New York YIMBY Covers W&W Glass Project at 118 Fulton Street

Glass Facade Fully Encloses 63-Story 19 Dutch, In The Financial District

Aerial rendering of 19 Dutch Street, Financial District, Manhattan (VISUALS for IF Studio)

BY: MICHAEL YOUNG 8:00 AM ON DECEMBER 7, 2018

Situated along the intersection of Fulton Street and Dutch Street in Lower Manhattan, 19 Dutch ranks 24th on New York City’s list of the thirty tallest skyscrapers currently under construction. Standing 770 feet tall, the 63-story tower will have 483 rental units. The building was designed by New York’s GKV Architects, while SLCE served as the architect of record. Carmel Partners is the developer of the project. Douglas Elliman Development Marketing is handling the leasing and marketing while interiors are being designed by Colum McCartan.

19 Dutch at street level finishing work on the lower floors. Photo by Michael Young

19 Dutch Street (center) with its facade nearly complete. Photo by Michael Young

The building is easily seen looking from the Brooklyn Bridge and nearly blends in with the backdrop of the World Trade Center glass skyscrapers. Right now, the final panes of glass are going up along the northern facade while work on the ground floor is wrapping up sometime soon. Access to the building is along Dutch Street and will bring residents into a white marble clad lobby with high 19-foot ceilings and raised wood panelings.

Rendering of lobby entrance at 19 Dutch (Credit: VISUALS for IF Studio)

Prices for the units start in the low $3,000s with renderings for the interiors released back in the summer and show a simple and clean design focusing on the expansive views of the Financial District and beyond. The most striking part of the building is the outdoor rooftop terrace that will come with firepits and lounging areas all on the 64th floor of the skyscraper. Residents can enjoy views of the World Trade Center, the Woolworth Building and City Hall Park, the Wall Street district and Midtown to the north thanks to its considerable height.

Rendering of residential living room at 19 Dutch (Credit: VISUALS for IF Studio)

Rendering of 64th Floor Sky Lounge at 19 Dutch (Credit: VISUALS for IF Studio)

Other amenities that are coming to 19 Dutch include a main residential lounge, a full-serve fitness center, a party room, a demonstration kitchen, a business center and a library with a fireplace. Access to the subway is very easy for residents thanks to the Fulton Street subway station just across the street and the Oculus just a five minute walk to the west. A huge number of shopping and dining options are now present in the Financial District with Westfield World Trade Center and Brookfield Place being the two main hubs for locals and tourists.

19 Dutch is expected to be completed sometime in early 2019.

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W&W Glass LLC is a family-owned business with a 70-year history in the metal and glass industry, one of the largest metal and glass companies in the New York metropolitan area and the largest supplier of structural glass systems in the country. We have over two decades of experience in the design and installation of various building enclosure systems, including stick-built curtain walls, pre-glazed unitized curtain walls, Pilkington Planar™ structural glass facades, and custom metal and glass enclosure systems. We install all of our work with our own dedicated union labor force. W&W Glass is consistently the largest employer of glaziers in the NY metropolitan area. W&W Glass is located at 302 Airport Executive Park, Nanuet, NY 10954-5285

New York YIMBY Covers Our Project at 1271 Avenue Of The Americas

1271 Avenue Of The Americas Sheds Old Facade For New Curtain Wall In Midtown Manhattan

1271 Avenue of the Americas, image by The Rockefeller Group

BY: MICHAEL YOUNG 7:30 AM ON NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Standing just to the north of the iconic XYZ Buildings in Midtown Manhattan, 1271 Avenue of the Americas, aka the Time-Life Building, is currently undergoing a major transformation of its exterior curtain wall, outdoor plaza, landmarked lobby space, and mechanical makeup of the elevators and MEP systems. Built in 1958, Rockefeller Group Development Corporation is bringing the building into the twenty-first century by bringing on Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Architects LLP to helm the refurbishment of the 48-story office tower, which stands 587 feet to its rooftop.

Closer shot of the top floors of 1271 Avenue of the Americas, seen from Times Square. Photo by Michael Young

1271 Avenue of The Americas (right) among the XYZ Buildings tot he south. Photo by Michael Young

Looking from the street, the glass curtain is quickly closing in, and will soon once again fully seal the steel structure from the elements. It is being assembled simultaneously from the ground up, and from the top down. The columns of the new skin are brighter in appearance, while the glass uses low-E glazing with thermal breaks, providing more clarity and lower amounts of UV and heat penetration. The scale and proportions of the new facade are designed to closely resemble the original look of the building. Each newly installed curtain wall panel is about twelve feet tall between the floors.

The only real difference in the new exterior will be the height of the windows, which vertically measure 87 inches, making them taller than the formerly 56 -inch tall windows. This allows additional daylight exposure while maintaining a subtle change in the outer appearance of the building that many may not even notice.

The future renovated plaza of 1271 Avenue of The Americas. Image by Rockefeller Group.

On the ground floor, the outdoor plaza along Sixth Avenue is also progressing, and will have new eye-catching pavement, large tree planters, a large canopy above the entrance to the building along West 50th Street, and water fountains between the sidewalk and the plaza along 6th Avenue. The lobby floor also brings the signature paving pattern from the plaza, inspired by the sidewalk pavements along Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro.

On 51st Street, a new metal canopy will be housed between the main tower and its smaller counterpart on the northeastern edge of the property. There will be retail and dining options, similar to the canopy between the Conrad Hotel and Goldman Sachs headquarters in Battery Park City, but on a much smaller human scale.

Completion of the new curtain wall at 1271 Avenue of The America looks to be expected sometime this winter. The project is also aiming for LEED Gold certification.

New York YIMBY Covers Our Project at 277 Fifth Avenue, NYC

Rafael Vinoly’s 277 Fifth Avenue Nearing Finish Line In NoMad

277 Fifth Avenue, design by Rafael Viñoly Architects

BY: MICHAEL YOUNG 8:00 AM ON JANUARY 9, 2019

With the elevator coming down from 277 Fifth Avenue‘s western frontage over the past several weeks, the final form of the building’s exterior, comprised of dark panels, vertical window strips, and open-air terraces, is almost fully visible. Designed by Rafael Vinoly, developed by Victor Group and Lendlease, and marketed by Corcoran, the 55-story residential tower stands 663 feet atop NoMad, and is one of the tallest skyscrapers in the area.

277 Fifth Avenue looking east from Broadway. Photo by Michael Young

Looking up 277 Fifth Avenue with 15 East 30th Street in the background. Photo by Michael Young

277 Fifth Avenue from 5th Avenue and 23rd Street looking north. Photo by Michael Young

The defining feature of the building is the multitude of integrated outdoor terraces that look out in all directions. The view of the Empire State Building to the north is probably the biggest wow factor for the 130 condominiums within. Uninterrupted views of Lower Manhattan and Madison Square Park are also a noteworthy sight, looking south. Prices begin around $2 million dollars, and residences start on the eleventh floor of the building.

The Empire State Building from the penthouse floor. Photo by Michael Young

Lower Manhattan to the south. Photo by Michael Young

Looking at the overall context of the neighborhood, NoMad is seeing a number of residential and hotel projects in the works nearby, including the Virgin Hotel at 1225 Broadway, 15 East 30th Street by Handel Architects, 30 East 31st Street by Morris Adjmi, the Ritz Carlton at 1185 Broadway and 30 East 29th Street developed by the Rockefeller Group. The Ritz Carlton is also being designed by Rafael Vinoly.

These skyscrapers will extend the skyline of Midtown further south of the Empire State Building, connecting to the cluster immediately surrounding Madison Square Park. Aesthetically, the new skyscrapers will be more spread out from each other compared to the compact nature of the blocks past the Empire State Building, but their height will also be more impressive than most extant structures south of the 40s and east of Hudson Yards.

277 Fifth Avenue will be fully completed later this summer.

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