NEW YORK | 625 Madison Ave | ~800 FT | 34 FLOORS

[Busy Bee]

All those windows you can't see into on the east face will be the false facade over the core.

[BK1985]

Originally Posted by Busy Bee

All those windows you can't see into on the east face will be the false facade over the core.

yup, I never noticed it until today. Atleast they are covering it with glass and such

[NYguy]

Originally Posted by BK1985

I was just looking at the rendering again and it appears this one has a side core.

It does.

[mrnyc]

well i hope its on the 800’ side so we dont end up with a nice, but too stumpy building — a la the foster 597’ shorty hearst tower.

edit — i read they are looking at more air rights via the metropolitan club.

[Zerton]

Originally Posted by ajbeaver25

Wouldn't that make this building have the highest consistent ceilings of any skyscraper in the world?

It's up there but I'd bet it's beat by a hospital tower somewhere. Sometimes they need 8+Ft of plenum space (above the ceiling and below the floor deck) to run all their HVAC and plumbing.

[ChiND]

Originally Posted by mrnyc

well i hope its on the 800’ side so we dont end up with a nice, but too stumpy building — a la the foster 597’ shorty hearst tower.

edit — i read they are looking at more air rights via the metropolitan club.

So can this grow more than 800 feet tall?

[ChiND]

I read that Related plans for the tower to be 840,000 square feet. Does anyone know if the 800 foot version reflects the full 840,000 square feet?

[mrnyc]

Originally Posted by ChiND

So can this grow more than 800 feet tall?

actually the post sez the air rights were already transferred —


But with air rights already transferred from the low-rise Metropolitan Club on Fifth Avenue, the Related project is guaranteed views of Central Park for its future occupants.

https://nypost.com/2026/04/22/real-estate/meet-625-mad-the-apex-office-aspiring-to-set-new-records/

[ChiND]

Originally Posted by mrnyc

actually the post sez the air rights were already transferred —


But with air rights already transferred from the low-rise Metropolitan Club on Fifth Avenue, the Related project is guaranteed views of Central Park for its future occupants.

https://nypost.com/2026/04/22/real-estate/meet-625-mad-the-apex-office-aspiring-to-set-new-records/

So is 800 feet the tallest it can get?

[TKD]

Originally Posted by ChiND

So is 800 feet the tallest it can get?

Yes, it has a height cap of 800'.

[ChiND]

Originally Posted by TKD

Yes, it has a height cap of 800'.

Thanks. Do you know how tall Extell’s 570/574 Fifth will be? I’m guessing 800 to 850, but I’m curious if it can be taller.

[NYguy]

JUNE 13, 2026

[NYguy]

[ChiND]

The tower we’ve seen looks great, but I’d prefer the no action version.

[Zapatan]

The setbacks are a little overkill, although that's probably just a massing.

[NYguy]

Originally Posted by ChiND

The tower we’ve seen looks great, but I’d prefer the no action version.

That’s not a real proposal, just a benchmark for the purposes of the study. The difference between the two is what they always look at in these environmental reviews. It wouldn’t really fit an office proposal anyway.

[ChiND]

What we've seen so far looks really nice and is far superior to the original stick condo/hotel that we initially saw. However, I hoped for a tapered and less boxy design, like Foster's proposal for the Oceanwide tower in SF.


Foster

[NYguy]

https://www.costar.com/article/105586920...ase-at-relateds-625-madison-office-tower

General Atlantic pursues anchor lease at Related’s 625 Madison office tower
Discussions underscore demand for top-tier Manhattan space





By Andria Cheng
July 17, 2026

General Atlantic is in talks to become the anchor tenant at Related Co.'s office tower at 625 Madison Ave. in New York, the developer's ground up project under construction a block from Central Park , according to a person familiar with the discussions.

[ChiND]

That’s good news!

Do you think that the obscured rendering we’ve seen is the 600 foot version or the 800 foot version? Comparing it to The Four Seasons, it seems to be the shorter version.

P.S.: Hopefully, there will be news about Related’s condo project at the Prada site soon.