Below-grade work is moving along at 11 West 13th Street, the site of a 30-story residential skyscraper set to become the tallest building in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and developed in a joint venture between Legion Investment Group and EJS Group, the 538-foot-tall structure will span 111,022 square feet and yield 34 condominium units with an average scope of 3,020 square feet. The project will also include 2,300 square feet of ground-floor retail space with two storefronts. The through-lot property is alternately addressed as 8–12 West 14th Street and located between West 13th and West 14th Streets, near Fifth Avenue and Union Square.
Excavation has progressed steadily since our last on-site update in early December, when demolition was finishing up on the mid-century building that formerly occupied the property. Foundations have now begun formation on the northern half of the site along West 14th Street while crews continue to excavate and prepare the ground with a piling machine on the opposite southern end. Portions of the substructure and perimeter have been poured, and steel pipes have been put in place to brace the retaining walls as work continues below grade. Based on the pace of progress, YIMBY expects the superstructure to begin rising above street level by late summer.
11 West 13th Street. Photo by Michael Young.
11 West 13th Street. Photo by Michael Young.
11 West 13th Street. Photo by Michael Young.
No renderings have been revealed for the skyscraper apart from the below axonometric diagrams first revealed by CityRealty last August. The left drawing shows the southern profile facing West 13th Street, while the right diagram shows the northern elevation along West 14th Street. The building begins with a two-story podium spanning the entire parcel, with a porte-cochère entrance along West 13th Street leading to a motor courtyard. A rectangular cutout is present on the opposite northern side of the podium roof, likely indicating the presence of a swimming pool.
The skyscraper will rise from the center of the lot with a fairly slender massing incorporating cutouts at the northeast and southwest corners. A handful of shallow setbacks are located within the corner cuts. A series of cascading setbacks begins at the 26th story, creating ample space for private terraces on the upper levels, and the building culminates in a tiered crown that steps upward to the south. Several double-height levels are indicated throughout the height of the skyscraper and will likely house mechanical levels. Exact details about the façade materials remain unclear at the moment. However, the diagrams appear to depict an undulating geometric surface across the outer walls of the building.
11 West 13th Street. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox.
Residential amenities will include a fitness center, swimming pool, golf simulator, pet grooming room, library and lounge, seven enclosed parking spaces, and bicycle storage.
The site is located in close proximity to Union Square to the east, providing convenient access to the 4, 5, 6, N, Q, R W, and L trains. Also nearby to the west are the F, M, and L trains at the 14th Street station to the west along Sixth Avenue.
Earlier this year, the developers secured a $190.075 million construction financing package for the project.
A construction timeline and anticipated completion date for 11 West 13th Street have yet to be announced.
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Construction financing alone is $6million per unit!
Like half the world, I’m anxious to see a rendering of this..
KPF, give us the renderings now!
A very, very tall building for the neighborhood. More evidence that the effect of the new zoning is mainly to encourage/allow the construction of overly tall structures filled with extremely expensive condos. Affordable housing—heh, heh.
there has been no new zoning in this area.
What new zoning should do Is encourage less tower and pulled back from street wall (how is this still on the books from 1961?). It should look an feel like the glorious Village West at 13th and 6th. Same community after all.
Developer what are you hiding? why no renderings? very shady …
are the plans not filed at DOB ? public knowledge …
Affordable housing in one of the most expensive residential districts in the city. What a naive expectation!
Disastrous site massing forced by the outdated and misguided 1961 zoning code. The same code that time and time again hands us these towers pulled back from the street with an absurd little entry podium. This spoils the traditional streetwall and contributes to harming the “urban room” made from uniformity. And that’s not even getting into the horrible looking lotline walls left exposed for all to see.
Wake up folks, I know there’s people on here that stroke over just about any new and big devekopments, but this is bad architecture.
Project close to a mess of trains, great; very convenient..just be sure you’re looking over your shoulder when walking down those subway stairs..
Will this be another empty tower for the Billionaires
Which We Do Not Need !!!
My problem is the fact that this building should have been larger to accommodate lower income residents. Another very high cost per unit condo that will be available to a small number of people as opposed to a real condo/apt. building that houses many more people.
Looks like Steinway Tower’s Mini-Me
too tall for this neighborhood. ugh. stop destroying our quaint neighborhoods developers.