Exterior work is quickly progressing on Casoni, a 70-story residential skyscraper in the Garment District of Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by C3D Architecture and developed by Sioni Group in partnership with AB & Sons, the 785-foot-tall structure will span 384,118 square feet and yield 311 rental and condominium units with an average scope of 991 square feet. The building will also contain two cellar levels. The property is located at the intersection of Sixth Avenue and West 37th Street.
The bird-friendly floor-to-ceiling windows and light gray façade panels have continued to enclose the tower since our last update in early August, when the reinforced concrete superstructure had just topped out. The yellow cocoon has been removed from the pinnacle and more of the glass railings are now in place on the balconies on the southeast corner. The tower crane has also begun disassembly and has been steadily descending toward street level over the past week.
Casoni. Photo by Michael Young.
Casoni. Photo by Michael Young.
Casoni. Photo by Michael Young.
Casoni. Photo by Michael Young.
Casoni. Photo by Michael Young.
Casoni. Photo by Michael Young.
Work is also progressing on the cladding on the northern profile and largely blank western face. These metal panels remain covered in protective film.
Casoni. Photo by Michael Young.
Casoni. Photo by Michael Young.
Casoni. Photo by Michael Young.
Casoni. Photo by Michael Young.
Casoni. Photo by Michael Young.
Casoni. Photo by Michael Young.
Casoni. Photo by Michael Young.
Casoni. Photo by Michael Young.
A piling machine is in place around the missing section of the multistory podium that is being used as the base for the outdoor hoist. This will be the last part of the superstructure to be formed, completing the curved appearance of the podium levels.
Casoni. Photo by Michael Young.
The renderings in the main photo and below preview Casoni’s finished exterior appearance. The following image exaggerates the building’s height, but still offers a glimpse at the balconies and setback terraces that will provide residents with views of the Lower Manhattan and Midtown skylines.
Rendering courtesy of C3D Architecture.
Rendering courtesy of C3D Architecture.
Rendering courtesy of C3D Architecture.
Rendering courtesy of C3D Architecture.
Rendering courtesy of C3D Architecture.
Rendering courtesy of C3D Architecture.
Vertical lighting fixtures will be discreetly integrated into the exterior recesses. Interiors will feature custom stonework and millwork, as well as smart home features. There will also be more than 25,000 square feet of amenities dedicated to health and wellness. REAL New York is handling sales and marketing of the units.
Casoni’s anticipated completion date is posted on site for 2026.
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Looking more and more like the rendering. This will be an interesting project. When I first saw the article I confused it with 125 Greenwich and thought to myself, “Isn’t this building finished yet?” I guess it can happen with glass supertalls- and old age. I wonder what’s going on with the pencil tower with port holes on the front?
Blank core walls always seem to ruin even the best of intentions, unfortunate.
There’s definitely a back side.
Excellent photos! I just hope the back side comes out decent
Manhattan lost a Casino but gained a Casoni !
Beautiful design. Just a little to tall.
Would love to keep be there on a lower floors
Too* tall.
Your second sentence is incoherent and unable to be read.
I’m curious about those window “openings”? Do they really open at the bottom?
If so, how far, because they look like a liability! Concerned that a small child
or pet could fall out, and plunge 40-50 stories!!
Hopefully there is a SCREEN?!
Um, windows can only open a couple of inches outward. Your comment is a wildly unrealistic scenario.
No it wasn’t UNREALISTIC! It was a legitimate question, as the rendering
implies there is a large opening at the bottom of the window, and based
on other high-rises I’ve seen online, a person is able to stick their hand
out… 40, 50, 60 stories or more.
Not a bad toer, but very unfortunate podium. Quality architects would have made some effort to respect the classical colonnade and proportions of the not insignificant adjacent building, rather than insisting upon their swoopy convex hoohah curves. Nothing exists in a vacuum and the podium is to what the street level human perspective relates.
I admit to speaking from the perspective of a historic preservationist, but I always think that any new construction should strive to be a good neighbor, architecturally, speaking, to the buildings that surround it. That is seldom the case with most new construction, and it is definitely not the case here. Your point about the podium is well taken; if it was designed to blend in more with the colonnaded building next to it,, it would work much better from an urban design standpoint, even with a more modern tower attached to it. In fact, the contrast between. The podium and the tower would be that much more interesting, and would fit the overall cityscape much better.
agree. I am a build baby build person, BUT also love and respect our prewars that make the city what it is. The block WAS a unified pre-war block. the building torn down was pretty tall too. Im not saying dont build this. just this was wrong location. the old building could have been adaptively re-used and perhaps a vertical addition.
Also, this is not exactly a residential area. but hey, adding folks living there can help, especially in the evenings and weekends.
Not the most flattering shape for the height.