401 East 51st Street
Selldorf Architects · Midtown East · 2027
Southwest corner from First Avenue.
Facade installation is ongoing at SK Development and CB Developers residential condo tower in the Midtown East neighborhood of Manhattan. Designed by Selldorf Architects, the 29-story tower’s facade features bespoke unitized curtain wall panels with integrated ram-pressed terracotta elements manufactured by Palagio. Panel installation, which is led by SLB Management, is nearing the top of the 6-story podium. When completed, there will be 1,400 unitized panels and 9,000 terracotta units.
Looking up at the west facade from First Avenue.
West facade from First Avenue.
West facade from East 51st Street.
Southwest corner from East 51st Street.
Southwest corner from First Avenue.
Close-up of the southwest corner of the podium facade.
Close-up of the southwest corner of the podium facade.
Close-up of the west facade of the podium.
Looking up at the south facade of the podium.
Facade panels awaiting installation.
Close-up of the integrated terracotta unit on a unitized curtain wall panel.
Interior view of curtain wall panels installed at the podium.
Architect: Selldorf Architects (Design Architect), SLCE Architects (Executive Architect); Developers: SK Development and CB Developers; Structural Engineer: Gace Consulting Engineers; MEP Engineer: GEA Consulting Engineers; Construction Manager: CMA (CM & Associates); Facade Consultant: Frank Seta Associates; Curtain Wall Installation: Solubon Ltd. SLB Management; Curtain Wall Manufacturer: Gruppo Simeon; Terracotta Manufacturer: Palagio; Program: Residential; Location: Midtown East, New York, NY; Completion: 2027.
262 Fifth Avenue
Meganom · NoMad · 2026
Looking up at the northeast corner.
Facade installation is ongoing at Five Points Development’s 56-story residential condo tower at 262 Fifth Avenue in Nomad, Manhattan. Designed by Meganom with SLCE Architects, the 860-foot tall tower will offer 26 residential units. Curtain wall is currently being installed at the lower floors, including glass on the north and south facades and opaque panels on the shear wall at the east.
North facade from Fifth Avenue.
Closeup of the north facade.
Architects: Meganom (Design Architect), SLCE Architects (Executive Architect); Developer: Five Points Development; Program: Residential Condo; Location: Nomad, New York, NY; Completion: 2025.
Construction Update: 262 Fifth Avenue
Looking up at the northeast corner.
Superstructure is nearing topping out at Five Points Development’s 56-story residential condo tower at 262 Fifth Avenue in Nomad, Manhattan. Designed by Meganom with SLCE Architects, the 860-foot tall tower will offer 26 residential units. A mockup of some portion of the exterior wall appears to be installed at the base of the tower’s north facade.
Facade mockup installed on the north facade.
Looking up at the east facade.
East facade of the tower.
North facade from Fifth Avenue.
Closeup of the north facade.
Architects: Meganom (Design Architect), SLCE Architects (Executive Architect); Developer: Five Points Development; Program: Residential Condo; Location: Nomad, New York, NY; Completion: 2025.
Construction Tour: 368 Third Avenue - VU
Southeast corner from Third Avenue.
Facade installation is nearing completion at Minrav Development’s 36-story residential condo tower the VU at 368 Third Avenue in the Kips Bay neighborhood of Manhattan. Designed by SLCE Architects, the tower’s facade features a glass window wall with a grid of faceted metal panel slab and pier caps. Bronze colored metal panel accents complement the tower’s mullion color.
When completed, the tower will offer residential units ranging in size from studio-to-three-bedrooms with interiors designed by Paris Forino. There will be a pair of duplex penthouse apartments at the top of the tower. On the second floor, residents will have access to a full floor of amenities that include a fitness center, party room, and a media room.
Close-up of the tower’s south facade.
Looking up at the east facade from Third Avenue.
Close-up of the podium’s east facade.
Rooftop Views
View northwest towards Midtown.
View west towards NoMad and Hudson Yards.
View southwest towards NoMad.
View southwest towards the Jersey City waterfront.
View south towards Lower Manhattan.
View southeast towards the Lower East Side.
View southeast towards Downtown Brooklyn.
Architect: SLCE Architects; Interiors: Paris Forino; Developer: Minrav Development; Program: Residential; Location: Murray Hill, New York, NY; Completion: 2021.
