Construction Update: 400 Park Avenue South
Facade work has now begun at 400 Park Avenue South, and the first two floors of glass have been installed – the cladding does not disappoint, and is more impressive in-person than in the tower’s renderings. The panes are enormous, and reflect a silvery grey; though the forms are extremely different, the windows of 150 Greenwich are perhaps the closest match among new buildings in Manhattan.
YIMBY reader Les submitted the above photos, which showcase the cladding’s sensitivity to lighting, as its color changes dramatically depending on the sunlight. The all-glass facade will transform the tower into a fractured bundle of enormous mirrors, each with its own personality at any given time. As a whole, the tower continues to evolve into a show-stealing centerpiece for Park Avenue South.
Besides progress on the facade, superstructure work is also moving ahead at full speed, and forms are now up to the tower’s 20th floor. Once complete, 400 Park Avenue South will have a total of 42 floors and rise 476 feet, so construction is already past the halfway point. The building remains below ‘impact’ status on the skyline, but the next few floors will propel the structure above the neighborhood’s mid-rises.
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NIKOLAI FEDAK,
http://www.yimbynews.com/#/2013/08/4...e-south.html/1
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This still has at least another 15 stories. I think it will make quite an imprint in that part of the skyline.
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