Norman Foster To Design Another Midtown East Condo Building
When in January developer Bauhouse Group snatched up a few contiguous tenement-style properties on West 58th Street, it was clear that something was up. But the developer's plans for the assemblage remained well under the radar until, well, right now: a press release from Bauhouse announces that the firm has tapped the one and only Lord Norman Foster to design a 269,000-square-foot building for the site that will have 95 condos. The structure will rise between Nos. 426 and 432 on East between First Avenue and Sutton Place. The design for the structure is still being sured up so there's no word yet on exactly how tall it will rise, but with an infusion of air rights from neighboring buildings, it'll get an extra boost of height. Construction is scheduled to begin this summer.
· Developer Buys on Sutton Place ... [Curbed]
· First Look at Norman Foster's Long-Stalled Midtown Condos [Curbed]
· Developer Buys on Sutton Place ... [Curbed]
· First Look at Norman Foster's Long-Stalled Midtown Condos [Curbed]
The Obamas Might Actually Move to New York City
According to a report from BuzzFeed News, the Obamas are actually considering moving to New York City instead of Chicago after they leave the White House in 2017. The report mostly consists of an anonymous administration official saying "It's real" and a bunch of New York people talking about how nice it would be if Obama (and his presidential library) moved here, but couple with some remarks the president made last year about "just desperately want[ing] to take a walk through Central Park again," it is starting to seem like something of a real possibility. The Daily News is on board. Presumably, the Obamas will not be moving back to Barack's last New York address.
· The Obamas Are Seriously Considering Moving To New York City[BuzzFeed]
· Barack Obama coverage [Curbed]
· The Obamas Are Seriously Considering Moving To New York City[BuzzFeed]
· Barack Obama coverage [Curbed]
Hey Gowanus, Do You Want This Giant Ziggurat-Like Building?
Denizens of Gowanus, get ready. This giant, cantilevering zigguratmay be coming to your neighborhood. The website 6sqft spotted the renderings, created by ODA New York (obviously, just look at those stacked boxes), in a video on the firm's website, and thanks to the easy-to-spot graffiti of the Gowanus Bat Cave in the background, they were able to pin the rendering to the large Gowanus site that was purchased last year by Kushner Companies and LIVWRK. The property at 175-123 Third Street occupies a full block, bound by Third Avenue and the Gowanus Canal, and with a rezoning, it could hold up to 1 million square feet, with commercial and residential space. The new Whole Foods is across the street.
UPDATE: Reps for the developers sent along the following statement: "The developers are not working with ODA on this project and these designs do not represent our vision for this site or the Gowanus. We are committed to putting forth an outstanding plan that respects the context of the neighborhood and responds to the voices of local stakeholders." Wait, what? This isn't contextual??
27-Story Financial District Hotel Looks Like a Glass Finger
A glassy, ground-up 27-story hotel will rise on Stone Street in the Financial District. YIMBY spotted a fencepost rendering for the Premier Emerald LLC-developed hotel. When complete it will have 143 roomsand stand 295 feet tall. The building that formerly occupied the site at 11-13 Stone Street—a five-story mixed-use building—has been dismantled down to its second floor. The construction site signage says the new hotel is expected to be complete in June 2018.
· Revealed: 11 Stone Street [YIMBY]
· Revealed: 11 Stone Street [YIMBY]
What $2,100/Month Can Rent You in New York City
Welcome to Curbed Comparisons, a column that explores what one can rent for a set dollar amount in various NYC neighborhoods. Is one man's studio another man's townhouse? Let's find out! Today's price: $2,100/month.
↑ In Crown Heights, this three-bedroom apartment is heavy on the original details, but light on overall space, as each room appears to be tinier than the last. It costs $2,150/month, though, and when you're paying $717 per bedroom you don't typically expect inlaid floors, decorative mantle, oversized windows, and the like.
The Port Authority doesn't want to spend $9 billion on a new bus terminal in Midtown, but what about building a terminal in New Jersey? Sounds pointless since the goal is to get travelers into Manhattan, but Vice Chairman Scott Rechler explains that the terminal would be linked to a trans-Hudson rail line, possibly the Amtrak Gateway project. After all, then the P.A. wouldn't have to choose between spending money on that or a bus depot. [NJ.com; previously. Photo via Flickr CC/ Alexandre Janini] Revisit the Rise of Mies van der Rohe's Iconic Seagram Building
[Images via Yale University Press, full credits to follow.]
The Seagram Building is an icon in the New York City horizon and one of the most notable of creations of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, a founding father of modern architecture who on this day would celebrate his 129th birthday. Because the man isn't here to do that himself, we will commemorate the late architect whose buildings of glass and steel, as Curbed National puts it, "helped define modern architecture as we know it."
The Seagram Building on Park Avenue between 52nd and 53rd streets came into being in the late 1950s when Phyllis Lambert, the visionary daughter of Seagram's founder Samuel Bronfman, took the reins for the tower's design and ascent. During its extensive planning process, architects like Eero Saarinen, I.M. Pei, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Le Corbusier were overlooked in favor of Mies van der Rohe, whose minimalist design of glass and bronze won Lambert's favor. The 515-foot, 38-story building began its ascent in 1957, was dedicated in 1959, and is hailed to this day as a precedent-setting structure for modern corporate architecture with its imposing 100-foot entry plaza and marbled corridors. Described by the New York Times as one of the "millennium's most important buildings," the Seagram Building remains an icon of 20th century industry and the rise of corporation.
Al Capone's House In-Depth; Ark House Lists for $8.2 Million
1) Miami Shores: Bunny Yeager, the pioneering pin-up girl andphotographer who made Betty Page famous, died last year and her Miami Shores house has finally sold, for $540,000.
2) Palm Island: Mobster and legendary Miami Beach resident (when he wasn't in Chicago, or Alcatraz) Al Capone's house has been meticulously restored.
3) Golden Beach: A house that looks like a cross between an noah's ark, a Daniel Libeskind design, and a glass iceberg, has hit the marketfor $8.2 million.
4) Miami Beach: The Miami Beach Botanical Garden hosted an annual tour of six gorgeous private gardens across the beach. Here they are.
This Clinton Hill Passive House Is Actually Going to Look Nice
Passive House technology is a great thing, and its practitioners deserve to be admired and emulate. However, an unfortunate side effect of the technology seems to be that a lot of the houses that incorporate it end up looking...not...great. This wood frame house in Clinton Hill, however, appears to be the exception, as a renovation that's already underway will not only make it energy efficient, but will also restore its facade to better fit in with its neighbors. Way to go, this house.
· Passive House Remake for Quaint Clinton Hill Wood Frame[Brownstoner]
· Passive House coverage [Curbed]
· Passive House Remake for Quaint Clinton Hill Wood Frame[Brownstoner]
· Passive House coverage [Curbed]
POPULAR
The New York City Housing Authority told City Council yesterday that the "existing financial model for public housing is unsustainable." The organization faces a $98 million budget gap this year, and says that number will grow to $400 million by 2025 if the state and federal governments do not intervene. Meanwhile, NYCHA is coming under scrutiny for selling off unused cleanup and repair supplies for pennies on the dollar. [NYDN; previously]
Come Join Us for an All-Day Celebration of Mies van der Rohe!
Today is the 129th birthday of Mies van der Rohe, the great 20th century architect whose pioneering work with glass and steel helped define modern architecture as we know it. So obviously we're celebrating. All over the Curbediverse today, we'll be taking a fervent look at Mies and his legacy, a party you can also follow along on Twitter with the hashtag #MiesDay. But first, here are five important, fun, or otherwise intriguing facts about Mies to get the day started:
5. Mies served as the last director of Bauhaus, the famous German school for experimental art and design, before closing it down under Nazi pressure in 1933 and emigrating to the U.S. in 1937.
Pritzker Prize-Winner Álvaro Siza to Design NYC Condo Tower
Buried in today's story about Tadao Ando's project at 152 Elizabeth Street, the Times reports another bit of starchitect news: Ando's fellow Pritzker Prize winner Álvaro Siza is designing a 400-foot-tall residential tower at the corner of West 56th Street and Eleventh Avenue. The building will be the Portuguese architect's first ever project in the United States. Grocery store mogul and perpetual political candidate John Catsimatidis made a deal to sell the site to the development firm Sumaida and Khurana (same people behind 152 Elizabeth Street) earlier this year. The property currently holds the Gristedes headquarters and a Lexus dealership.
Auto Body Shops Agree to Vacate Willets Point, Move to Bronx
[Photo by Evan Bindelglass]
A group of nearly 50 automotive businesses known as the Sunrise Cooperative has agreed to leave Willets Point, where a $3 billion mixed-use megaproject is planned, in exchange for $4.8 million from the city and $960,000 from developers Related Cos. and Sterling Equities. The money will go into an escrow fund which will allow the cooperative to relocate to 1080 Leggett Avenue in the Hunts Point section of the Bronx. The road to megadevelopment isn't completely clear yet, though, as around 20 shops couldn't afford to pay dues to join the collective, and their fate is still up in the air.
· Auto body shops neighboring Citi Field finally agree to vacate, paving way for $3B mall [Crain's]
· Willets Point coverage [Curbed]
· Auto body shops neighboring Citi Field finally agree to vacate, paving way for $3B mall [Crain's]
· Willets Point coverage [Curbed]
Finally, See Inside BIG's Striking 57th Street Tetrahedron
- All photos via Field Condition.
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It's been nearly two months since Bjarke Ingels Group's 57th Street tetrahedron topped out, but pictures from its insides have yet to make their rounds. No longer: Field Condition got into the Durst Organization-developed building o' rentals, and its interiors are shaping up to be just as exciting as its exterior geometry. Field Condition explains that the tetrahedron—which seems to be going by the name W57—will have a central courtyard, typical to structures from BIG's native Denmark, that is inspired by and is of the same proportion as Central Park. To the north of the courtyard, the tower peaks at 460 feet, and the southern tower slopes to create the building's characteristic shape. Herringbone-patterned terraces will allow each apartment in the building's north tower to have views of the Hudson River.
Behold, Tadao Ando's 'Glass Jewel Box' NYC Condo Building
Of the new developments coming to New York City, one of the most closely watched is Pritzker Prize-winning architect Tadao Ando's first ever standalone building in New York City, a seven-story building with just seven condos at 152 Elizabeth Street in Nolita. A few images and details have been revealed, but today, the New York Times brings the first full rendering of the project, along with lots of interior details. The Times describes the design as "classic Tadao Ando," calling it "a glass jewel box suspended in poured-in-place concrete." Half-floor homes will start at $6 million, full floors at $15 million, while the most expensive home will ask more than $35 million.
In describing his design to the Times, Ando wrote in an email through a translator, "I want to create a space which no one has created beforewith a very common material which anyone is familiar with and has access to. Concrete can be made anywhere on earth."
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