Public Plaza at One High Line
Diller Scofidio + Renfro / Field Operations · Chelsea · 2025
Construction has wrapped up at the new park adjacent to the High Line and the One High Line development. Designed by Field Operations and Diller Scofidio + Renfro, the public plaza features curvilinear concrete planters with wood slatted benches attached and freestanding. At the park’s northern boundary along 18th Street, there is a new staircase up to the High Line and a billboard that currently displays the artwork “Don’t ASK” by Allison Katz.
Architect: Diller Scofidio + Renfro; Landscape Architect: Field Operations; Program: Park; Location: High Line, New York, NY; Completion: 2025.
Terminal Warehouse
COOKFOX Architects · Chelsea · 2025
Southwest corner from 12th Avenue.
Facade work is wrapping up at L&L Holding Company and Columbia Property Trust’s renovation of the Terminal Warehouse in West Chelsea. The structure was originally designed by George Mallory and constructed in 1891 by the Terminal Warehouse Company. COOKFOX Architects are overseeing the design of the renovation, which includes restoring the original building and the addition of a 6-story steel and glass structure and approximately 100,000 gross square feet of green space. A freight tunnel that runs the length of the 700 foot structure will serve as an interior street with the original steel inlaid tracks serving as the street connecting access to office amenities, retail space, and a central courtyard. At completion, the groundscraper will offer 1.3 million square feet with floor plates up to 160,000 square feet in size and 29 private terraces.
West elevation from 12th Avenue.
Northwest corner from 12th Avenue.
Northwest corner from 12th Avenue.
Close-up of the west facade of the new addition atop the existing structure.
Close-up of the west facade.
Close-up of the southwest corner.
Close-up of the northwest corner.
Looking up at the northwest corner of the existing building.
Existing facade detail.
Existing facade detail.
Southwest corner from Hudson River Park.
Southwest corner on the Chelsea waterfront.
Southeast corner from 11th Avenue.
Close-up of the retail entrance on the east facade.
East facade from 11th Avenue.
Northeast corner of the existing building.
Close-up of the north facade of the existing building.
Close-up of the north facade of the existing building.
Northeast corner of the new addition atop the existing building.
North facade from the High Line.
Architect: COOKFOX Architects; Structural Engineer: DeSimone Consulting Engineering; MEP Engineer: Derive Engineering; Facade Consultant: Thornton Tomasetti; Landscape Architect: terrain; Construction Manager: New Line Structures; Developers: L&L Holding Company, Columbia Property Trust; Program: Office, Retail; Location: West Chelsea, New York, NY; Completion: 2025.
278 8th Avenue
FXCollaborative · Chelsea · 2024
Southwest corner from 8th Avenue and West 23rd Street.
Facade installation has wrapped up at 278 8th Avenue, a 14-story residential rental building by JJ Operating and Alchemy-ABR Investment Partners in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. Designed by FX Collaborative Architects, the facade features beige brick and varying grids of window wall with metal panel accents.
South facade from 8th Avenue.
Closeup of the south facade.
Southwest corner from 8th Avenue and West 23rd Street.
Closeup of the south facade.
The development offers 190 residences ranging in size from studios to 3-bedrooms.
Looking up at the west facade from 8th Avenue.
Northwest corner from 8th Avenue.
Looking up at the west facade from 8th Avenue.
Looking up at the north facade from West 24th Street.
Northwest corner from 8th Avenue.
Closeup of the west facade.
Residential entry at West 24th Street.
Residential Amenities
Concierge desk.
Resident amenities include a lounge, fitness center, rooftop terrace, and a terrace at the second floor.
Residential lobby.
Residential lobby lounge.
Residential lounge.
Residential lounge.
Fitness center.
Fitness center.
Model Residences
Architect: FX Collaborative Architects; Developers: JJ Operating & Alchemy-ABR Investment Partners; Program: Residential, Retail; Location: Chelsea, New York, NY; Completion: 2024.
Construction Update: PENN 2
Northeast corner of PENN2 in the fall of 2020, prior to the reclad.
Facade installation is ongoing at commercial tower PENN 2 at Two Penn Plaza in Midtown by developer Vornado Realty Trust. The 1968 tower is undergoing an extensive renovation by MdeAS Architects that includes a recladding of the exterior with an updated curtain wall. Along with floor-to-ceiling glass, the new facade will feature corner loggias at the northwest and southwest corners, an extended base towards 7th Avenue, and a triple height lobby. Other amenities for the tower will include a 280-person town hall, casual lounges, rooftop pavilion, outdoor green space, and over an acre of outdoor terraces.
Looking up at the east facade of PENN 2 from 7th Avenue.
East facade of PENN 2 from West 32nd Street.
Architect: MdeAS Architects; Developer: Vornado Realty Trust; Program: Commercial Office; Location: Penn District, Midtown, New York; Completion: 2023.
Tour: Maverick at 215 West 28th Street
Southeast corner from West 28th Street.
Construction has wrapped up at HAP Investment’s Maverick, a 21-story residential rental and condo building in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. Designed by DXA Studio, the development features a facade divided into two halves defined by a dark and a light faceted precast concrete panel. The development’s darker half at 225 West 28th Street offers 112 residential rentals, while the lighter half at 215 West 28th Street offers 87 residential condo units. Residents have access to a range of amenities including a fitness center with 60-foot-long indoor pool, steam and sauna room, library, lounge, billiards parlor, children’s playroom, and a rooftop cabana park.
Looking up at the south facade of 225 (left) and 215 (right) West 28th Street..
Close-up of the south facade of 225 (left) and 215 (right) West 28th Street.
Close-up of the south facade.
Looking up at the south facade.
Residential condo entry storefront at 215 West 28th Street.
Rooftop Amenity Space
View west towards Hudson Yards from the rooftop park.
View north towards Midtown from the rooftop park.
View south towards Lower Manhattan from the rooftop park.
Architect: DXA Studio; Developer: HAP Investments; Program: Residential Rental and Condo; Location: Chelsea, New York, NY; Completion: 2022.
Pier 57
Handel Architects · Hudson River Park · 2022
South facade of Pier 57 from Little Island.
Construction is nearing completion on the renovation of Pier 57 at the Hudson River Park in Chelsea. The pier originally opened in 1954 as an ocean liner pier for cargo and passenger services. At the time of its opening, the pier was the largest dock construction project by the City of New York.
Northwest corner.
West facade.
South facade.
In it's current renovation, the pier houses anchor tenants Google in a 250,000-square-foot space. Later this year, the James Beard Foundation is slated to open a showcase kitchen, dining and demonstration space, and food hall with vendor kiosks. A two acre public park occupies the roof. The project is led by developers RXR Realty with Youngwoo & Associates and Handel Architects is responsible for the design.
Rooftop Park
A 80,000 square foot public park at the rooftop, designed by Handel Architects in collaboration with !Melk Landscape Architecture, will offer a screening venue for the Tribeca Film Festival.
Rooftop park lawn with the round skylights for the Google offices below.
Google Offices
Google’s Hudson River campus on Pier 57 includes space for 450 employees, adding to the tech company’s New York staff that already totals over 12,000. Diller Scofidio + Renfro led the design of the interiors, along with HLW International.
Visitor landing with the skylights that are visible on the public rooftop park above.
Looking up at the skylights.
Breakout space along the south facade of the pier.
West terrace with views to Little Island and Lower Manhattan.
Architects: Handel Architects, Diller Scofidio + Renfro with HLW International (Google office interiors); Landscape Architect: !Melk Landscape Architecture; Developer: RXR Realty with YoungWoo & Associates; Program: Retail, Office, Park; Location: Chelsea, New York, NY; Completion: 2022.
Construction Update: 101 West 14th Street
Southeast corner.
Curtain wall installation is nearing completion at Gemini Rosemont’s 13-story residential condo building at 101 West 14th Street in Greenwich Village. Designed by ODA New York, the condo building features the architect’s signature eroded massing that affords covered balconies and stepped terraces at the upper floors. When completed, the project will offer 44 residential condo units, 21 of which will be duplexes.
Southeast corner from 6th Avenue.
Southeast corner from West 14th Street.
South facade.
Southwest corner from West 14th Street.
Residential entry under construction.
Duplex Model Residence
The building offers 44 condo units, ranging in size from 1-to-4-bedrooms, with duplex layouts for almost half of the residences. Along with floor-to-ceiling glass windows, residences also feature wide plank oak flooring, custom kitchen cabinetry by GD, Italian Fior di Bosch stone kitchen countertops and backsplashes, and Bleu de Savoie honed marble bathroom floors and showers.
Duplex Model Residence
Architect: ODA New York; Interiors: Whitehall Interiors; Facade Consultant: Laufs Engineering Design; Developer: Gemini Rosemont; Program: Residential Condo, Retail; Location: Chelsea, New York, NY; Completion: 2021.
Construction Update: 515 W 18
Southeast corner from 10th Avenue.
Construction is wrapping up at the east tower of Related’s two-tower residential development at the High Line in Chelsea. Designed by Thomas Heatherwick’s Heatherwick Studio, the 22-story west tower and 10-story east tower flank the High Line and connect to each other underneath the park’s elevated railroad structure. The facade features custom masonry and Heatherwick’s modern take on the bay window.
Close-up of the east facade of the east tower.
Southeast corner of the east tower (right) and the Eleventh (left).
Southeast corner of the storefront at the west building.
Residential entry underneath the High Line.
Amenities
Residents have access to a collection of amenities that include a residential lobby with High Line columns, a garden by Hollander Design, library lounge, co-working lounge, private dining room and bar, game room, screening lounge, fitness center, 75-foot long saline-system swimming pool, spa, children’s playroom, and rooftop terrace.
Residential lobby.
Fitness center.
Swimming pool with adjacent cold plunge pool, hot tub, and experiential shower.
Library lounge.
Private dining room.
Private bar adjacent to the private dining room.
Game room.
Looking south from a rooftop terrace.
Looking west towards the west tower (right) and The Eleventh (left).
Looking down on the High Line and the residential lobby located underneath.
Looking northeast towards Midtown from a rooftop terrace on the east tower.
Looking north towards Hudson Yards and Midtown from a rooftop terrace on the east tower.
Looking north along the High Line towards Hudson Yards from a rooftop terrace on the east tower.
Looking up at the east facade of the west building.
Model Residence
Lantern House will offer 180 residences across two towers, ranging in size from one-to-four bedrooms with average ceiling heights of ten-foot, nine-inches. March and White Design has overseen the design of the residential interiors. Kitchens feature convex fluted-oak cabinetry, polished Calacatta Venato and Nordic Grey marble slab countertops and backsplash, and a Waterworks faucet. Master baths feature Nestos Beige marble slab flooring/walls with polished marble countertops in Opal White or Emperador Grey, custom vanities with fluted-oak cabinetry with caramel or cocoa stain, undercounted Laufen sink, medicine cabinet with bronze metal and fluted mirror panels, and Waterworks fixtures.
Living room.
Kitchen.
Convex fluted-oak cabinetry with a caramel stain and upper cabinets with back-painted ribbed glass doors.
Close-up of the kitchen cabinets with custom-designed bronze finish hardware.
Master bedroom.
Custom vanity with fluted-oak cabinetry in a caramel stain, polished marble countertop and mirror/medicine cabinet.
Bedroom.
Architect: Heatherwick Studio (Design Architect), SLCE (Architect of Record); Interiors: March and White Design; Landscape: Hollander Design Landscape Architects; Developer: Related Companies; Program: Residential, Retail; Location: Chelsea, New York, NY; Completion: 2021.
Construction Update: Park House at 500 W 22
East facade from 10th Avenue.
Construction scaffolding is coming down at residential condo building Park House in Chelsea by Brantwood Capital. Designed by Selldorf Architects, the building features a multi toned brick facade in shades of red and orange with large in-swing casement windows. When completed, the development will offer 10 residences adjacent to the High Line and Clement Clarke Moore Park.
Northeast corner from 10th Avenue.
Architect: Selldorf Architects; Developer: Brantwood Capital; Program: Residential Condo; Location: Chelsea, New York, NY; Completion: 2021.
Construction Update: The Cortland - 555 W 22
West facade from 12th Avenue.
Facade installation is ongoing at the Related Companies’ 26-story residential condo tower The Cortland at 522 West 22nd Street in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. Designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects, the tower’s facade is currently being clad in red brick and feature Stern’s signature traditional details like bay windows and a rusticated podium. Installation of the brick facade has now reached the half way mark. When completed, the nearly 300-foot-tall tower will offer 141 condo units.
Southwest corner from 11th Avenue.
Looking up at the west facade.
Looking up at the west facade from 11th Avenue.
Northwest corner of the podium.
Northwest corner from 11th Avenue.
Architect: Robert A.M. Stern Architects; Interiors: Olson Kundig; Developer: Related Companies; Program: Residential Condo; Location: Chelsea, New York, NY; Completion: 2023.