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Revealed: 520 Fifth Avenue
BY: NIKOLAI FEDAK ON FEBRUARY 10TH 2014 AT 12:00 PM


520 Fifth Avenue — image via Thor

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Thor Equities’ demolition and redevelopment at 520 Fifth Avenue now has a rendering, via the developer’s page on the project. Additional information posted on TOWN broker Paul Macapagal’s website reveals the retail podium will be topped by hotels and residences, rising 39 stories in total, though whether that is the final figure remains to be seen. Delving into the DOB reveals Kaufman as the architect of record.

While no documents for the high-rise portion are on-file with the Department of Buildings, Macapagal’s site also describes the tower as a hotel/condominium mix, with 96 residences in total. The low-rise component will have approximately 60,000 square feet of space, spread over 6 floors.
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Ultimately, fault lies with the city, and archaic zoning. Demolition of the old buildings is nearly complete, and with the podium’s permits approved, construction is imminent.

520 Fifth Avenue -- demolition underway
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Are there before/after pics of the pre-war buildings that were razed?
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Are there before/after pics of the pre-war buildings that were razed?
Here you go.


The two smaller buildings weren't much, but the corner building was pretty nice. Of course the much worse glass box across the street isn't being touched.
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Here you go.
The two smaller buildings weren't much, but the corner building was pretty nice. Of course the much worse glass box across the street isn't being touched.
Thank you. I agree-the smaller building was a gem

I also wanted to link it here but I don't know how to do that

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Here you go.

The two smaller buildings weren't much, but the corner building was pretty nice. Of course the much worse glass box across the street isn't being touched.
^^Actually that glass box (Manufacturers Trust Company Building) is even landmarked, inside and out. There was a snafu a year or two ago about reconfiguring the interior, which all eventually settled out alright. It was one of the first international bank buildings in the U.S. so its definitely a venerable one, like Lever or Seagram.
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wow, that's one of the most scandalous before/after shots i've ever seen. rivals some of the surface parking jobs of the 1960s. new york, i love you but you're bringing me down.
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Wow thats depressing.
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So are they still planning to build a "tower" portion?
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I think if something does happen here, then we should put some photos in http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=129006
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520 5th Avenue to Stand 920 Feet Tall


520 Fifth Avenue during demolition last year


NIKOLAI FEDAK ON DECEMBER 17TH 2014 AT 2:45 PM
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A new tower at 520 5th Avenue has been a long time coming, and Thor Equities has already released preliminary renderings of what the building’s retail podium will look like. But now, the first filings for the (likely) condominium portion of the development are up, and YIMBY can reveal that it will greatly exceed the previously estimated height, standing 71 stories and 920 feet to its roof.

Handel is listed as the architect of record, and the building will total 353,589 square feet, split between residential and commercial components. The first 24 floors of the building will be dedicated to 156,024 square feet of commercial space, with a three-story retail podium giving way to amenities and a hotel, which will fit thirteen rooms onto each floor.

The residential portion will measure 197,565 square feet and have 145 units, and starts on the 26th level with a full-floor apartment. The 27th floor will be shared by a gym and amenity spaces, and then besides occasional mechanicals, floors 28 through 70 will be divided between three units each.

Quick math reveals an average unit size of just over 1,300 square feet, and while that is large, it’s actually on the smaller side for super-luxe condo buildings currently rising in Manhattan. The project is located on the corner of 43rd Street and 5th Avenue, which is certainly a central location, though it would not command the premiums of a 57th Street address.

Still, 520 5th Avenue will be taller than almost all nearby buildings. And given that the DOB measures to the highest occupied floor, there is also a possibility that a crown element could bump the project above the 1,000′ mark.The design architect has not yet been released, and no completion date has been announced, but one thing is certain: Midtown Manhattan’s residential boom continues at a breakneck pace.

http://www.yimbynews.com/2014/12/per...feet-tall.html

seems like 520 would be the official address so can one of the mods change the thread title

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Now the question is whether it will be another boring glass box (likely) or something we can actually get excited about (doubtful).
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This was Rosen's proposed tower. It was not approved by the LPC. Hopefully, it will be canned and not just modified.


http://www.tahlpropp.com/home/

Check out the previous page. Supposedly, LPC has some say in the design so maybe it won't be a banal glass box
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Nice. Hopefully with rooftop element this will be a supertall, but even if not, 920 ft. is decent height.

Mods should change title to 920 ft. per official DOB filing.
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