View Full Version : 58 Story Tower On West 31 st.


New Jack City
August 20th, 2004, 09:05 PM
I wouldn't have known anything about this one if Stern didn't provide the information and posted it around SSP. It looks pretty good too and is under construction according to emporis.

It's called 125 West 31 st. and is a 58 story tower reaching up to 187 m/615 ft.

http://www.usgbc.org/Images/Project/project2603.jpg

Project Description:

The 21,979 s.f. project site is a thru block, running from 31st Street to 32nd Street located midblock between 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue. West of the site is a lot containing the existing Church of Saint Francis of Assisi with the churches' existing 4 story rectory abutting the project site. Purchase of air rights from the Archdiocese, plus allotment of a portion of the projects’ program requirements to new facilities for Saint Francis of Assisi, contributes to the 574,000 gross s.f. building. This includes a 5 story base continuous from 31st Street to 32nd Street with a tower set back approximately 85 feet from 31st Street and 48 feet from 32nd Street.

The orientation and setbacks satisfy code and zoning requirements and maximize views, light and air. In addition to the new 41,465 gross s.f. facility for Saint Francis of Assisi, the building will provide 77,700 gross s.f. for The American Cancer Society, a 426,440 gross s.f. rental apartment tower, a 4,985 gross s.f. commercial establishment and a 23,512 gross s.f. parking garage. Saint Francis of Assisi will occupy all of the 5 story base, except for a 35 foot wide strip containing the 2 story high residential lobby at the eastern most portion, of the 31st Street side of the St. Francis of Assisi building. The facility for Saint Francis of Assisi provides a separate entry, off 31st Street to a large ground level multipurpose meeting hall for church or community use. Another 31st Street entrance is the access to the Provincialate offices on the second floor. The 4th and 5th floor are sleeping/living quarters for the friars with their dining recreation/library and chapel spaces on the 3rd floor. The 3rd floor roof of the adjacent residential lobby provides a roof garden for the adjacent dining and recreation space and the roof of the 5th floor is the roof garden accessible to the Residential Amenities on the 6th Floor.

The American Cancer Society occupies the buildings’ 5-story base off of 32nd Street and floors 7 through 11 of the tower. Offices for the new Headquarters of The American Cancer Society will be on floors 2, 3 and 4 of the 32nd Street side of the base. Residential spaces for adult cancer patients and their caregivers who travel to New York City for the patients' treatment will be on floors 7 through 11. Each of the 5 floors has 12 sleeping units, a communal kitchen and dining area, laundry facilities and a lounge. Each of the sleeping units has a sitting area, sleeping area and a private bathroom. The 5th floor of the base has accessory spaces for the 7th through 11th floor residential spaces including lounge, library, game room and chapel. The ground level, off of 32nd Street, has three functions. The American Cancer Society occupies the western most portion. A ramp leading to the cellar and sub cellar parking garage and the residential service elevator access is at the eastern most portion. A Retail space is in the middle. There are two roof garden setbacks at the 32nd Street base. One occurs at the 5th floor, off of the Lounge for the cancer patients and the other is at the 6th floor off of the Residential Amenities.

The residential rental apartments are on floors 13 through 57 of the tower. They consist of 451 apartments consisting of 0, 1 and 2 bedroom units. In addition to the Residential Amenities on the 6th floor, with garden terraces on both the 6th floor roof off of 32nd Street and the 5th floor roof off of 31st Street, Residential Amenities also exist on the 58th Floor with a small terrace. The Amenities on the 6th floor contain a Health Center. The Residential Amenities on the 58th Floor include game room, lounge, conference room and rental office. The residential apartments have access to a bike room in the sub cellar.

From: https://www.usgbc.org/LEED/Project/project_detail_step_1.asp?PROJECT_ID=2603

Thanks to Stern for the info.

Patrick Highrise
August 20th, 2004, 11:25 PM
looks pretty good I think! :)

Ellatur
August 21st, 2004, 01:28 AM
looks great

7 World Trade
August 21st, 2004, 05:41 PM
reminds me so much of the world tower!

what's with that floor 4.5 depicted on that elevation drawing anyways?

3tmk
August 21st, 2004, 06:09 PM
^could be some kind of Mezzanine.
Or maybe some portal which transports us into John Malkovich! :D
The tower looks pretty good

Dennis
August 22nd, 2004, 12:51 AM
looks great!

SJM
August 22nd, 2004, 02:10 AM
I love the design!

Agglomeration
November 14th, 2004, 09:04 AM
The current site is occupied by a dumb parking lot with a dilapidated structure. I see it from the vicinity of Penn Station every day. No, it's not yet under construction, although demolition of the old parking lot is likely a couple of years down the road.

crawford
November 14th, 2004, 11:16 PM
The current site is occupied by a dumb parking lot with a dilapidated structure. I see it from the vicinity of Penn Station every day. No, it's not yet under construction, although demolition of the old parking lot is likely a couple of years down the road.

You are looking at the wrong site. The building described in the thread is already under construction. I think you're looking at the parking garage/retail at 6th Avenue/30th Street. A residential tower is also planned for the 6th Avenue site.

LeCom
November 15th, 2004, 12:39 AM
Looks like Tribeca Pointe in the Battery Park City.

New Jack City
December 22nd, 2004, 05:08 PM
More images found posted by Stern at SSP:

http://www.pbase.com/image/37742014.jpghttp://www.pbase.com/image/37741899.jpghttp://www.pbase.com/image/37741474.jpg

Dash2110
December 22nd, 2004, 06:31 PM
Wow, looks pretty thin. I like it though.

Iggmasta
December 23rd, 2004, 03:25 AM
Thts gonna look great in New York

IsaganiZenze
December 25th, 2004, 12:29 AM
this looks like twin SOMA towers that will be built in Makati, Philippines. This will look good in any skyline.

3tmk
December 25th, 2004, 01:09 AM
so is it already UC?

Engineer
March 18th, 2005, 03:43 PM
pictures. It's about 45 floors up now.

http://img120.exs.cx/img120/6976/pics0056cy.th.jpg (http://img120.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img120&image=pics0056cy.jpg)

Close-up of facade

http://img60.exs.cx/img60/415/pics0061mi.th.jpg (http://img60.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img60&image=pics0061mi.jpg)

Behind the ESB

http://img205.exs.cx/img205/7277/pics0098mz.th.jpg (http://img205.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img205&image=pics0098mz.jpg)

From future site of 325 5th avenue.
http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=132919

http://img60.exs.cx/img60/3414/pics0010jf.th.jpg (http://img60.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img60&image=pics0010jf.jpg)

Patrick Highrise
March 18th, 2005, 04:36 PM
wtf...and i missed this one last october?? Great looking tower and good to see it so well u/c! :)

scorpion
March 19th, 2005, 02:34 AM
gorgeous addition!

i love how the crown appears quite different from 4 different sides! :D

james2390
March 19th, 2005, 02:41 AM
Very nice tower! The top is the best part.

Vlad the Great
March 19th, 2005, 03:01 AM
Great pics! :)

Stern
March 20th, 2005, 12:10 AM
OMG! I had absolutly no idea this one was soo far along. Thanks.

crawford
March 20th, 2005, 07:31 PM
OMG! I had absolutly no idea this one was soo far along. Thanks.

No, the photos are taken at a different building site.

The photos show Tower 31, which is on 31st Street between 5th and 6th Avenues. This thread is about the tower on 31st Street between 6th and 7th Avenues. Two different buildings on different blocks.

Tower 31 (9 West 31st), as seen in the photos, is well underway. 125 West 31st Street is in earlier stages of construction.

giergel
March 21st, 2005, 01:48 PM
Any photo's of the construction of this tower?

Agglomeration
March 22nd, 2005, 06:15 PM
We could say that the builders stuck a finger made of steel and glass and concrete at the NIMBY's.

Engineer
March 22nd, 2005, 10:12 PM
whoops, sorry about the mix up!
I walked a block over to look for the intended building but excavation is just getting underway. Once it starts rising, I'll try to get pictures. :)

New Jack City
July 20th, 2005, 05:56 PM
Financing update...

TR Deal

July 2005

Midtown West
125 West 31st Street
American Property Financing announced the closing of a $176.8 million Fannie Mae DUS construction loan for the 58-story project being built by a partnership of the Franciscans of the Holy Name Province, the Durst Organization and Sidney Fetner Associates. Upon completion, the development will be sub-divided among the partners into five condominium units. The residential portion of the project will contain 458 rental apartments.

TalB
August 26th, 2005, 05:22 AM
Here are some recent pics of the actual site.

Originally posted on Wired NY by pianonman11686
http://images.snapfish.com/3447%3A66723232%7Ffp63%3Dot%3E234%3A%3D937%3D37%3B%3DXROQDF%3E2323%3A59827235ot1lsi
http://images.snapfish.com/3447%3A66723232%7Ffp58%3Dot%3E234%3A%3D937%3D37%3B%3DXROQDF%3E2323%3A598247%3B8ot1lsi

stephane
October 20th, 2005, 09:00 PM
Any photos of this tower?

Kev the burninator
November 11th, 2005, 10:56 PM
how about scrolling down Stephane.

fish
December 30th, 2005, 04:03 AM
New Year's resolution for 2006: Build more skyscrapers!
:tiasd:
Build 'em tall
Build 'em all
Build 'em great
I can't wait

FROM LOS ANGELES
December 30th, 2005, 08:20 PM
It's great seing new contruction in that part of town. I bet you it's going to have great views of Madison Sq. Garden and the ESB.