New renderings have been revealed for 200 West 88th Street, an 18-story residential tower currently under construction on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Designed by Robert A. M. Stern Architects and developed by Nortco Development, the 215-foot-tall structure will span 114,000 square feet and yield 36 condominium units in three- to five-bedroom layouts. The building will also contain ground-floor retail space and enclosed parking spaces on the second level. The property is alternately addressed as 568-574 Amsterdam Avenue and located at the corner of West 88th Street and Amsterdam Avenue.
The above main rendering is oriented looking southwest at 200 West 88th Street. The building features a typical RAMSA prewar-inspired design with a multifaceted massing incorporating numerous setbacks on the upper levels for private terraces. The façade will be composed of a mix of beige brick and limestone surrounding a grid of large rectangular and arched windows, as well as arched cutouts for pocketed terraces. Contrasting purple metal paneling covers some sections of the upper stories, and the building will culminate in a bulkhead with ornamental grilles.
Below is an aerial dusk rendering looking south at the upper levels, previewing the spotlights that will illuminate the façade and Art Deco crown.
The upper levels and crown of 200 West 88th Street. Rendering courtesy of Alden Studios.
The following updated rendering of the West 88th Street frontage shows the main entrance flanked by arched openings for the retail frontage and motor courtyard driveway. New tree-lined sidewalks with garden beds will sit in front of the property.
200 West 88th Street. Rendering courtesy of Alden Studios.
The motor courtyard will be surrounded by lush landscaping.
The motor courtyard at 200 West 88th Street. Rendering courtesy of Alden Studios.
The property was formerly occupied by a series of low-rise structures, as seen in the below Google Street View image from before their demolition.
The former Mermaid Inn and several abutting low-rise structures before demolition for 200 West 88th Street. Image via Google Maps.
Nortco Development purchased the four abutting lots in 2018 for $46 million, and demolition permits were first filed in the summer of 2024.
Residential amenities will include bicycle storage, a fitness room, a yoga studio, and a music room. Brown Harris Stevens Development Marketing will be handling sales and marketing for the homes, which will come in half- and full-floor layouts.
The nearest subway from the development is the 1 train at the 86th Street station to the west along Broadway.
200 West 88th Street is slated to become the first all-electric residential building by Robert A. M. Stern Architects in New York City. The building is currently topped out with façade installation underway, and completion is expected in spring 2027, as noted on site.
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Big improvement.
Yet another example of 60+ units being torn down for 36 as a replacement. And it’s not a one off, it’s common.
That’s an ‘improvement?’
We need to do some thinking about this.
How’s this for an idea: Real estate taxes on these should be high enough to cover normal revenues PLUS the cost of financing affordable housing replacements for the net loss in units.
Wow… Stunning building all around and a major improvement for the Upper West Side. I’m so glad we live in a free market and not some authoritarian state you appear to be advocating for.
This is “authoritarian” for you? 😀
Holy…
Please explain how is it not?
Taxing property for the purpose of financing affordable housing is pretty common.
Requirements for affordable components, on or off site, have been around for decades.
I suppose you would have preferred the no-build option where the owner takes the 60 units and combines into only 6 units?
Two bedroom apts are so declasse..
How many affordable apartments were lost with the demise of the demolished buildings? Any mechanism in place to compel developers to replace the demolished units with similar, even at a different location in the city?
All these look the same. Nice, but seem to have left any new ideas in the rear view mirror.
This is another RAMSA design which I tend to like very much. I have always been curious of the metal “sheds” that have been placed on the upper floors of several buildings. The facades tend to be busy even without the introduction of another material.
Another well considered, contextual RAMSA design gift to NYC
The motor courtyard looks real classy-Nice touch keep some extra dozen or so cars off the street.
Beautiful design but the loss of 26 more affordable homes is just that–a loss.
The neigborhood NIMBYs limit building height and size, which limits unit count. Get the NIMBYs out of the city council and community board, and upzone the UWS, and you’ll get more units.
The building was market rate, not affordable.
It is funny these buildings go up every day on every corner on the UES and no one says anything. The UWS builds one nice building and everyone goes crazy.
I’ve complained plenty on here about historic buildings being lost on the UES, buildings that were nicer than the ones lost here. And ending up with fewer total housing units for the very wealthy is never the answer.
This new design is good, at least.
How spectacular and a stunning addition to the Upper West Side
The level of detail in the facade is astonishing . I’m sure the interiors will also be just as elegant and charming
The motor court is everything.
This ^
I like how the Bay Windows bay..
gorgeous design.
Will RAMSA go on and design without Mr. Stern (RIP) ?
also – enough with the class attacks. How exactly do you think “affordable” housing and the city budget in general is paid for? From wealthy folks who play plenty in taxes already. And what is CPW, Riverside Drive, and WEA but blvds of grand pre-war apartment houeses. This is just a continuation.
What a beautiful building.