Foster has really done a nice job with this one. I like the back of the tower especially, with those vertical lines and fins with nice lighting that will highlight it. He took an old 50's mid century modernist office block and turned it into a contemporary office tower with Foster's trade mark of exposing structural elements. He also added an art-deco twist too. Kind of a mix between an art-deco revival (crown) and a high-tech structural expressionist (body). I don't think the critiques like pastiches, but i do.
Yeah this has been taking a crazy long time. Still has ways to go. You'd almost forget this will be essentially 900 ft. Resembles a giant mall given the pace of construction or looks as of now. But, still moving faster than 19 Park Place ever did. Probably one of the slowest towers ever to rise, and its pencil thin and tiny.
Norman Foster-Designed 425 Park Avenue Begins To Rise, Midtown East
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The blocks of Hudson Yards are the current hotspot for office construction in New York City, with supertall after supertall rising from nothing. But Midtown East might be the only location in Manhattan where major office projects are rising alongside existing fabric. While One Vanderbilt is only beginning to rise above 42nd Street, work is substantially further along at 425 Park Avenue, where Norman Foster’s vision is now climbing past the stump remaining from the site’s former occupant.
Now that the concrete backbone at the site’s eastern edge has progressed past the original floors, steel appears to be following suit, and the building’s vertical profile is finally on the rise. Completion is anticipated by late 2018, though at the current pace, 2019 may be a better estimate.
Also, as I recall, the current owner of the Irish Bank building didn't even pay that much, so it's not like a Park Lane or 666 5th Ave scenario, wherein they need to sell at $5,000/sf to break even, though I think a Stern here would easily achieve those numbers.
This site is dramatically underutilized as Class B office space.
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