Midtown East

Reveal For 32-Story Turkish Consulate-General Building At 821 United Nations Plaza, Midtown East

6:00 am on March 9, 2016 By Reid Wilson

The Republic of Turkey is moving forward with a new consulate-general building, dubbed the Turkevi Center, at 821 United Nations Plaza, located on the corner of East 46th Street in Midtown East. Curbed NY has renderings of the Perkins Eastman-designed 32-story, 200,000-square-foot mixed-use complex, which will contain office space and residential units. The residential units are being built to accommodate staff and visitors, and the facility will have passport and visa offices. Amenities will include conference rooms, a prayer room, a gym, an auditorium, and an underground parking garage. The new building would replace Turkey’s existing 12-story facility as well as the vacant lot at 344 East 46th Street. Neither new building applications nor demolition permits have yet been filed.

Finalists for the "Reimagine a New York City Icon" contest for the MetLife Building.

MetLife Building Redesign Competition Finalists Announced

8:00 am on March 2, 2016 By Evan Bindelglass

Back in September, we told you about a competition to conceive a redesign of the MetLife Building. Earlier this week, the six finalists of the “Reimagine a New York City Icon” competition were announced. The competition, sponsored by Metals in Construction magazine and the Ornamental Metal Institute of New York, isn’t part of any actual process in the works to modify the Midtown office tower, but are fascinating ideas of what could be. Perhaps these ideas will be put into use at other buildings.

Previewing the Views from 172 Madison Avenue, Midtown East

7:30 am on January 28, 2016 By Evan Bindelglass

We last checked on the condominium development at 172 Madison Avenue, at the northwest corner of East 33^rd Street in Midtown East, only two weeks ago. Since then, the building has grown in height – from 28 stories to 29 – and more glass has been installed. And now we have a sneak peek at the views from the soon-to-be 33-story building.

63-Story, 94-Unit Residential Tower Tops Out At 100 East 53rd Street, Midtown East

1:00 pm on January 14, 2016 By Reid Wilson

RFR Realty’s 63-story, 94-unit luxury residential tower at 100 East 53rd Street has been rising since early last year, with in-depth renderings of it being revealed later that fall. The tower has since topped out at 711 feet above street level, according to Curbed. Units will come in one-, two-, three-, and four-bedroom configurations, and one of the two four-bedroom duplexes will be a 6,517 square-foot penthouse. The first two floors will house a food court and a restaurant, and floors three and four will host amenities. Hines and Vanke are partnered with RFR, and Foster + Partners is the design architect. William T. Georgis is designing the interiors and SLCE Architects is serving as the architect of record. Completion is expected in early 2017.

172 Madison Avenue Gets Glassy in Midtown East

7:00 am on January 14, 2016 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

When we last checked in with 172 Madison Avenue in November, only 14 stories of concrete had risen at the corner of 33rd Street. Now the condo tower stands 25-stories-tall, and YIMBY has a peek at the construction progress thanks to photos from Tectonic.

The Ford Foundation Building. Photo by Addison Godel/Flickr.

12-Story Ford Foundation Building At 320 East 43rd Street To Get Renovations, Midtown East

10:00 am on December 17, 2015 By Reid Wilson

The Ford Foundation Building, located at 320 East 43rd Street, in Midtown East, will be getting a $190 million renovation, according to the New York Times. The 12-story, 287,500 square-foot office building, a city individual and interior landmark, was designed by Kevin Roche John Dinkello and Associates (KRJDA) and completed in 1968. It does not meet current-day building codes and the city is requiring its owners to install updates before 2019. In addition, the building’s office floors and suites will be modernized, and an art gallery, visitors’ center, and a 10th floor assembly space will be added. Gensler is designing the two-year renovation, and Raymond Jungles will be incorporating new indoor landscaping. The property is known for its unique 174-foot-high atrium and elaborate garden terraces.

View from the 32nd floor of Halcyon at 305 East 51st Street. All photographs by Evan Bindelglass unless otherwise noted.

Checking Out the Views And Lobby at Halcyon, 305 East 51st Street

8:00 am on December 14, 2015 By Evan Bindelglass

People are already living at Halcyon, HFZ Capital Group’s 123-unit development at 305 East 51st Street in Midtown East, but construction is still incomplete. The retail space along Second Avenue is still being built, as are the 32nd and 33rd floor duplex penthouse units. The lobby, however, was recently completed and YIMBY got a look at it, a fourth floor model unit, and the views from one of the penthouses.

View from 428-432 East 58th Street, 900 feet up. Via Bauhouse Group.

Check Out Views From Bauhouse’s 900-Foot Sutton Place Tower At 428 East 58th Street

8:00 am on December 8, 2015 By Evan Bindelglass

It was just last week that the Bauhouse Group announced they had obtained demolition permits for their 900-foot-tall residential tower planned at 428-432 East 58^th Street, near Sutton Place. The project won’t be complete until 2019, but we now have an exclusive preview of the views from the Norman Foster-designed tower.

Rendering of 426-432 East 58th Street by Foster + Partners.

Demolition Permits Obtained For Bauhouse’s 900-Foot Tower At 428-432 East 58th Street, Sutton Place

8:00 am on December 1, 2015 By Evan Bindelglass

The Bauhouse Group’s planned 900-foot-tall residential development near the East Side’s Sutton Place has been in the works for months and now tangible progress is about to happen. The developer has obtained demolition permits for the assemblage at 428-432 East 58th Street, it announced Monday. 426 East 58th Street will remain, though air rights were purchased from it. In addition to the demolition permit announcement, a new rendering of the tower has been made public, and can be seen above. The tower, which evokes both the Rafael Viñoly-designed 432 Park Avenue and the Herzog & de Meuron-designed 56 Leonard Street, has been designed by London-based architect Norman Foster of Foster + Partners.

33-Story, 69-Unit Residential Tower Up To 14 Stories At 172 Madison Avenue, Midtown East

11:00 am on November 17, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Over a year ago, YIMBY reported on schematic drawings for a 33-story, 69-unit mixed-use tower at 172 Madison Avenue, in Midtown East, and earlier this year, we revealed renderings of the Karl Fischer-designed building. Construction kicked off last spring and now the structure is 14 stories above street level, courtesy of photos by Tectonic. Although not apparent, glass installation has also begun. The building’s ground floor will feature 4,361 square feet of retail space, and condo units will average 1,795 square feet apiece. Tessler Development is developing and completion is expected in 2016.

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