4 Hudson Square - Disney NYC Headquarters
SOM · Hudson Square · 2024
Northeast corner from the intersection of Varick Street and Vandam Street.
Facade installation has wrapped up for everywhere except the ground floor at The Walt Disney Company’s 22-story New York headquarters at 4 Hudson Square in Lower Manhattan from Silverstein Properties. Designed by Skidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM), the full block development features a massing with setbacks that afford terraces for employees and two towers. In total, the development includes 1.2 million gross square feet with floor plates up to 85,000 square feet.
East facade from Spring Street.
In dialog with the neighborhood’s masonry and stone material palette, the development features a facade of single-, double- and triple-columned green terracotta panels, large picture windows, and bronze toned metal accents.
Southwest corner from Hudson Street.
West facade from Hudson Street.
Architect: Skidmore Owings & Merrill; Interiors: Gensler; Developer: Silverstein Properties; Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti; MEP Engineer: Jaros, Baum & Bolles; Facade Consultant: R.A. Heintges & Associates; Landscape Architect: SCAPE; General Contractor: Lendlease; Client: The Walt Disney Company; Program: Office, Retail; Location: Hudson Square, New York, NY; Completion: 2024.
Construction Update: 4 Hudson Square - Disney NYC Headquarters
Northeast corner from the intersection of Varick Street and Vandam Street.
Facade installation is nearing completion at The Walt Disney Company’s 22-story New York headquarters at 4 Hudson Square in Lower Manhattan. Designed by Skidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM), the full block development features a massing with setbacks that afford terraces for employees and two towers. In total, the development will include 1.2 million gross square feet with floor plates up to 85,000 square feet.
Looking up at the east facade from Varick Street.
In dialog with the neighborhood’s masonry and stone material palette, the development features a facade of single-, double- and triple-columned green terracotta panels, large picture windows, and bronze toned metal accents.
East facade from Spring Street.
Looking up at the south facade from Spring Street.
South facade at the ground floor from Spring Street.
Southwest corner from the intersection of Spring Street and Hudson Street.
Southwest corner from Hudson Street.
West facade from Hudson Street.
Architect: Skidmore Owings & Merrill; Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti; MEP Engineer: Jaros, Baum & Bolles; Facade Consultant: R.A. Heintges & Associates; Client: The Walt Disney Company; Program: Office, Retail; Location: Hudson Square, New York, NY; Completion: 2023.
Construction Update: 4 Hudson Square - Disney NYC Headquarters
Northeast corner from Varick Street.
Facade installation is ongoing at The Walt Disney Company’s 22-story New York headquarters at 4 Hudson Square in Lower Manhattan. Designed by Skidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM), the full block development features a massing with setbacks that afford terraces for employees and two towers. In total, the development will include 1.2 million gross square feet with floor plates up to 85,000 square feet.
Close-up of the terra-cotta and glass facade at the northeast corner.
In dialog with the neighborhood’s masonry and stone material palette, the development features a facade of double- and triple-columned green terracotta panels, large picture windows, and bronze toned metal accents.
Closeup of the north facade.
Architect: Skidmore Owings & Merrill; Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti; MEP Engineer: Jaros, Baum & Bolles; Facade Consultant: R.A. Heintges & Associates; Client: The Walt Disney Company; Program: Office, Retail; Location: Hudson Square, New York, NY; Completion: 2023.
Construction Update: 470 Columbus - Charlotte of the Upper West Side
Southeast corner from Columbus Avenue.
Facade installation is wrapping up at The Roe Corporation’s residential condo building Charlotte of the Upper West Side at 470 Columbus. Designed by BKSK Architects, the facade features red brick and fins of Italian-made terra-cotta with a iron-spot finish by Ceipo. These facade elements are part of the building’s overall Passive House design, which typically leads to a reduction in energy usage of up to 90 percent for heating and cooling and exceptional air quality. Each residence has its own individualized ventilation and heating and cooling system.
Looking up at the east facade facing Columbus Avenue.
Southeast corner from Columbus Avenue.
Architect: BKSK Architects; Interiors: Alyssa Kapito Interiors & BKSK Architects; Developer: The Roe Corporation; Program: Residential Condo; Location: Upper West Side, New York, NY; Completion: 2022.
Construction Update: 4 Hudson Square - Disney NYC Headquarters
Northeast corner from Varick Street.
Facade installation is underway at The Walt Disney Company’s 22-story New York headquarters at 4 Hudson Square in Lower Manhattan. Designed by Skidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM), the full block development features a massing with setbacks that afford terraces for employees and two towers. In total, the development will include 1.2 million gross square feet with floor plates up to 85,000 square feet.
Close-up of the terra-cotta and glass facade at the northeast corner.
In dialog with the neighborhood’s masonry and stone material palette, the development features a facade of double- and triple-columned green terracotta panels, large picture windows, and bronze toned metal accents.
Northeast corner from Vandam Street.
Northwest corner from Hudson Street.
West office lobby entrance.
Close-up of the facade at the west office lobby entrance.
Looking up at the west facade from Hudson Street.
Southwest corner from Hudson Street.
Architect: Skidmore Owings & Merrill; Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti; MEP Engineer: Jaros, Baum & Bolles; Facade Consultant: R.A. Heintges & Associates; Client: The Walt Disney Company; Program: Office, Retail; Location: Hudson Square, New York, NY; Completion: 2023.
Construction Update: 470 Columbus - Charlotte of the Upper West Side
Looking up at the east facade facing Columbus Avenue.
Facade installation is nearing completion at The Roe Corporation’s residential condo building Charlotte of the Upper West Side at 470 Columbus. Designed by BKSK Architects, the facade features red brick and fins of Italian-made terra-cotta with a iron-spot finish by Ceipo. These facade elements are part of the building’s overall Passive House design, which typically leads to a reduction in energy usage of up to 90 percent for heating and cooling and exceptional air quality. Each residence has its own individualized ventilation and heating and cooling system.
Looking up at the east facade facing Columbus Avenue.
Southeast corner from Columbus Avenue.
Close-up of the terra-cotta fins on the east facade.
Close-up of the iron-spot finish on the terra-cotta fins.
Architect: BKSK Architects; Interiors: Alyssa Kapito Interiors & BKSK Architects; Developer: The Roe Corporation; Program: Residential Condo; Location: Upper West Side, New York, NY; Completion: 2021.
Tour: 15 W 61 - The Park Loggia
Southeast corner from Columbus Circle.
Construction is wrapping up at The Park Loggia, AvalonBay Communities’ 32-story residential condo tower on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), the tower features a terracotta and punch window facade, with outdoor terraces at the east and west facades. Residences range in size from one- to four-bedrooms, with 172 units on offer. A wide range of amenities designed by Pembrooke & Ives are available to residents, including a landscaped terrace, private dining, fitness center, theater and music practice rooms, children’s playroom, screening room, and a rooftop crown loggia.
Southeast corner of the tower.
Detail of the southwest corner of the tower.
Southeast corner of the tower.
Detail of the south podium facade.
Southeast corner.
Residential Entry
Residential entry.
Concierge desk.
Lobby lounge.
Lobby lounge.
Lobby lounge.
Model Residence
Residences feature recessed wood entrances, wide-planked white oak floors, full-slab Brazilian quartzite kitchen countertops, oversized White Carrara master bathrooms, and custom mill-work throughout.
Dining room and living room.
Outdoor terrace adjacent to the living room.
Kitchen.
Kitchen.
Master bedroom.
Master bedroom.
Outdoor terrace adjacent to the master bedroom.
Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill; Interior Design: Pembrooke & Ives; Landscape Design: HM White; Developer: AvalonBay Communities, Inc; Program: Residential; Location: Upper West Side, New York, NY; Completion: 2019.
Construction Update: The JACX
South facade from Jackson Avenue.
Construction continues at Tishman Speyer's two tower office development, The JACX, at 28-01 Jackson Avenue in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by Moed de Armas & Shannon Architects, the 26-story towers will offer 1.2 million square feet of office and retail space. Superstructure is close to topping out and installation continues on the curtain wall panels of glass and horizontal terracotta bands.
South facade.
Looking up at the south facade.
Southwest corner from Jackson Avenue.
Close-up of the west facade.
Looking east along Jackson Avenue.
West facade from 42nd Road.
Northwest corner from 42nd Road.
Architect: Moed de Armas and Shannon Architects; Landscape Architect: HM White; Developer: Tishman Speyer; Program: Office, Retail; Location: Long Island City, Queens, NY; Completion: 2019.
Construction Update: 1 Great Jones Alley
Construction scaffolding is coming down on the Broadway facade of 1 Great Jones Alley, Madison Realty Capital’s 12-story residential building in the NoHo neighborhood of Manhattan. Designed by BKSK Architects, the facade references the brick and cast iron context of the neighborhood with its own brick and glass primary facade and secondary screen of terra-cotta fins.
Architect: BKSK Architects; Developer: Madison Realty Capital; Program: Residential, Retail; Location: NoHo, New York, NY; Completion: 2018.
Construction Update: The Fitzroy
Looking up at the north facade.
Looking up at the north facade.
Facade installation is nearing completion at The Fitzroy, JDS Development Group and Largo Investments' 10-story luxury condo tower adjacent to the High Line. Roman and Williams are responsible for the design, which they claim was inspired by the iconic New York architecture of the early 20th Century. The facade features green terracotta panels with large copper-clad oak windows. When completed, the project will include 14 homes ranging from two- to five-bedrooms.
North facade.
North facade detail.
North facade detail.
Looking south along the High Line towards the Fitzroy (far right).
Architect: Roman and Williams; Developer: JDS Development Group and Largo Investments; Program: Residential; Location: Chelsea, New York, NY; Completion: 2018.
