NEW YORK | 41 West 57th Street | 1,100 FT | 63 FLOORS

[NYguy]

https://www.amny.com/new-york/manhat...-elevator/amp/

Billionaire’s Row developer Sedesco to build elevators for MTA subway stop in Midtown


Kevin Duggin
DECEMBER 7, 2021

Luxury developer Sedesco will build two elevators for the F train’s 57th Street station on Billionaire’s Row in Midtown in exchange for more than an acre of extra floor space for its planned supertall tower.

The Turkish real estate firm is the first private company to capitalize on a recently-approved city zoning law change known as Zoning for Accessibility that aims to incentivize builders to make transit stations more accessible in exchange for up to 20% more square footage.

“This agreement is proof that the MTA’s historic Capital Plan, along with partnering with private developers, will allow the Authority to modernize the entire transit system as quickly and efficiently as possible,” said acting MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber in a statement Tuesday, Dec. 7.

Under the proposal, the pair of fresh elevators would come to the station that is currently not accessible under the Americans with Disabilities Act, including one going from the southwest corner of West 56th Street and Sixth Avenue to a mezzanine, and another from the mezzanine to the platform.

Sedesco will also build an elevator machine room, communications equipment and reconfigure the fare gates to make room for the lower elevator.

The developer will foot the bill for installing the elevators and provide an additional $9.83 million to the MTA to cover the cost of their maintenance and replacement after an 18-year lifespan.

Under the recently-passed change in city zoning regulations, the developer can add 52,075 square feet more floor space to its 63-story, 1,100-foot tall skyscraper planned at 41-47 W. 57th Street.

The city expanded the incentive in October for developers to build bigger if they made transit upgrades, allowing development sites within 500 feet of a transit station to avail of the added square footage.

More than 70% of city’s 472 subway stations are currently not wheelchair accessible and the agency aims to make 50% of its transit stops accessible by 2029.

The proposed tower’s sloping design is by Dumbo-based architects OMA and will join the array of slender high-end skyscrapers dotting W. 57th Street.

The development has a total area of 318,172 square feet, which includes a ground-floor restaurant, a hotel with 158 rooms between the second and 20th floors, and 119 apartments above that, according to public filings.

Local Community Board 5 gave an advisory vote against the application during its public review on Nov. 10, but the City Planning Commission approved it on Dec. 1.

The developer plans to break ground on the tower in 2022 and wrap up construction about four years later.

“Sedesco is pleased to partner with the MTA to help upgrade the 57th Street subway station and ensure it is accessible to all New Yorkers,” said company spokesperson Derek Gilchrist in an emailed statement. “It is a significant step toward enhancing the station while benefitting our development at 41-47 West 57th Street.”

[NYguy]

Taken last week…

[JMKeynes]

I hope that Vornado and LeFrak deliver something amazing at their site at 31 W 57th.

[Raysiri]

https://newyorkyimby.com/

1,100-Foot Supertall At 41-47 West 57th Street Approved For Zoning Bonus In Midtown, Manhattan


Rendering of 41-47 West 57th Street by OMA

BY: MICHAEL YOUNG
8:00 AM ON DECEMBER 21, 2021

At number 11 on our construction countdown is 41-47 West 57th Street, an 1,100-foot-tall mixed-use skyscraper on Billionaires’ Row in Midtown. Designed by OMA and developed by Sedesco, the 63-story, 443,000-square-foot tower will yield 119 residential units spread across 237,000 square feet, a 158-room hotel spanning 205,100 square feet on floors two through 20, and a 10,212-square-foot restaurant. The skyscraper will rise from a plot between Fifth and Sixth Avenues and will have frontage along both West 57th and West 58th Streets.

In recent news, Sedesco is expected to build two new elevators for the nearby 57th Street subway station along Sixth Avenue, servicing the local F train, to make it fully accessible under the Americans with Disabilities Act. In exchange, the developer will be allowed one acre of extra floor space. One elevator will be located at the southwestern corner of West 56th Street and Sixth Avenue, and the second will connect the underground mezzanine to the platform. This allowance is part of a recently approved change in a zoning law, called Zoning For Accessibility, through which developers can obtain up to 20 percent more square footage through public contributions. In this case, 41-47 West 57th Street would get 53,029 square feet of added floor space. The City Planning Commission approved the plans on December 1, 2021.

“This agreement is proof that the MTA’s historic Capital Plan, along with partnering with private developers, will allow the Authority to modernize the entire transit system as quickly and efficiently as possible,” said MTA acting chair and CEO Janno Lieber. “The MTA is committed to making our transit system more accessible to all New Yorkers, especially riders with mobility disabilities, seniors, and parents of young children.”

“These improvements are a historic milestone in our efforts to improve the transit system for all riders through faster and cheaper capital work,” said president of MTA construction and development Jamie Torres-Springer. “Zoning for Accessibility shows what the MTA can accomplish as we use every tool available to accelerate projects—in this case partnerships with the City of New York and developers to include station improvements in their investments. We look forward to many more improvements through this innovative program in the future.”

The site has been fully currently cleared of its previous buildings and is awaiting the start of excavation.

The site of 41-47 West 57th Street from Sixth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young


The site of 41-47 West 57th Street from Sixth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young


The site of 41-47 West 57th Street from Sixth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young

41-47 West 47th Street will rise between two of the tallest residential buildings in all of New York City: SHoP Architects‘ 111 West 57th Street and Rafael Vinoly‘s 432 Park Avenue. Overall, it will be the fifth supertall skyscraper to join Billionaires’ Row.

The site of 41-47 West 57th Street from Sixth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young

Below is a rendering courtesy of Sedesco of the exterior elevator at street level. Other aspects of the public initiative include an elevator machine room, new communications equipment, a reconfiguration of the turnstiles in order to accommodate the second elevator below street level, and $9.83 million to cover future maintenance costs. Work on the subway improvements is expected to commence sometime next year.

Rendering by Sedesco.

YIMBY last reported that 41-47 West 57th Street is anticipated to be constructed in a single phase over a period of roughly 45 to 48 months, or nearly four years, and thus be operational by 2026.

[Raysiri]

Sorry for repeated editing and revising many times. I was learning how to post images.

[NYguy]

Looking forward to this one rising, but also want to see some real renderings.

[chris08876]

The new elevators for the nearby 57th Street subway station should please the locals. Another super tall slated to rise. We are looking at a four year construction table.

[NYguy]

The era of supertall construction (where there’s at least one under construction) may never end.

[jbermingham123]

Originally Posted by NYguy

The era of supertall construction (where there’s at least one under construction) may never end.

Yep, hard to believe theres been at least one supertall under construction continuously since 2004, barely 3 years after everyone said that 911 would be the end of the skyscraper era

[NYguy]

Originally Posted by jbermingham123

Yep, hard to believe theres been at least one supertall under construction continuously since 2004, barely 3 years after everyone said that 911 would be the end of the skyscraper era

Yeah, it's been just the opposite.

[JMKeynes]

Just when you think that the Greatest City in the World couldn’t get any greater!

[Busy Bee]

Originally Posted by Raysiri

Sure wish these station elevators could be tucked into a small ground floor space of buildings, they take up so much dang space on the sidewalk and they're not the best looking things. Obviously that is more challenging with existing buildings due to retrofitting and the need to compensate the property owner, but the MTA and the city should really be mandating that any new development that is subway station street stair adjacent shoud incorporate a replacement OR auxiliary entrance into the ground floor. It doesn't need be huge, you could accomplish that in 400 sq ft.

[NYguy]

Originally Posted by Busy Bee

Sure wish these station elevators could be tucked into a small ground floor space of buildings, they take up so much dang space on the sidewalk and they're not the best looking things. Obviously that is more challenging with existing buildings due to retrofitting and the need to compensate the property owner, but the MTA and the city should really be mandating that any new development that is subway station street stair adjacent shoud incorporate a replacement OR auxiliary entrance into the ground floor. It doesn't need be huge, you could accomplish that in 400 sq ft.

Probably has a lot to do with where the elevator is landing also.

[NYguy]

https://twitter.com/LuisSuarezNY/sta...063239/photo/1

[colemonkee]

What I like about this one is that the massing is flipped with 111 W. 57th (Steinway), with the diagonal side facing north vs. south. So will have a bit of a zig zag effect when viewed from the east/west.

[NYguy]

Originally Posted by colemonkee

What I like about this one is that the massing is flipped with 111 W. 57th (Steinway), with the diagonal side facing north vs. south. So will have a bit of a zig zag effect when viewed from the east/west.

Yes it does. To take it even further, I would add a slender, tapering crown.

[Drcastro]

I like how it references 111 without trying to look like a mirror copy by adding a bunch of vanity height.

[NYguy]

Originally Posted by Drcastro

I like how it references 111 without trying to look like a mirror copy by adding a bunch of vanity height.

It’s not vanity height for the sake of vanity height. Steinway would be a different tower without it’s crown. Good design isn’t just about height, but what looks good. This tower is fine as is, but could be better were it not a tapering tower that falls flat at the top.

[Drcastro]

You missed my point. I like how it doesn’t try to look like 111 by just adding the same type of crown (which to me would seem vain, even if it is NOT vain on 111). Flat tops are not always bad. In this case I like the flat top.

[NYguy]

Originally Posted by Drcastro

You missed my point. I like how it doesn’t try to look like 111 by just adding the same type of crown (which to me would seem vain, even if it is NOT vain on 111). Flat tops are not always bad. In this case I like the flat top.

And you missed the point completely. No one said it had to have the same type of crown. And mt point about the top is that it just “ends” the building. Nothing distinctive about it. New York’s skyline deserves better, especially at 1,100 ft.