175 Park Avenue
| 175 Park Avenue | |
|---|---|
 Artist's impression | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Proposed |
| Type | Mixed-use |
| Location | 175 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 40°45′07″N 73°58′37″W / 40.75194°N 73.97694°W |
| Height | 1,575 feet (480 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 83 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill |
175 Park Avenue, formerly known as Project Commodore,[1] is a mixed-use supertall designed by Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill and developed by RXR Realty and TF Cornerstone that is proposed to be built on the former site of the Commodore Hotel, currently the Hyatt Grand Central New York. As approved, the structure is planned to rise to a pinnacle height of 1,575 feet (480 m),[2] with the tower containing office space, a Hyatt hotel, and ground-level and underground retail.
Architecture[edit]
175 Park Avenue was designed by T. J. Gottesdiener of Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill.[3] The lobby of the building tapers outwards from its footprint in order to increase its visual separation from the adjacent Grand Central Terminal, and is defined by a web of interlaced steel columns which fan from several points at ground level, limited by the presence of rail infrastructure below the site. These columns are clad in a painted metal finish and continue for the height of the building.[4] The tower is interspersed with outdoor terraces and culminates at a lattice crown, where the exterior columns again interlace echoing the design of the lobby facade. The inverted tapering of the building's base allows for an approximately 24,000 square foot elevated public terrace designed by James Corner Field Operations, wrapping around the building's base and accessible by stair and elevators from 42nd Street.[5]
As first proposed in February 2021, the design called for four intermediate terraces, each framed by expressed parallel struts. However, by the time of its approval in December 2021, images released by RXR Realty revealed a revised design with three intermediate terrace levels and a reduced number of exterior columns, now offset at each terrace level by diagonal struts.[2]
History[edit]
Plans for the redevelopment were first announced by RXR Realty and TF Cornerstone in 2019, with the development team taking over Hyatt's 100-year lease of the site and seeking to build 2 million square feet of office space, a size made possible by the 2017 Midtown East rezoning.[6] Details of the development were first publicly revealed in February 2021, proposing a maximum height of 1,653 feet (504 m),[3] with a prelimiary design that rose to an architectural height of 1,565 feet (477 m). The proposal was approved by the New York City Council in December 2021 at a revised height of 1,575 feet (480 m).[7] In addition to a proposed 2.5 million square feet of commercial office space,[8] the proposal includes a 200-room,[8] 453,000 square foot Hyatt hotel at its highest levels, as well as 10,000 square feet of ground-level and underground retail alongside an expanded transit hall.[5] RXR Realty opened a leasing gallery for the development in the nearby One Vanderbilt in October 2023.[8]
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References[edit]
- ^ Young, Michael (February 4, 2021), 1,600-Foot Tall Project Commodore Fully Unveiled, At 175 Park Avenue In Midtown East, Manhattan, New York YIMBY, retrieved June 7, 2024
- ^ a b Young, Michael (December 31, 2021), 175 Park Avenue’s 1,575-Foot-Tall Design Gains Approval In Midtown East, Manhattan, New York YIMBY, retrieved June 7, 2024
- ^ a b Bernstein, Fred A. (February 8, 2021), Controversial Design Unveiled for a New Supertall by SOM in New York, Architectural Record, retrieved June 7, 2024
- ^ Young, Michael (February 25, 2021), 1,646-Foot-Tall Project Commodore Deemed Appropriate By LPC, At 175 Park Avenue In Midtown East, Manhattan, New York YIMBY, retrieved June 7, 2024
- ^ a b Schulz, Dana (May 18, 2021), New renderings revealed for the 1,646-foot tower that may rise next to Grand Central, 6sqft, retrieved June 7, 2024
- ^ Cohen, Michelle (February 8, 2019), Grand Hyatt, Trump’s first major Manhattan real estate coup, to be torn down for new office tower, 6sqft, retrieved June 7, 2024
- ^ Cohen, Michelle (December 16, 2021), City Council approves massive Grand Hyatt redevelopment project at 175 Park Avenue, 6sqft, retrieved June 7, 2024
- ^ a b c Bockmann, Rich (October 11, 2023), Rechler brings prospects to One Vandy to help lease planned office tower, TheRealDeal, retrieved June 7, 2024