310 E. 86th St. - The Harper
ODA · Upper East Side · 2024
North facade from East 86th Street.
Construction has wrapped up at the 21-story residential condo tower The Harper on the Upper East Side by the developer Izaki Group Investments. The tower sits mid-block on the south side of East 86th Street between First and Second avenues. Designed by ODA, the tower’s massing features an eroded volume at the topmost floors and cantilevered bay windows on the east facade that overhang an existing five-story building. The facade is clad in limestone panels and large floor-to-ceiling windows.
Looking up at the north facade.
Residential entry at the north facade.
Northwest corner from East 86th Street.
Residential entry.
Residential entry lobby.
Residential entry lobby.
Amenities
Games lounge.
Residents will have access to a range of amenities that includes a games lounge, a fitness center, a music practice room, a children’s art room and playroom, a pet spa, a shared laundry room, private storage, and a bike room.
Games lounge.
Children’s playroom.
Children’s playroom.
Children’s art room.
Music practice room.
Fitness center.
Model Residences
The Harper offers 63 condo units ranging in size from two-to-four bedrooms, many with private outdoor space.
Architect: ODA; Developer: Izaki Group Investments; General Contractor: Hunter Roberts Construction Group; Program: Residential Condo; Location: Upper East Side, New York, NY; Completion: 2024.
Construction Update: 40 East End
Southeast corner from East End Avenue.
Construction has wrapped up at Lightstone’s 40 East End Avenue, a 20-story residential condo tower on the Upper East Side. Designed by Deborah Berke Partners with Gerner Kronick + Valcarcel Architects, the tower is clad in precast panels with brick as the primary exterior finish material and shaped precast concrete spandrels at floor slabs. Large casement windows, many of which include Juliette balconies, allow for generous light and views. The upper penthouse floors are clad in precast concrete panels and feature a stepped massing that allows for private terraces at each floor.
Southeast corner.
Residential entry canopy.
Residential entry.
Closeup of the south facade.
Southeast corner.
Porte Cochere entrance.
Port Cochere.
Metal pattern in the door at the Porte Cochere.
Residential entrance lobby with chevron-patterned marble floors, perused white oak wall paneling with bronze inlay, and concierge desk.
Amenities
Residents have access to a collection of amenities that include a double height Parlor Lounge at the ground floor, a library, game room, fitness center, gourmet catering kitchen, and a Porte Cochere.
Parlor Lounge entrance from the lobby.
Parlor Lounge with custom upholstered furnishings, ornate chandelier, and staircase.
Marble staircase with bronze cladding in the Parlor Lounge.
Library.
Game room with foosball, billiards, table tennis, and darts.
Model Residences
The development offers 29 condo units designed by Deborah Berke Partners with natural white oak hardwood floors, millwork casing and crown molding. Kitchens feature custom high-gloss lacquer painted Italian kitchen cabinetry, hand-selected Italian Arabescato Cervaiole marble for countertops and backsplashes, and woven metal mesh panels at the upper cabinet doors.
Residential unit entry.
Master bathrooms feature a 6 foot soaking tub, walk-in shower and private water closet clad in Arabescato Cervaiole marble in a high-honed finish. Also included is a custom Italian vanity, fluted mirrored glass panels, and Waterworks Henry fixtures in polished nickel.
Architects: Deborah Berke Partners with Gerner Kronick and Valcarcel Archiects; Developer: Lightstone; Program: Residential; Location: Upper East Side, New York, NY; Completion: 2020.
Construction Update: 412 East 90th Street - Spence Athletic and Educational Facility
North facade from East 90th Street.
Construction is wrapping up at The Spence School’s new six-story athletic athletic and ecology center Spence 412 on the Upper East Side. Designed by Rogers Architects, the 58,000 SF structure houses a regulation-size gymnasium for volleyball and basketball with seating for 450 spectators, nine squash courts, student center, multipurpose room for the performing arts, an ecology center with teaching lab and kitchen, greenhouse, and outdoor rooftop space. Due to COVID, the school has temporarily converted the building into classroom space for grades 6-8.
Entry.
The north facade features a glass curtain wall, most of which is textured to allow for daylight in the interiors while offering privacy from the exterior. Additional daylight control and privacy comes from the vertical metal fins.
Entry canopy.
Looking up at the north facade at the entry.
Northeast corner.
Facade detail.
Facade detail.
Architect: Rogers Architects; Client: The Spence School; Program: Education; Location: Upper East Side, New York, NY; Completion: 2021.
Construction Update: 40 East End
Southeast corner from East End Avenue.
Construction is wrapping up at Lightstone’s 40 East End Avenue, a 20-story residential condo tower on the Upper East Side. Designed by Deborah Berke Partners with Gerner Kronick + Valcarcel Architects, the tower is clad in precast panels with brick as the primary exterior finish material and shaped precast concrete spandrels at floor slabs. Large casement windows, many of which include Juliette balconies, allow for generous light and views. The upper penthouse floors are clad in precast concrete panels and feature a stepped massing that allows for private terraces at each floor. When completed, the tower will offer only 29 condo units.
Southeast corner.
East elevation from East End Avenue.
Residential entry canopy.
Closeup of the perforated metal pattern at the underside of the residential entry canopy.
Closeup of the south facade.
Closeup of the tower facade at the southeast corner.
Southeast corner.
Close-up of the south elevation at the upper floors.
Architects: Deborah Berke Partners with Gerner Kronick and Valcarcel Archiects; Developer: Lightstone; Program: Residential; Location: Upper East Side, New York, NY; Completion: 2019.
Construction Update: 180 East 82nd Street
Scaffolding has come down at 180 East 82nd Street, revealing the facade at Nexus Development’s 10-story residential condo tower on the Upper East Side. Designed by ODA New York, the facade features a horizontal striped pattern of glass and metal panel at irregular intervals.
Architect: ODA New York; Developer: Nexus Development; Program: Residential Condo; Location: Upper East Side, New York, NY; Completion: 2020.
Construction Update: Inspir Carnegie Hill
West facade from 2nd Avenue.
Superstructure has surpassed the half way mark at Maplewood Senior Living’s Inspir Carnegie Hill on the Upper East Side. Designed by Handel Architects, the 23-story assisted living residential tower features a board formed concrete exterior with bronze framed window wall.
West facade from 2nd Avenue.
Close-up of the board formed concrete superstructure and window wall.
Architect and Interiors: Handel Architects; Developer: Maplewood Senior Living; Program: Assisted Living Residential; Location: Carnegie Hill, New York, NY; Completion: 2019.
Tour: 360 E 89
Southeast corner of the tower from First Avenue.
Construction has completed at Citizen 360, Anbau’s residential tower on the Upper East Side. Designed by SHoP Architects, the 34-story condo tower features a 7-story podium clad in glass, metal, and stone which transitions to brick cladding at the tower. Vertical bands of glass are arranged in a varied pattern throughout the facade, creating variety that contrasts with the regularized grid of windows on the adjacent towers.
Looking up at the east facade from First Avenue.
East facade at First Avenue.
North facade at East 89th Street.
Brick facade detail at the ground floor.
Residential Entry
Residential entry on East 89th Street.
Residential entry facade detail.
Concierge desk with green wall .
Residential lobby.
Model Residence
Clodagh has led the interior design for the building’s 82 condo units, which range in size from one- to four-bedrooms at 875 to 2,850 square feet. Units feature white oak flooring and floor-to-ceiling windows, along with custom kitchen cabinetry and Clodagh designed custom fixtures.
Residents have access to numerous amenities including a fitness center and wellness lounge, a playroom and art studio, an entertainment suite, a screening room, private parking, and a lounge with catering kitchen.
Living room.
Living room.
Living room.
Kitchen.
Kitchen.
Master bedroom.
View southwest towards Midtown from the master bedroom.
Tower facade detail.
Master bathroom.
Secondary bedroom.
Architect: SHoP Architects; Developer: Anbau; Program: Residential, Parking; Location: Upper East Side, New York, NY; Completion: 2017.
Construction Update: 40 East End
Southeast corner from East End Avenue.
Facade installation is nearing completion at Lightstone’s 40 East End Avenue, a 20-story residential condo tower on the Upper East Side. Designed by Deborah Berke Partners with Gerner Kronick + Valcarcel Architects, the tower is clad in precast panels with brick as the primary exterior finish material and shaped precast concrete spandrels at floor slabs. Large casement windows, many of which include Juliette balconies, allow for generous light and views. The upper penthouse floors are clad in precast concrete panels and feature a stepped massing that allows for private terraces at each floor. When completed, the tower will offer only 29 condo units.
Facade detail.
Close-up of the south elevation at the upper floors.
East elevation from East End Avenue.
Closeup of the tower facade at the southeast corner.
Architects: Deborah Berke Partners with Gerner Kronick and Valcarcel Archiects; Developer: Lightstone; Program: Residential; Location: Upper East Side, New York, NY; Completion: 2019.
Construction Update: 360 East 89th Street
Southeast corner from First Avenue.
Superstructure has topped out and facade installation is wrapping up at Citizen 360, a residential tower by developer Anbau and SHoP Architects. The 34-story condo tower features a 7-story podium clad in glass, metal, and stone which transitions to brick cladding on the tower. Vertical bands of glass are arranged in a varied pattern throughout the facade, creating variety that contrasts with the regularized grid of windows on the adjacent towers.
Close-up of the south façade.
Looking up at the east facade from First Avenue.
The project will contain 78 condo units in a range from one- to four-bedrooms at 875 to 2,850 square feet. Construction completion is slated for 2017.
Close-up of the east façade.
Northeast corner from First Avenue.
Close-up of the north façade.
Architect: SHoP Architects; Developer: Anbau; Program: Residential, Parking; Location: Upper East Side, New York, NY; Completion: 2017.
Construction Update: Koch Center for Cancer Care
Northwest corner from East 74th Street.
Construction is underway at the Koch Center for Cancer Care, which will feature two science and medical facilities sharing a single site on the Upper East Side waterfront. Memorial Sloan Kettering will offer outpatient treatment programs with its 750,000-square-feet cancer care facility. CUNY-Hunter College will house academic science and nursing facilities in their 336,000-square-foot Science and Health Professions building.
Northeast corner from FDR Drive.
The building massing breaks down what would be a dense extruded volume into a series of smaller, interconnected chunks. Voids in the overall massing allow for outdoor terraces.
Looking up at the east facade.
Facade installation is underway at the east and south facades. The facade features terra cotta and glass panels of varying sizes that create a vertically oriented pattern. Vertical terra cotta fins of varying depths also contribute to the pattern while offering shade and mitigating the effects of solar heat gain and glare.
Facade panels installed at the southeast corner.
Southeast corner from FDR Drive.
Close-up of the facade panels at the southeast corner.
Southeast corner from FDR Drive.
Panels installed at the south facade.
West facade from East 73rd Street.
Architect: Ennead Architects with Perkins Eastman; Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti; MEP Engineer: Jaros Baum & Bolles; Curtainwall Consultant: Entek Engineering, LLC, Heintges & Associates; Client: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, CUNY-Hunter College; Program: Outpatient Cancer Care and Research; Location: Upper East Side, New York, NY; Completion: 2019.
