Construction Update: 500 W 25
Northeast corner from 10th Avenue.
Construction scaffolding has come down at 500 W 25, revealing the Alabama limestone and punch window north and west facades. Developed and designed by GDSNY, the 10-story residential building is located adjacent to the High Line in the Chelsea neighborhood. When completed, the project will offer seven full floor residences and a duplex residence.
Northeast corner from 10th Avenue.
Close-up of the northeast corner.
Close-up of the north facade.
Close-up of the east facade.
Close-up of the east facade.
Close-up of the northeast corner.
East facade from 10th Avenue.
Looking up at the north facade from West 25th Street.
Looking up at the northwest corner of the limestone facade from West 25th Street.
Northwest corner from West 25th Street.
Architect: GDSNY; Developer: GDS Development LLC; Program: Residential; Location: Chelsea, New York, NY; Completion: 2020.
Construction Update: 500 W 25
Northeast corner from 10th Avenue.
Construction scaffolding continues to come down at 500W25, revealing the Alabama limestone and punch window north and west facades. Developed and designed by GDSNY, the 10-story residential building is located adjacent to the High Line in the Chelsea neighborhood. When completed, the project will offer seven full floor residences and a duplex residence.
Northeast corner from 10th Avenue.
Looking up at the north facade from West 25th Street.
Looking up at the northwest corner of the limestone facade from West 25th Street.
Northwest corner from West 25th Street.
Architect: GDSNY; Developer: GDS Development LLC; Program: Residential; Location: Chelsea, New York, NY; Completion: 2020.
Construction Update: 500 W 25
Northeast corner from 10th Avenue.
Construction scaffolding is coming down at 500W25, revealing the Alabama limestone and punch window north facade. Developed and designed by GDSNY, the 10-story residential building is located adjacent to the High Line in the Chelsea neighborhood. When completed, the project will offer seven full floor residences and a duplex residence.
Close-up of the northeast corner of the limestone facade.
Northeast corner from 10th Avenue.
North facade from the High Line.
Facade panels awaiting installation.
Architect: GDSNY; Developer: GDS Development LLC; Program: Residential; Location: Chelsea, New York, NY; Completion: 2020.
301 E 50
Construction is progressing at 301 E 50, COOKFOX Architects' 29-story, 57 unit condo tower in Manhattan's Midtown East neighborhood. Since the last update in November, installation of the facade's limestone panels and windows is significantly complete. Still absent on the facade are the windows' sun shading elements for mitigating solar heat gain. The project seems well on its way to wrapping up sometime this year.
Looking east on East 50th Street.
Southwest corner from 2nd Avenue.
Southwest corner of the tower.
Southwest corner of the podium.
South facade from East 50th Street.
Southwest corner from 2nd Avenue.
Looking north on 2nd Avenue.
Architects: COOKFOX Architects; Developer: CBSK Ironstate; Program: Residential; Location: Midtown East, New York, NY; Completion: 2015.
301 E 50
There has been much progress on the façade of COOKFOX Architects' 301 E 50 since the previous update. Limestone panels have now been installed on two-thirds of the 29-story tower, with windows installed on the bottom third. Yet to be installed are the brise soleil sunshade elements on the windows, which will help to reduce solar heat gain.
When completed, the tower will bring 57 units to its Midtown East neighborhood.
Looking east on East 50th Street.
Southwest corner from 2nd Avenue.
Southwest corner from 2nd Avenue.
Southwest corner of the podium from 2nd Avenue.
South façade from East 50th Street.
Southeast corner from East 50th Street.
West façade from 2nd Avenue.
Northwest corner from 2nd Avenue.
Limestone façade panels.
Limestone façade panel.
Limestone façade panel detail.
Southwest corner façade detail.
Architects: COOKFOX Architects; Developer: CBSK Ironstate; Program: Residential; Location: Midtown East, New York, NY; Completion: 2015.
One Vandam
I was recently given a tour of One Vandam, the 14-story, 25-unit residential condo under construction at the boundary between the SoHo and Hudson Square neighborhoods. The views of Lower Manhattan and Midtown from the roof decks of the penthouse units are spectacular. Landmarks, such as the Empire State Building and the World Trade Center site feature prominently. Also visible are the multitude of other luxury towers currently under construction, like 56 Leonard and 30 Park Place. There are three penthouses, two of which, Penthouse A and B, are duplex units with a rooftop terrace above. Penthouse A occupies roughly two-thirds of floors 12 and 13, with four bedrooms, five bathrooms, two expansive terraces and a rooftop living room and terrace above with views south to Lower Manhattan. The smaller Penthouse B occupies the northern third of floors 12 and 13, with four bedrooms, four bathrooms, and a rooftop terrace above with views to Midtown. Penthouse C, with five bedrooms and four baths, is the only full floor residence in the building, occupying all of floor 11.
Looking north on Avenue of the Americas.
The southwest corner of the tower from Avenue of the Americas.
Looking west toward the triple height stair from the main entry and gallery of Penthouse A on Floor 12.
Looking south towards the outdoor terrace from the living room of Penthouse A.
Looking south from the Penthouse A roof deck on floor 12.
Penthouse A's triple height stair volume at the rooftop living room.
Looking south to Lower Manhattan from the rooftop living room of Penthouse A.
Looking south from the Penthouse A roof terrace, with 166 Avenue of the Americas (foreground) and Tamarkin's 10 Sullivan Street under construction. Construction on 56 Leonard and 30 Park Place is also visible in the distance.
Looking east from the Penthouse A roof terrace.
Steps leading up to Penthouse A's outdoor spa.
Looking north to Midtown from the outdoor terrace of Penthouse B on floor 12. The living room, master bedroom, and roof terrace levels of the duplex penthouse (left) look onto the terrace.
Looking north to Midtown from the Penthouse B roof deck on floor 12.
Residential floor with limestone facade panels installed.
Facade installation on both the primary facade along the Avenue of the Americas and the rear yard have passed the half way mark. The BKSK Architects designed tower features a curtain wall facade comprised of three elements: metal, glass, and limestone panels from a quarry in Alabama. A randomized pattern is created by three unit types: glass, limestone panels on the exterior, and a back-pan limestone panel that sits behind the glass. The rear facade foregoes a cheaper facade for a continuation of the primary limestone facade, a surprising revelation from the tour.
Limestone facade panel details.
When finished, the building will also feature a 6,400 square foot landscaped outdoor residents' terrace on floor 2, designed by Mathews Nielsen. Nielsen has been the designer for other local parks including the Hudson River State Park and the Lincoln Center Plaza. The design features over 50 varieties of native and seasonally distinctive perennials, trees, and ground cover. A lounge on floor 2 will look out onto the garden from three sides and features a large screen tv and catering kitchen. A fitness center and fitness studio is also located on the northern half of the second floor.
Second floor garden terrace facing Avenue of the Americas.
Limestone facade along Avenue of the Americas.
Second floor garden terrace at the rear yard.
Second floor garden terrace at the rear yard.
View of the ground floor garden from the lobby.
View of the ground floor garden.
The limestone facade at the rear yard.
Looking south on Avenue of the Americas.
Looking south on Avenue of the Americas.
Architects: BKSK Architects, Studio DB; Developers: Quinlan Development Group, Tavros Development Partners; Program: Residential; Location: SoHo, New York, NY; Completion: 2015.
One Vandam
Facade installation has reached the half way mark at the 14-story, 25-unit One Vandam, at the boundary between the SoHo and Hudson Square neighborhoods. The BKSK Architects designed tower features a curtain wall facade comprised of three elements: metal, glass, and limestone panels from a quarry in Alabama. A randomized pattern is created by three unit types: glass, limestone panels on the exterior, and a back-pan limestone panel that sits behind the glass. When facade panel installation began, the limestone was added later. Recently installed panels have arrived with the limestone already attached which seems to have allowed for a speedier pace of installation.
Next door, the expansion of the God's Love We Deliver charity's headquarters also progresses behind its dark construction shroud. The project seems to have topped out but the realization of its facade has yet to be revealed. Hopefully its actual appearance will turn out better than the rendering on the construction fence.
Looking north on Avenue of the Americas.
The southwest corner of the tower from Avenue of the Americas.
The southwest corner of the tower from Avenue of the Americas.
The west facade from Avenue of the Americas.
The northwest corner of the tower from Avenue of the Americas.
Looking south on Avenue of the Americas towards One Vandam (center) and 166 Avenue of the Americas (left)
The south facade from Vandam Street.
Architects: BKSK Architects; Program: Residential; Location: SoHo, New York, NY;Completion: 2015.
301 E 50
There is steady progress at COOKFOX Architects' 301 E 50 since last month's update, with structure topping out and the first limestone panels going up on the podium. When completed, the tower will bring 57 residential condo units to its Midtown East neighborhood.
The 29-story building's design incorporates the architects practicing ethics of biophilia, connecting people with nature through design. These principles can be found in elements such as the landscaped terrace, highly filtered fresh air to each unit, low VOC paints and materials, an exterior wall designed to minimize the interior effects of seasonal temperature extremes, and corner windows that provide generous panoramic views for every unit.
For the façade, the architects have employed limestone cladding, increasingly popular in recent New York projects. Interspersed amongst the predominantly smooth panels are broached limestone panels, which are dressed with a point that creates vertical groove lines that gives the panel a rougher texture.
Looking north on 2nd Avenue.
The southwest corner of the tower from 2nd Avenue.
The southwest corner of the tower from 2nd Avenue.
The southwest corner of the tower from 2nd Avenue.
The south façade of the podium with limestone installation underway.
Detail of the limestone cladding.
Corner detail of the limestone cladding.
Detail of the limestone cladding.
The west façade of the podium from 2nd Avenue.
The southwest corner of the building from 2nd Avenue.
Architects: COOKFOX Architects; Program: Residential; Location: Midtown East, New York, NY; Completion: 2015.