NEW YORK | 12 East 48th Street (Hilton Grand Vacation Hotel) | 366 FT | 31 FLOORS

[mrnyc]

^ so true. so true.

Originally Posted by NYC2ATX

Oh man, that last pic tells quite a story. You've got 270 Park being dismantled in the background, and the real estate tidal wave that will follow outward as the Midtown rezoning is realized. Meanwhile, that brick mid-rise between this project and H&M, with the flexibility of a 30-story party wall for your design...tear the bitch down and replace it!

i think the blank wall on the hotel says all there needs to be said about what the ultimate fate of that crapola is in store for. hopefully something better than another cheapo looking hotel.

[chris08876]

Credit: NYY

[chris08876]

Here's the teaser site: https://www.hiltongrandvacations.com...by-hilton-club


Looks like its still u/c.

Via Hilton: "This property is anticipated to open in 2020. Please check back for more information."

AND

"This property is anticipated to open in Q1 2021."

[chris08876]

Credit: Michael Young via NYY

[Busy Bee]

A 6 story base that gracefully terraced back after that through the next 5 floors or so would have made this a 10. Also that building next door is literally the worst thing in the world.

[chris08876]

12 East 48th Street’s Curtain Wall Assembly Wraps Up Installation In Midtown East

The final exterior touches are underway on 12 East 48th Street, a 367-foot-tall hotel tower in Midtown East. Designed by Handel Architects and developed by Hidrock Realty, the property is set to house a 161-room, 125,000-square-foot Hilton Grand Vacation Hotel. DeSimone Consulting Engineers is the structural engineer, The Rinaldi Group is the general contractor, and IBA Consulting & Engineering, PLLC is the envelope consultant for the building, which is located between Madison Avenue and Fifth Avenue.

Recent photos of the main northern elevation facing 48th Street show the finished look of the structure’s eye-catching metallic façade. Though rectangular in shape, the window openings appear hexagonal from below due to the geometric protrusion of the curtain wall paneling.

Meanwhile, work is still wrapping up on the southern elevation, where a narrow low-rise portion of the property will serve as a secondary entrance to the hotel on 47th Street. Photographs show scaffolding rigs hanging outside the upper floors, and some of the paneling is still covered in protective film. The final three stories of the western corner discreetly hide the mechanical equipment near the roof parapet within the facade assembly, with black mesh screens in place of windows.

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NYY

[Busy Bee]

These setbacks make my pancreas hurt