall 2018.
Construction Update: The Milstein Center
East façade of The Milstein Center (center) and The Diana Center (right) from Broadway.
Superstructure has topped out at Barnard College's new interdisciplinary education building, The Cheryl and Philip Milstein Teaching and Learning Center. Designed by SOM, The Milstein Center will contain 128,000-square-foot of faculty and student space, including a library, conference facilities, interdisciplinary workspace, and a home for the Athena Center for Leadership Studies and the Barnard Center for Research on Women. The building's massing incorporates a five-story stepped horizontal bar at the south end of the site, which will allow sunlight access for Lehman Lawn and offer rooftop outdoor spaces that extend the lawn into the building. A 12-story tower at the northern end will be similar in height to the adjacent Altschul Hall. A cantilevered space on the 10th floor of the tower echoes a similar cantilever of Weiss/Manfredi's The Diana Center located across the lawn.
Constructed is slated to wrap up in the fall of 2018.
Southeast corner of The Milstein Center (left) and The Diana Center (center) from Broadway.
Southeast corner of The Milstein Center (left) and The Diana Center (center) from Lehman Lawn.
East façade of the Milstein Center from the Barnard College campus.
The Milstein Center reflected in the fritted glass façade of The Diana Center.
Northeast corner of The Milstein Center.
The Milstein Center reflected in the fritted glass façade of The Diana Center.
Northwest corner from Claremont Avenue.
Southwest corner from Claremont Avenue.
Architect: Skidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM); Client: Barnard College at Columbia University; Program: Interdisciplinary Education; Location: Morningside Heights, New York, NY; Completion: Fall 2018.
285 West 110th Street - Circa Central Park
West facade from Frederick Douglass Boulevard.
At the northwest corner of Central Park, construction has made significant progress on the final site surrounding Frederick Douglass Circle, Circa Central Park. Designed by FXFOWLE, the 11-story, 38-unit residential condo building at 285 West 110th Street replaces a former gas station. Developer Artimus Construction has helmed numerous projects in Morningside Heights and the larger Harlem neighborhood, including 5th on the Park and the renovation of the Corn Exchange Building.
Close-up of the glass curtain wall with vertical fins on the south facade.
FXFOWLE's design features a massing that follows the concave curve of the site's southern perimeter and steps down from west to east with cascading private terraces. A faceted glass curtain wall on the southern facade affords ample light and Central Park views while the vertical and horizontal fins mitigate solar heat gain in the units. When viewed from the west, the vertical fins appear orange, while a view from Central Park reveals a green tone on the opposite side. Floor slabs are expressed on the facade with white metal spandrel panels that include thickened c-channel profiles.
Looking up at the west facade.
South facade.
South facade from Frederick Douglass Circle Plaza.
Southeast corner from West 110th Street.
Close-up of the glass curtain wall with brackets for future vertical and horizontal fins.
On the northern half of the site, the facade shifts to a punch window and brick wall assembly that references the neighboring masonry structures. Two gray tones of brick clad the two main volumes of the northern massing, with a darker blend at the lower volume and a lighter blend at the upper volume on the northwest corner.
Northwest corner from Frederick Douglass Boulevard.
Close-up of the brick facade at the northwest corner.
Residents will have access to a full slate of amenities including: resident's lounge, gym, children's playroom, study room, landscaped courtyard, common roof deck terrace, residential and bike storage, a bike share program, on-site parking, electric car charging stations, and dog washing and grooming stations.
Penthouse view to the south, including Central Park (foreground) and Midtown (background).
Penthouse view to the northwest, including Frederick Douglass Boulevard (foreground), Morningside Park (middle), and the Cathedral of St. John the Divine (background).
Northwest corner penthouse view.
Penthouse view to the north, looking along Frederick Douglass Boulevard.
View to the south from an upper residence.
Cascading private terraces on the southern facade.
Terrace view, including Central Park and the Upper West Side.
View of the vertical fins on the south curtain wall.
Looking out onto Frederick Douglass Circle Plaza from a residential unit.
A private terrace on the southeast corner of a lower residential unit.
View from a private terrace on the southeast corner of a lower residential unit.
Curtain wall installation underway on the south facade.
An installer guides a curtain wall panel into place on the south facade.
Looking out onto Central Park and Frederick Douglass Circle Plaza from the residential lobby.
A view of the future courtyard and tower from the double height lobby.
Looking down on the future central courtyard.
Architect: FXFOWLE; Developer: Artimus Construction; Program: Residential; Location: Morningside Heights, New York, NY; Completion: 2017.
400 West 113th Street - Enclave at the Cathedral
Structure has topped out at the residential towers adjacent to the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Developed by the Brodsky Organization and designed by Handel Architects, the towers feature an exposed concrete structure with shaped concrete piers at the primary façade along West 113th Street. These piers reference the buttresses of the cathedral directly behind and animate the façade with their pattern of sloping from floor to floor. Installation of the black framed windows that occupy the space between the concrete piers has also made significant progress, with only a handful of floors left to be enclosed on each tower. When completed, the two towers will bring 428 residential rental units to the Morningside Heights neighborhood and a revenue stream to the church from the lease of the land.
A southeast view of the east tower (right) and the cathedral (left) from Morningside Park.
A view of the east tower from Morningside Park.
A view of the east tower from Morningside Drive.
The northeast corner of the towers from Morningside Drive.
Northwest corner of the east tower from West 113th Street.
A view of the cathedral between the two towers.
Northeast corner of the west tower from West 113th Street.
Facade detail.
North facade of the west tower from West 113th Street.
A view of the cathedral between the two towers.
A view of the cathedral between the two towers.
Southwest corner of the west tower from Amsterdam Avenue.
New site signage for the building identity.
Architect: Handel Architects; Developer: The Brodsky Organization; Program: Residential; Location: Morningside Heights, New York, NY; Completion: 2016.
400 West 113th Street - Enclave at the Cathedral
Concrete superstructure continues to rise at the residential towers adjacent to the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. The towers, designed by Handel Architects, have reached the 12th story on the west tower and the 15th story on the east tower, its final floor. Each structure features an exposed concrete structure with shaped concrete piers at the primary façade along West 113th Street. These piers reference the buttresses of the cathedral directly behind and animate the façade with their pattern of sloping from floor to floor. Windows with black metal frames will be inset between the concrete piers and have begun installation on the east tower at the second floor. When completed, the two towers will bring 428 residential rental units to the Morningside Heights neighborhood and a revenue stream to the church from the lease of the land.
Southwest corner of the cathedral (right) and the west tower (left) from Amsterdam Avenue.
Southwest corner of the west tower from Amsterdam Avenue.
Northwest corner of the west tower from Amsterdam Avenue.
Northeast corner of the west tower from West 113th Street.
Detail of the concrete structure of the west tower.
Northwest corner of the east tower from West 113th Street.
North façade of the east tower from West 113th Street.
Northeast corner of the east tower from Morningside Drive.
Northeast corner of the east tower from Morningside Drive.
East façade of the east tower from Morningside Drive.
East façade of the east tower.
Southeast corner of the cathedral (left) and the east tower (right).
Looking west towards the cathedral (left) and the site (right) from Morningside Park.
Northeast corner of the east tower from Morningside Park.
Architect: Handel Architects; Developer: The Brodsky Organization; Program: Residential; Location: Morningside Heights, New York, NY; Completion: 2016.
400 West 113th Street - Enclave at the Cathedral
Concrete superstructure continues to rise at Handel Architects' rental towers next to the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in Morningside Heights. The project includes two 15-story towers adjacent to the north façade of the cathedral, with a gap between the two towers to allow for a view of the cathedral's north transept. When completed in 2016, the two towers will bring 428 residential rental units to the Morningside neighborhood and a revenue stream to the church from the rental of the land the towers sit on.
Concrete has reached the tenth floor on the east tower, while the longer west tower has only reached the sixth floor. The facades of the towers are composed of exposed concrete piers with a sloping front face that mimic the flying buttresses of the cathedral facade that lies beyond. The sloping concrete piers not only reference the cathedral but also generate a sense of movement along the façade. Window installation has also begun on the east tower, revealing a black framed unit.
Southwest corner of the cathedral with the west tower to the left.
Southwest corner of the site.
West elevation from Amsterdam Avenue.
Northwest corner of the west tower from Amsterdam Avenue.
Northwest corner of the west tower from West 113th Street.
North façade of the west tower from West 113th Street.
North façade of the west tower from West 113th Street.
Northeast corner of the west tower from West 113th Street.
View of the north transept in between the towers.
Northwest corner of the east tower from West 113th Street.
North façade of the east tower from West 113th Street.
East tower façade detail.
Windows on the east tower façade.
North façade of the east tower from West 113th Street.
Northeast corner of the east tower from West 113th Street.
Northeast corner of the east tower from Morningside Drive.
East façade of the east tower from Morningside Drive.
Looking west towards the Cathedral of St. John the Divine (left) and the site (right) from Morningside Park.
Architect: Handel Architects; Developers: The Brodsky Organization; Program: Residential; Location: Morningside Heights, New York, NY; Completion: 2016.
400 West 113th Street - Enclave at the Cathedral
Construction has reached above ground at the controversial rental towers next to the Church of St. John the Divine in Morningside Heights. The two 15-story towers are located to the north of the cathedral on land leased from the church for about $2 million a year. Views of the north transept of the cathedral will be featured by the separation of the two towers.
The west tower, at the corner of 113th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, has reached the second floor with its concrete structure. Construction is further along at the east tower, where concrete has reached the fifth floor, revealing the angular concrete piers that mimic the flying buttresses of the cathedral.
When completed, the two towers will bring 428 rental units to the area. Given the lack of renderings revealing the entire project and its unfinished state we will reserve full judgement till its completion.
Architect: Handel Architects; Developers: The Brodsky Organization; Program: Residential; Location: Morningside Heights, New York, NY; Completion: 2016.