Kohn Pedersen Fox

Foundation Work Underway on 58-Story, 1.7-Million-Square-Foot Tower One Vanderbilt in East Midtown

7:30 am on February 6, 2017 By Reid Wilson

On Saturday, four concrete pumps descended on a web of rebar to conduct the first pour for the foundation of One Vanderbilt, a 58-story, 1.7-million-square-foot commercial tower under construction adjacent to Grand Central Terminal in Midtown East. The progress can be seen thanks to photos posted to the YIMBY Forums. The latest building permits have the 1,401-foot-tall tower measuring 1,755,814 square feet.

Buildings on Grove Street constructed prior to the designation of the Greenwich Village Historic District, photo by Wally Gobetz/Flickr, and 122 Greenwich Avenue, approved in 2007, photo via Google Maps

Report Shows New Development, Preservation Co-Exist in Greenwich Village Historic District

8:00 am on January 31, 2017 By Evan Bindelglass

A new report by one of the city’s prominent preservation groups shows how, in at least one neighborhood, new development and infrastructure improvements live side-by-side with historic preservation.

111 Murray Street on January 7, 2016. Photo by Vertical_Gotham via YIMBY Forums

Residential Tower 111 Murray Street Rises More Than Halfway to Planned 58 Stories

7:00 am on January 9, 2017 By Evan Bindelglass

While most of us probably tried to spend Saturday curled up inside, one intrepid YIMBY Forums user braved the snow to check out progress on 111 Murray Street, a new skyscraper rising between West Street and Greenwich Street in TriBeCa.

51-Story, 761-Foot-Tall Office Tower 55 Hudson Yards Rises to 17 Floors

8:00 am on December 6, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Construction is now 17 floors above street level on the 51-story, 1,269,852-square-foot office tower under development at 55 Hudson Yards, located on Eleventh Avenue between West 34th and 35th streets in the Hudson Yards district. Progress, including façade installation, can be seen thanks to photos posted to the YIMBY Forums. The latest building permits indicate the tower’s curtain wall will rise 761 feet above street level, with the top of the bulkhead rising 18 feet higher.

New Renderings Of Three-Towered Waterline Square, Upper West Side

7:00 am on November 18, 2016 By Reid Wilson

General Investment & Development Companies (GID) is rebranding their three-tower mixed-use development — between West 59th and 61st streets and Freedom Place South and Riverside Boulevard, in Lincoln Square (which is technically south of the Upper West Side) — as Waterline Square. Updated renderings have been released of the towers, per Curbed NY, each of which has been designed by different architects.

111 Murray Street Rising Into Downtown Skyline

8:00 am on October 19, 2016 By Nikolai Fedak

The last time YIMBY checked in on the new 58-story and 800-foot tall tower coming to 111 Murray Street, the building was just creeping above ground level. Now, a little over two months later, the structure is already climbing past its 15th floor, with the latest update thanks to YIMBY Forumer Kevin LeClerc.

One Vanderbilt Avenue from Bryant Park, courtesy SL Green

Ground Broken for Supertall Commercial Tower One Vanderbilt in Midtown East

4:00 pm on October 18, 2016 By Evan Bindelglass

A major step forward for the New York City skyline was taken on Tuesday morning. Elected officials joined developers to celebrate the official groundbreaking for One Vanderbilt.

One Vanderbilt Avenue, courtesy SL Green

Watch Buildings Get Demolished for the 58-Story Office Tower at One Vanderbilt

4:00 pm on October 14, 2016 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

A year ago, SL Green began knocking down a full block of prewar commercial buildings next to Grand Central to make way for a 1,401-foot-tall office tower at One Vanderbilt Avenue. Now YIMBY has a time lapse of the lengthy demolition between 42nd and 43rd Streets, courtesy of the project’s PR team.

10-Story, 180,000-Square-Foot Collegiate School Close to Topping Out at 301 Freedom Place South, Upper West Side

2:00 pm on September 22, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Construction is a single floor away from topping out at 301 Freedom Place South, located between West 61st and 62nd streets on the southern end of the Upper West Side. That’s where a 10-story, 179,863-square-foot Collegiate School, a private, all-boys prep school, is under construction. The progress can be seen thanks to a photo posted to the YIMBY Forums. A theater, a gymnasium, a fitness center, and a cafeteria will be located on the ground and cellar levels. Classrooms will span the second through ninth floors, with a library on the fifth floor. The 143-foot-tall structure has been designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox. Completion is expected in 2017.

Glass Façade Wraps Around 59-Story, 83-Unit Residential Tower at 45 East 22nd Street, Flatiron District

1:00 pm on September 15, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Since topping out at 777 feet above street level in May, much of 45 East 22nd Street‘s façade has been installed, with the exception of where there’s a construction elevator and support structures for the crane. The latest photos are courtesy of construction photographer Tectonic via the YIMBY Forums. The most recent building permits indicate the Flatiron District tower has 59 real floors and measures 372,684 square feet. Its 83 residential units will be condominiums, configured in simplex, duplex, full-floor, and penthouse layouts. The Continuum Company is the developer. Kohn Pedersen Fox is the design architect, while Goldstein, Hill & West Architects is the architect of record. Martin Brudnizki Design Studio is handling the interiors and Oehme van Sweden is the landscape architect. Completion is expected in 2017.

Pages: 1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344

Fetching more...

Kohn Pedersen Fox

What’s happening in your backyard?