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