Normally it's not really worth mentioning a tower only 348ft/106m tall in a city like New York. This is a very special design and worth sharing IMO :)

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Last update from Curbed | 8.6

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WOW didnt think it was gonna be built

Wow, very cool! I saw this one a while ago but didn't know it was gonna be built in NY.

It looks cool.

i really like this one, though i think the tallest part could have been made even taller, to make it look sorta like an individual skyscraper, with steps attached to it.

that way itd have a bigger impact on the skyline.

The shape is very cool. The facade and windows are quite ugly though

Good looking building for New York. Quite high as well.

So will it be possible to climb to the top via the sloping roof?

"Clinton Park"????! We used to call that neighborhood HELL'S KITCHEN!!!!!!!

So will it be possible to climb to the top via the sloping roof?

No way. You can try it though :)

great news, the 'stairs' are finally U/C! :banana: this will look great, definitely.

No way. You can try it though :)
I was hoping there would be steps between each roof. Oh well.

very nice design. I like it.

pretty original

Great area btw. A small park infront of your apartment. Close to 12th Ave and Central Park. And you have a perfect view on the Hudson River and New Jersey.

Great area btw. A small park infront of your apartment. Close to 12th Ave and Central Park. And you have a perfect view on the Hudson River and New Jersey.

Not so sure about that one..I'll check it out next week.

^^Probably not a clear view, but if you got an apartment on the 10th floor or so you will be able to look to the Hudson river (and even New Jersey). Right?

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I think it's in the block where the Ford manhattan service is too. You know what I mean? You can also see on the renders that the lower part is pointing towards the river first so that means that the lower part of the higher part (sounds confusing) other said the tower doesn't seem to have a view at all. The top part might have a few of the hudson river but it all depends on the buildings in front of it. Also the stair structure ruins the view for quite a lot of apartments.

I understand. Not all apartments will have that view. Still, some of them will get a nice view :) At least the area is going to get better looking with this.

This area presently is an industrial dump. 11th Avenue is lined with auto dealers that operate out of filthy, broken down warehouses. However, as the far west side between 23rd Street and 59th Street is gentrifying now, this area will emerge as quite beautiful. On the adjacent avenues (9th and 10th), there are scores of beautiful old structures.

Yeah Hells Kitchen south + north Chelsea are totally shitty places. The Daily Show is filmed right on the corner of that park...a stones throw from the Hustler club and a few blocks from a nasty area full of exit/entrance ramps for tunnels and imposing municipal buildings like an open air train depot, a giant mail vehicle repair depot and a water treatment plant on the Hudson.

The whole Hudson yards project, if built, should revitalize (gentrify) the entire area. The only plus of Hells Kitchen is the awesome views of midtown you get while running along the river parkway imo.

this is very nice. unique design. i wish though that the green steps are more prevalent in the structure.

the "stairs" are back in race...!

http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2010/07/07/rental_tower_clinton_park_still_rising_over_hells_kitchen.php

Rental Tower Clinton Park Still Rising Over Hell's Kitchen

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July 7, 2010, by Sara

Last we checked on Hell's Kitchen's forthcoming Clinton Park project from starchitect Enrique Norten and the Walentas team, construction was off to a slow start. But no longer! A tipster sends in the above construction shot, taken from Eleventh Avenue and 53rd Street, of the luxury rental ziggurat with future Mercedes Benz emporium and NYPD horse stable below.

Our tipster writes, "After a year of horizontal growth, they are aggressively rising vertically, adding four floors in about a month—a fast clip for a project in this uncertain economy." Trying to make up for lost time?

http://ny.curbed.com/uploads/clintonpark2_7_10.jpg

Hell yeah, great news!

Hell yeah, great news!

yeah, considering there was a rumor that construction has stopped with the 3rd floor, it really is! as one can clearly see they are above the 3rd floor, so i'm positive this building will be built to its full height!

BORING! LOOKS LIKE THOSE COMMIE BLOCKS IN ROMANIA!!!!

Wow! This is unique.

http://www.designboom.com/cms/images/rid/clin00.jpg

Cool

Well, it's... monstrous.

I think it fits well in the area. Nice roof terraces. :)

I found this old render on Flickr:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3060/2458740565_7435dcebc3.jpg

More renders from Curbed on Flickr:

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So does anyone have any updates?

Wow! This is unique.

http://www.designboom.com/cms/images/rid/clin00.jpg

No not unique at all :)

http://www.lancs.ac.uk/staff/rerak/Images/Jardins_Marina_01.jpg

Marina Baie des Anges.

http://www.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&q=marina%20baie%20des%20anges&rlz=&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&biw=1419&bih=648

:cheers:

Something is wrong with you if you don't think it's a unique building. There's another one like it, but you don't see a building like this in every city.

^ Thats true, The ones in Baie Des Anges look real cool and fits nicely for its tropical location, but the one in NY is way out of the norm and is very unique. I Love it!!!

^ Thats true, The ones in Baie Des Anges look real cool and fits nicely for its tropical location, but the one in NY is way out of the norm and is very unique. I Love it!!!

South of France....tropical location.....ok :lol:

I love the size and scale of it.

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Scumonkey

No not unique at all :)

http://www.lancs.ac.uk/staff/rerak/Images/Jardins_Marina_01.jpg

Marina Baie des Anges.

http://www.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&q=marina%20baie%20des%20anges&rlz=&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&biw=1419&bih=648

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wow, thats crazy.. i just saw these buildings earlier today from the airplane.. and now i see them again here :lol: and ive never seen them before today.

crazy shit happen to me.

South of France....tropical location.....ok :lol:

Oh well I noticed the palm trees so I just guessed it was tropical (didn't feel like googling it)

it's rising!

update by nycdagreatest, SSP:

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And damn it's rising fast! Thanks for the update

What is interesting is that years ago the "Hell's Kitchen" neighborhood was one of the last rough neighborhoods in Manhattan. I remember way back, in the early 1980's - it was the place you could buy drugs ("crack" cocaine was popular then) and pick up a prostitute. As AIDS became more of a problem and Guiliani was took a hard line on crime the neighborhood started to change by the late '80's early '90's. Now it's an expensive place to live!

At least it will look better at street level. Looks a little awkward from above.

it's speeding up!

http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2010/10/14/hells_kitchens_luxury_rentals_of_tomorrow_taking_shape.php


October 14, 2010, by Joey Arak

One blockbuster facade reveal deserves another, so hot on the heels of The Nolitan's big unveiling, a tipster alerts us to the happenings up at architect Enrique Norten's massive Clinton Park rental building for developer Two Trees: "Here are pics of the Clinton Park facade going up on 11th Ave on the the 54th Street side. It's interesting and matches the rendering, I think. Very industrial. Any new information on the huge health club they have going in there?" Sorry, we've been too obsessed with the Mercedes mansion in the building to glean any other info. We're liking the looks of things so far. Agree?

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can't wait till they reach the upper part!

Great design indeed :yes:

Really cool building! (and by a mexican architect :D)

Update by nycdagreatest on SSP:

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doesn't look as exciting as it does from the areal view...

doesn't look as exciting as it does from the areal view...

^^

That's for sure!!!

it's still pretty nice...

some pics from 7/27/2011

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from skyscraperpage

Jesus, that grey sheet metal cladding is horrible :cripes:
This turned out even worse than the renders indicated. Might look good from the air once the trees are planted but from street level it will still be an eyesore.

I disagree, I like the cladding. Nice for a change.

for some reason i also like this cladding.

Oct 16

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6221/6260877908_0f6e59a58b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/48908095@N02/6260877908/)
mercedes house condos (http://www.flickr.com/photos/48908095@N02/6260877908/) by kiminnyc (http://www.flickr.com/people/48908095@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6120/6260351733_8e874a5af5_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/48908095@N02/6260351733/)
mercedes house rentals (http://www.flickr.com/photos/48908095@N02/6260351733/) by kiminnyc (http://www.flickr.com/people/48908095@N02/), on Flickr

thanks for the update but you cant see if the building is really topped out

i dont like this cheap clading ...

pic from today:

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from Danielson27 skyscraperpage

just huge!

i would say its topped out, compare with the rendering

The design is magnificent, but the cladding really looks like a 1970s commieblock. Depressing to see how a great building is being ruined :ohno:

Not only is this a nice project, but the old Mercedes dealership near the Lincoln Tunnel is now empty and has A LOT of air rights. You know what that will entail!

In fact, this guy from the NY law firm Skadden apparently is involved in a deal:

http://www.skadden.com/index.cfm?contentID=45&bioID=248

Marco P. Caffuzzi
Partner
Real Estate


Marco Caffuzzi joined Skadden’s Real Estate Group in 1996...Other transactions on which Mr. Caffuzzi is working include representing ... Mercedes-Benz North America in connection with the sale of its former showroom situated on the far west side of Manhattan;...

It is turning out to be a really nice building. At the start I mistakenly thought that it is going to be nothing original.

Now that the leaves are down you can see it from the highway.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7027/6683146003_0b18edf52b_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasonpiercephotography/6683146003/)
Manhattan's new "S" shaped building under construction (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasonpiercephotography/6683146003/) by Jason Pierce Photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/jasonpiercephotography/) on Flickr

:eek:

Spectacular photo!

Great looking from that angle, and will be even better when they plant the trees.
To bad from street level it isnt that great.

A welcome addition to the skyline of NY. Love the stairs in this design.

In my opinion this buildings is Dubai meets NYC, and I like it! I hate the buildings that go up in dubai, but this one is nice because it has the curves of a very modern buildings, but it's still conservative enough to go along well in NYC! It also offers some nice contrast to the rest of the skyline.

16 Jan 2012
Mercedes House
NYC

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Only 4 pages long?!? This is the neatest short-building ever.

So ugly building ...

The design just seems so practical. Lots of units with plenty of exposures. The steps allow for lots of outdoor space. Sorry for being captain obvious.

How many units are in this monster?

For some reason i also like this one.

I think only the trees and green on the roof will make this building pretty. It looks like something belonging in some once-soviet country.

Overall I like the design of the building but it could have used a better cladding.
Nonetheless, a great addition to the west side

Manhattan's new "S" shaped building under construction (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasonpiercephotography/6683146003/) by Jason Pierce Photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/jasonpiercephotography/) on Flickr

Although I really dislike this monstrosity I do have to admit that it fits in quite well in that photo.

How many units are in this monster?

900.

hearst tower looks really iconic ..

April

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5445/7092400901_28923d9689_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/islespunkfan/7092400901/)
Mercedes House (http://www.flickr.com/photos/islespunkfan/7092400901/) by IslesPunkFan (http://www.flickr.com/people/islespunkfan/), on Flickr

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Mercedes House finishes up:

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all photos: http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2012/12/13/inside_the_nowopen_amenity_funzone_at_mercedes_house.php
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Man! honestly, this doesnt looks good from street level at all.

wow its much better then i expected! i like it :)

Looked great on the renders, but in reality... Damn... Why?!

I don't really like the cladding on the lower part, better that glass as a whole.

once they get some more greenery on site (especially on the "steps") this monster will be much more pleasing to the eye

I think it looks fantastic, like a giant silver cruise ship.

Looks like this tower in Vilnius:

Yesterday
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wow, good skycraper!

Completed and leasing up.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8377/8560353299_4536d1660f_b_d.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andreadicastro/

Great, great, great!