Excavation work is underway at 1299 Third Avenue, the site of a 33-story residential tower on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by SLCE Architects and developed by Elad Group, which purchased the plot for $61 million in April, the 420-foot-tall structure will yield 47 units. Press Builders is the general contractor for the property, which is located between East 74th and East 75th Streets.
A new rendering, shown above, was posted on site and shows the tower clad in limestone paneling surrounding floor-to-ceiling windows with earth-toned ornamental spandrels. The building rises from a multi-story podium and cantilevers out to the south before rising uniformly to a roof deck and mechanical extension. The corners of the western face feature stacks of recessed balconies, and there are three additional terraces on the upper levels.
Recent photos show an excavator digging below street level and exposing the stone foundations of the abutting tenements. A small network of metal poles and wooden boards is buttressing a portion of the foundation wall to the south, and the other sides are being walled off as the unearthing continues. Based on the state of progress, the new superstructure will likely not emerge until next spring.
1299 Third Avenue. Photo by Michael Young
1299 Third Avenue. Photo by Michael Young
1299 Third Avenue. Photo by Michael Young
1299 Third Avenue. Photo by Michael Young
The building will have a narrow ground-floor entrance along East 74th Street and a five-story, 60-foot-tall wing branching out toward East 75th Street with an alternate address of 204 East 75th Street.
1299 Third Avenue’s completion date is set for the summer of 2025, as noted on site. A list of amenities has yet to be announced.
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And this is right next door to the 20-story tower on the corner that they tore down Le Steak for.
That no rendering has been released for AFAIK.
I have a feeling that this building will not turn out very nicely.
No way this ends well.
Used as building material and in the making of progress, look into a rich warm color with a brownish hue. Beautiful designed for people to live in on residential address, framework in a rendering is an essential supporting structure that against excavation work: Thanks to Michael Young.
Nice design. If they must cantilever, setting it back from the street wall is a must.
This i agree with but “must” is dubious. Look at the s**tboxes it is cantelevering over. Does this mean those buildings, which were arguably the worst on the block, will stand in perpetuity or is there away a new tower could could happen with that cantilever dangling over the property?
I think I read that JG Melon’s owns its (green) building on the corner and the other (red) sold its air rights to this building… so probably no further tower. It would be funny though.
I like the lightweight design. It’s not dominating in a negative way.
Amazing there exists such a lack of sophistication in Manhattan that such ‘latter-day-Modernist’ schlock is even contemplated to build. What truly awful professional architectural and Urban Design training and awareness on the part of designers and review boards both this reveals! Crude, amateurish drek.
It’s a bit boring and I’m not a fan of the cantilever but your take seems a bit extreme.
Crude, Amateurish stuff. Limp Modernist drek.
Such a lack of sophistication!
This is pretty awful design with a pastiche of elements. If the rendering looks bad imagine what the finished building will actually look like.
This looks like it’s trying to be Sutton Tower but only half the height. Hope the facade comes out well
The rendering shows the five tenement buildings to the north, but of those, only 1301 stands today. Will it be demolished, too? And where will the 74th Street wing be? And where is the information about the building on the Le Steak site?
Not sure. I would really like to see those two remaining midblock stay though. They would be a nice buffer between the two towers.
Awful.
Actually think the proportions and overall massing are the best example of a Manhattan cantilever ive seen. The facade looks pretty bad tho.
Elad is possibly the worst developer in NYC, so this will not turn out well in anyway. Expect incredible corner cutting, and poor quality. Just google Elad projects and you will quickly find out everything they touch is border-line fraud.