Construction Update: 450 11th Avenue
Northwest corner from 11th Avenue.
Facade installation is nearing completion at Marx Development Group’s 51-story Aloft Hotel adjacent to Hudson Yards. Designed by DSM Design Group, the 642-foot tall tower is clad in a glass curtain wall from Custom Metalcrafters that is divided into alternately angled 2-story sections. When completed, the project will offer 379 guest rooms, a restaurant and bar, ballroom, and business center.
Closeup of the north facade.
Closeup of the tower crown.
West facade from 11th Avenue.
Closeup of the west facade.
Looking up at the northwest corner.
Closeup of the northwest corner.
Southwest corner from 11th Avenue.
Closeup of the west facade.
Architect: DSM Design Group, Moshe Zur Architects; Developer: Marx Development Group; Program: Hotel; Location: Hudson Yards, 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.
Construction Update: The Spiral - 66 Hudson Boulevard
Southwest corner from West 34th Street.
Facade installation is nearing completion at Tishman Speyer’s The Spiral, a 65-story office building at Hudson Yards in New York. Designed by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), the tower massing features a stepped, continuous green pathway that spirals upward from ground floor entry to the top of the tower. The eroding spiral element affords outdoor terrace space at every floor of the tower.
Southwest corner of the tower
Looking up at the west facade.
Close-up of the northwest corner.
Northwest corner of The Spiral (left), 50 Hudson Yards (center), and 30 Hudson Yards (right).
West facade.
Architect: Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG); Developer: Tishman Speyer; Program: Office, Retail; Location: Hudson Yards, New York, NY; Completion: 2023.
Construction Update: 555 West 38th Street
Southwest corner from 11th Avenue.
Superstructure has topped out at Rockrose Development’s residential tower 555 West 38th Street at Hudson Yards. Designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli, the 52-story tower features a mid rise base and a taller tower element at the site’s southern half. The facade consists of a blue glass curtain wall with vertical and horizontal cap accents forming a multi-story grid at the base and northern half of the tower.
Looking up at the west facade from 11th Avenue.
Looking up at the west facade from 11th Avenue.
West facade of the base of the tower from 11th Avenue.
North facade from 11th Avenue.
Southeast corner.
Architect: Pelli Clarke Pelli; Developer: Rockrose Development; Program: Residential, Retail; Location: Hudson Yards, New York, NY; Completion: 2022.
Construction Update: Manhattan West
Southeast corner of Two Manhattan West (left) and One Manhattan West (right).
Superstructure is rising at Two Manhattan West, the second new office tower at Brookfield Properties' Manhattan West. The tower is part of the six building mixed use mega-development adjacent to the new Hudson Yards neighborhood. Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) led the design of the 58-story tower, which features a tapered massing with a glass curtain wall facade. One Manhattan West, an adjacent 67-story office tower of similar design opened last year at the northeast corner of the site.
Looking up at the east facade of One Manhattan West.
Lobby of One Manhattan West.
Northeast corner of the lobby at One Manhattan West.
Northeast corner of the lobby at One Manhattan West.
Looking up at the south facade of One Manhattan West.
Looking up at the south facade of One Manhattan West (right) and the Pendry Hotel (left).
Two Manhattan West
Northeast corner of Two Manhattan West.
Northeast corner of Two Manhattan West.
Looking up at the east facade of Two Manhattan West.
Looking up at the southeast corner of Two Manhattan West (left) and One Manhattan West (right).
Southeast corner of Two Manhattan West (left) and One Manhattan West (right).
Looking up at the south facade of Two Manhattan West.
Ground floor superstructure at Two Manhattan West.
Ground floor superstructure at Two Manhattan West.
Southwest corner of Two Manhattan West.
Looking up at the north facade of 401 West 31st Street.
Close-up of the retail podium at 401 West 31st Street.
Looking up at the north facade of 401 West 31st Street at dusk.
Southwest corner of One Manhattan West.
Pendry Hotel
A 164-room luxury hotel operated by Pendry Hotels is currently rising on the northern boundary of the Manhattan West development. Also designed by SOM, the 281-foot-tall tower features a fluted glass curtain wall.
South facade of the Pendry Hotel and retail podium.
Close-up of the south facade of the Pendry Hotel.
Looking up at the southwest corner of the Pendry Hotel and One Manhattan West.
Southwest corner of the Pendry Hotel.
Northwest corner of the Pendry Hotel (center) and One Manhattan West (left).
Looking up at the north facade of the Pendry Hotel (center), One Manhattan West (left), and Five Manhattan West (right).
Architects: REX (Five Manhattan West), SLCE (401 West 31st Street [Architect of Record], SOM (401 West 31st Street [Design Architect], One Manhattan West, Two Manhattan West, Pendry Hotel, Master Plan Architect); Landscape Architects: James Corner Field Operations; Developer: Brookfield Properties; Program: Office, Residential, Hotel, Retail; Location: Hudson Yards District, New York, NY; Completion: 2017 (Five Manhattan West, 401 West 31st Street); 2019 (One Manhattan West); 2020 (Pendry Hotel), 2022 (Two Manhattan West).
Construction Update: Manhattan West
North facade.
Facade installation is nearing completion at the Pendry Hotel at the norther boundary of the Manhattan West development. Designed by SOM, the same architects as the nearby One Manhattan West, the 281-foot-tall tower features a fluted glass curtain wall. Pendry Hotels will operate the 164-room luxury hotel.
Northwest corner facade detail.
Looking up at the north facade.
Architects: SOM [Design Architect]; Developer: Brookfield Properties; Program: Hotel, Retail; Location: Hudson Yards District, New York, NY; Completion: 2021.
Construction Update: Manhattan West
Looking west towards One Manhattan West (center).
One Manhattan West, the first of two new office towers at Brookfield Properties' Manhattan West, has officially opened. The tower is part of the six building mixed use mega-development adjacent to the new Hudson Yards neighborhood. Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) led the design of the 67-story tower, which features a tapered massing with a glass curtain wall facade. An adjacent second tower of similar design will rise at the southeastern corner of the site.
Looking up at the northeast corner of One Manhattan West.
Looking up at the east facade of One Manhattan West.
Lobby of One Manhattan West.
Pendry Hotel
A 164-room luxury hotel operated by Pendry Hotels is currently rising on the northern boundary of the Manhattan West development. Also designed by SOM, the 281-foot-tall tower features a fluted glass curtain wall.
North facade.
Northwest corner facade detail.
Looking up at the north facade.
Architects: REX (Five Manhattan West), SLCE (401 West 31st Street [Architect of Record], SOM (401 West 31st Street [Design Architect], 1 Manhattan West, Pendry Hotel, Master Plan Architect); Landscape Architects: James Corner Field Operations; Developer: Brookfield Properties; Program: Office, Residential, Hotel, Retail; Location: Hudson Yards District, New York, NY; Completion: 2017 (Five Manhattan West, 401 West 31st Street); 2019 (One Manhattan West); 2020 (Pendry Hotel).
Construction Tour: 15 Hudson Yards and The Shed
Northwest corner of 15 Hudson Yards.
Superstructure has topped out at 15 Hudson Yards, the 900-foot-tall residential tower at Related Companies and Oxford Development Group's Hudson Yards mega development on the Far West Side. Designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro in collaboration with Rockwell Group, the 88-story tower will offer both condo and rental units. Sales for the 285 one- to four-bedroom condo units are underway and have already surpassed 50 percent sold.
The view south towards Lower Manhattan from 15 Hudson Yards.
The tower will offer 40,000-square-feet of amenities spread across multiple floors. A fitness center, spa, and 75-foot pool occupy the 50th floor. On the 51st floor residents will have access to a club room, two corner private dining suites, screening and performance room, wine storage and tasting room, business center, and work spaces. At the top floor, residents will enjoy panoramic views from additional amenity spaces for relaxing and dining.
The view east towards 10 Hudson Yards from 15 Hudson Yards.
The view north towards 35 Hudson Yards from 15 Hudson Yards.
Curtain wall installation at 15 Hudson Yards.
Looking up at the north facade of 15 Hudson Yards.
Looking up at 30 Hudson Yards (left), 15 Hudson Yards (center), 35 Hudson Yards (right), and 55 Hudson Yards (far right).
Looking north along 11th Avenue.
Hudson Yards rising on the Hudson River waterfront.
View of Hudson Yards from 12th Avenue.
Architects: Diller Scofidio + Renfro in collaboration with Rockwell Group (Design Architects), Ismael Leyva Architects (Architect of Record); Developers: Related Companies, Oxford Properties Group; Program: Residential, Retail; Location: Hudson Yards, New York, NY; Completion: 2018.
Tour: 555Ten
West façade from 11th Avenue.
Construction is wrapping up at Extell's 555Ten, a 650-foot residential rental tower in the Hudson Yards Special District. Designed by SLCE, the 56-story rectangular tower sits at the northern edge of the Hudson Yards neighborhood and is clad in a blue glass curtain wall.
Northeast corner from 10th Avenue.
Looking up at the east façade.
Lobby.
Amenities
Amenities in the building include a fitness center on the 12th floor with Midtown skyline views and an adjacent outdoor terrace. A covered outdoor dog park is also located on the 12th floor terrace.
Outdoor terrace at the 12th floor.
Outdoor dog park at the 12th floor.
Model Units
Starting on the 14th floor, the building offers 478 market-rate rentals ranging from studios to three-bedroom units. Each offers premium finishes with a choice of Sunrise (light) or Sunset (dark) interior color schemesand in unit washer and dryer.
Living/dining room.
Kitchen.
Bedroom.
Studio.
Rooftop Amenities
At the 56th floor, residents will have access to an indoor lounge and an outdoor pool and sundeck with Midtown views. A play area offers a private bowling alley, an arcade, and a children’s playroom.
Clubroom.
Clubroom.
Rooftop outdoor pool.
View to the south from the sundeck.
View to the southeast from the sundeck.
View to the north.
View to the north from the sundeck.
Bowling alley in the play area.
Architect: SLCE Architects; Developer: Extell Development Company; Program: Residential Rental; Location: Hudson Yards, New York, NY; Completion: 2017.
Field Update: 500 West 30th Street - Abington House
The exterior envelope of brick precast panels is approximately two thirds installed at Robert Stern's residential condo adjacent to the Hudson Yards megaproject and the High Line. Following a recent trend in residential projects in New York, the tower's exterior design draws inspiration from the city's industrial past with its brick and black metal framed windows with divided lights. When the Hudson Yards district is fully developed this project will provide a much needed material contrast to the dominant glass towers from KPF, David Childs and DS+R across the street.