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The Swiss architects of the Bird's Nest stadium at the Beijing Olympics are bringing their style to New York City, with a translucent glass skyscraper designed to look like houses stacked in the sky.

Architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron's $650 million, 57-story condominium featuring cantilevered terraces is scheduled to begin going up in mid-October in Lower Manhattan. The design is scheduled to be unveiled Monday.

The architects said each level will be staggered progressively with different-size boxes arranged at varying angles to create unique floor plans for each of the 145 condos. The condos will be offered for $3.5 million to $33 million.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008178159_ndig14.html?syndication=rss

EW YORK - The Swiss architects of the iconic Bird's Nest stadium at the Beijing Olympics are bringing their innovative style to New York City with a translucent glass skyscraper designed to look like houses stacked in the sky.
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Architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron's $650 million, 57-story condominium featuring dramatic, cantilevered terraces is slated to begin going up in mid-October in lower Manhattan.

It will be their first high-rise commission anywhere in the world. The design is scheduled to be unveiled Monday.

The architects liken their design to "houses stacked in the sky," with each level staggered progressively with different-sized boxes arranged at varying angles to create unique floor plans for each of the 145 apartments.

They said the tower reinvents the classic American skyscraper "as a lacy, pixilated Rubik's Cube." Its concealed framing results in a nearly all-glass structure with cityscape views from virtually every angle.

Herzog said the firm uses "well-known forms and materials in a new way so that they become alive again," just like Andy Warhol "used common pop images to say something new."

The building will feature a massive stainless steel sculpture by Anish Kapoor that will be "playfully squished" into the tower's base as homage to the city's culture, said developer Izak Senbahar of Alexico Group.

It will be the first permanent public artwork in New York City for Kapoor, best known for his enigmatic sculptural forms including "Sky Mirror," a temporary installation at Rockefeller Center, and "Cloud Gate" in Chicago's Millennium Park.

Senbahar said he commissioned Kapoor to create the balloon-shaped form as a permanent site-specific work because "great art and architecture are essential parts of everyday life." The sculpture also articulates the architects' vision of blending the indoors and outdoors.

The building will have an expansive 18-foot-high black granite lobby, a 75-foot pool, outdoor sun deck, library lounge, screening room and fitness center.

The apartments will be offered for $3.5 million to $33 million. The tower is slated to open in 2010.

Herzog & de Meuron is currently redesigning the Tate Modern in London. The twisted silver beams of its $450 million Bird's Nest stadium became one of the most enduring images of the Olympics. :banana::banana::banana:

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cool. looks like nowadays everybody is building in new york (again) ...

That's MAD!

Ingenious design! That needs to be built. :cheers2:

if they going to call it rubiks cube, at least have some colour in it

Pool view:

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Floating penthouse:

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Typical interior:

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Lounge view:

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another wonderful project for NY :cheers:, can't believe how many projects going on in NYC

Can someone say Jenga?

i think im in love with this building! it looks like the future...

I think the name is 56 Leonard

http://www.fiftysixleonard.com/

Looks somewhat like a never built project designed for İstanbul. The acrhitect was Metin Hepguler, designed back in 2003..

http://arkiv.arkitera.com/i/photo/project/5978.jpg

Not a fan of wacky projects (didn't like Calatrava's building for NYC), but for some reason, this one seems a little more likeable

Wow.. It's a quite nice design :)

Another cool project for New York!!!! ^^

:banana::banana::banana:

:P

fabulous. New York is just booming (oh wait, did it ever stop ? ;) )

This tower is already under construction. :) And it is almost 800 feet or so tall. I will try to get photos of the site.

fabulous. New York is just booming (oh wait, did it ever stop ? ;) )

I guess you're a bit too young to remember the 70s in new york...

Wow it's so interesting!

That cantilevering looks scary! I am sure it is safe but still it just looks precarious....which is obviously the design...

Looks great though

All i can say is interesting. Not Attractive though. interesting

please, we don't need someone to go take pictures of the construction, Google does that for us
http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/9146/sscqv7.png (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=56+Leonard+St+nyc&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&resnum=1&ct=title)

The concept is great but the shape of the building is silly looking. It's interesting though, it'd look better if it narrowed its way to the top but without losing the "stacked house" appearance...

Amazing project! After the Moma tower by Nouvel and the 23th street tower of Koolhaas/OMA this is another tower project of one of the world biggest architect. And then I don't even mention more projects like several of Foster. New York is building new architectural masterpieces again, and most of them in a kind of new york style. This city gives those architects new inspiration to do things done never before and fit into this city so well...

:banana:

I guess you're a bit too young to remember the 70s in new york...

Yes, too young for that. And a 10 year window of "non-construction" can't really be considered a "period" of a city. But maybe since I come from Rome, my time perception of a city might be a bit different.

All i can say is interesting. Not Attractive though. interesting

Agreed. Still not the biggest fan of this style.

All the details and pictures on this building can be found here:

http://www.dezeen.com/2008/09/14/56-leonard-street-by-herzog-de-meuron/

woah. Good find. The night render is amazing. This building is not bad at all. It's different, I like that. Isn't that what we've been asking for? Hell yeah...

will be a nice contrast to gehrys tower nearby

All the details and pictures on this building can be found here:

http://www.dezeen.com/2008/09/14/56-leonard-street-by-herzog-de-meuron/

That tower is so wonderful and exciting!


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Even at street level, this tower looks impressive!
http://www.dezeen.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/06-lobby-view-008-sq.jpg

Thank god Lower Manhattan is being redeveloped !!
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Wow - another eyecatcher for NYC :cheers:

Maybe mods could change the thread title to "56 Leonard Street".

And what about the status? Based on the google pic and the blog by Herzog & de Meuron, this one's already u/c... but there still might be some site clearing going on. Anyway this doesn't appear just like a proposal to me.

This skyscraper is already under construction, but the construstion activity near the site is from a different building I think.

These are the early renderings and official unveiling will take place on Monday Sept. 15, 2008.

http://media.bnd.com/smedia/2008/09/13/15/268Swiss_Architects_Skyscraper.sff.standalone.prod_affiliate.98.jpg

From what I recall from WNY, the building address is 56 Leonard St and the height has ranged from over 700 to something like 760 feet tall to just under 800 feet to over 800 feet. I guess we'll know in a few days.

http://www.dezeen.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/gazprom_crop.jpg

Copy of ther earlier design for the Gazprom Tower in Sint-Petersburg.

^^

:nuts:

Yes, too young for that. And a 10 year window of "non-construction" can't really be considered a "period" of a city. But maybe since I come from Rome, my time perception of a city might be a bit different.


10 years in a city like new york is ages - the city is young in european terms.

the city was literally bankrupt and everybody was leaving, and now it's on top of the world again.

brilliant building

Somehow I believe it won't look as pretty as in the render in real world.

That cantilevering looks scary! I am sure it is safe but still it just looks precarious....which is obviously the design...

Looks great though

if you want to see a scary cantilever, check out this other NYC project:

http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/images/OMANYTowerBIG3_tcm23-1846302.jpg

Very strange and nice design, I really love it!

Some impressions from inside the building:
http://www.architectenweb.nl/thumb.aspx?src=/bin/news/118239.jpg&height=500http://www.architectenweb.nl/thumb.aspx?src=/bin/news/118240.jpg&height=500http://www.architectenweb.nl/thumb.aspx?src=/bin/news/118241.jpg&height=500

this is a very exciting project

Terrific.
Lower Manhattan needs a bit a diversity and 'none-boxyness'. OK! Those are stacked cubes! Fair enough, but you know what I mean...

The 'stacked cubes' on 80 south street are/were a lot more attractive than this imo

I love it.

Great concept. This gives the chance to the dwellers to have many open spaces in their apartments.

when i saw the name i thought "oh, god no, another boxy building with bright colours CW", but this is rather good...

This is one of the best residential ever proposed to NYC.I really love the chaos of this tower.Please build it!!!

Personally, I love this tower!

There is something about the design that says, "we are different!" -- and this is what New York is all about!
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Amazing renders!!! ^^

Best project in NYC next to MoMA & Koolhaas' tower

Unbelievable building! Not fancy and posh, though attractive and real. I hope this will be the beginning (among some others) of a new skyscraper generation.

if you want to see a scary cantilever, check out this other NYC project:

http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/images/OMANYTowerBIG3_tcm23-1846302.jpg

thats 23 East 22nd Street

everybody a new link
http://nymag.com/arts/architecture/reviews/50212/

What a wonderful and uplifting project!!! Would love to live there.

hmmm reminds me of another project in india

http://www.bharian.com.my/Sunday/Bmdua/20080817114959/mainpix1.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=474035&page=5

The tower is U/C please change title!!!

appartment
http://www.architectenweb.nl/thumb.aspx?src=/bin/news/118241.jpg&height=500

lounge
http://www.archdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/1039252902_21-lounge-view-005-copy.jpg

pool
http://www.archdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/1561938726_20-pool-view-006-copy.jpg


By the way the building is 250m! high.

link: http://www.engineeringnow.nl/redactie/redactie_detail.asp?iNID=16036

what I find amazing is this tower is expect to be open in 2 years already :banana: will get build pretty fast.

Very cool. i like it a lot. :)

i got more info on this project from archdialy.com

Location
56 Leonard Street, between Church Street and West Broadway, in the Tribeca Historic District of Manhattan, New York City

Schedule
Site Preparation: Spring/Summer 2008
Construction Commences: Fall 2008
Projected Occupancy: Fall 2010

Developer/Sponsor
Alexico Group LLC, New York, NY
Principals: Izak Senbahar, Simon Elias
Client Representative: Eric Anderson

Design Architect
Herzog & de Meuron, Basel, Switzerland
Partners: Jacques Herzog, Pierre de Meuron, Ascan Mergenthaler
Project Architects: Vladimir Pajkic (Associate), Philip Schmerbeck , Mehmet Noyan
Project Team: Zachary Vourlas, Jason Whiteley, Daniela Zimmer, Mark Chan, Simon Filler, Sara Jacinto, Jin Tack Lim, Mark Loughnan (Associate), Jaroslav Mach, Donald Mak, Hugo Moura, Jeremy Purcell, James Richards, Heeri Song, Charles Stone (Associate)

Executive Architect
Costas Kondylis and Partners, New York, NY

Construction Management
Hunter Roberts, New York, NY
Site Area: 12,500 square feet

Building Footprint: 12,500 square feet

Building Dimensions
Width: 125 feet
Depth: 100 feet
Height: 830 feet

Gross Floor Area (GF): 425,000 square feet. plus technical, parking and structure

Floors: 57 above (+1 below)

Exterior Materials
Structure: concrete
Facade: glass, stainless steel, aluminium, concrete

Interior Materials:
Lobby: granite floors, absolute granite tile walls, concrete ceilings
Elevators: terrazzo floor, stainless steel mosaic tile walls, polished stainless steel frame


+ here is building permit

http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/JobsQueryByNumberServlet?passdocnumber=1&passjobnumber=104799648&requestid=11

please change thread to u/c and height 830 feet

hmmm reminds me of another project in india

http://www.bharian.com.my/Sunday/Bmdua/20080817114959/mainpix1.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=474035&page=5


hmmm, that reminds me of this project; Dutch pavilion on expo Hanover ;) Great to see the influence on eachother!
http://www.smart-travel-germany.com/image-files/hanover-expo2000_large.jpg

Wow, this tower will be a true eyecather with this stunning design and height! :cool:

NIMBYs never had a chance.

hmmm, that reminds me of this project
http://www.smart-travel-germany.com/image-files/hanover-expo2000_large.jpg
I see the resemblance from that design!
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It's under construction already?! This is a big surprise for I started to look at this three days ago, and if the site preparation has already started then will steel start to poke out next spring or summer?

^^ The construction has not yet begun.

Please refer to this post (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=25426890&postcount=59) by webeagle12.

Oh, well then when they do, it will be an amazing addition to the skyline.:)

I guess you're a bit too young to remember the 70s in new york...

You mean the hell years....


Looks like a good project!

- A

^^ The construction has not yet begun.

Please refer to this post (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=25426890&postcount=59) by webeagle12.

no, it is UC ^^...believe me ;)

wow

:horse:

JP

no, it is UC ^^...believe me ;)

I'm confused now, is it U/C or not?

It's U/C.

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looks like broking building to me. I don't know what to think.

It's U/C.

Awesome! Now I'm excited again!:banana:

Is 830 feet and it is U/C can someone please change a title for me? mod? :)

...And the name is 56 Leonard Street...lol

This tower is stunning.

It raises the bar for highrises in New York.

NICE,I LIKE IT.

Is 830 feet and it is U/C can someone please change a title for me? mod? :)
Please include the height in a civilized measuring system, too.

Please include the height in a civilized measuring system, too.

convert it yourself if you want to know :blahblah:

ever heard of google?

830 feet = 293 meters

Why would I? Every thread starter with half a brain knows that this is an INTERNATIONAL forum and tries to show a little courtesy to people from the rest of the country. Obviously that's too much to ask from you.

Looks like a messy stack of Jenga. I don't know why I don't fancy this much, guess the problem is its height.

convert it yourself if you want to know :blahblah:

ever heard of google?

830 feet = 293 meters

253m ^^ ;)

Every office has a good view. http://tinyurl.com/4k8zwv/.gif (http://tinyurl.com/4usnza)

253m ^^ ;)

Could you add it in the title?

Fixed.

Looks somewhat like a never built project designed for İstanbul. The acrhitect was Metin Hepguler, designed back in 2003..

http://arkiv.arkitera.com/i/photo/project/5978.jpg

good thing it wasnt built, or else it would have been blown up :ohno::ohno:

If I had $3-$30m, owning an upper floor of this building would be a dream.
360 degree view of Manhattan, very large balconies, good floor to ceiling height.
Although the floors are jumbled, the overall shape is just right.
I noticed in the renders the mechanical floor on top is missing
(top of the elevator shaft, A/C, Heating, etc.) .

This would be perfect for the southwest corner of Bloor/Yonge in Toronto. Only 100m taller..

Another reason why I love h+dm. There's so much light available, and for a skyscraper, there is a complete sense of space no matter what floor. More architects should take lessons from these guys, because for a first skyscraper, this is already an amazing example of what to do correctly.

EW YORK.- Since its formation in 1978, the Basel, Switzerland-based architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron has achieved international renown for buildings – houses, libraries, schools, stores, museums, hotels, factories, arenas – that strike an uncanny balance between strict refinement and pure invention, practicality and the sublime. Their recently completed Beijing National Stadium in China, for billions of worldwide spectators the single most enduring image of the 2008 Olympic Games, has redefined the sports arena for the future, while museums like the Tate Modern at Bankside in London and the de Young Museum in San Francisco ambush expectations of what makes a building ideal for art. With such commissions, Herzog & de Meuron has aimed not for virtuosity butinnovation, looking always to the broader culture and art for inspiration. Referring to Andy Warhol, Jacques Herzog has said, “He used common Pop images to say something new. That is exactly what we are interested in: to use well-known forms and materials in a new way so that they become alive again.”

On the threshold of its fourth decade, Herzog & de Meuron is poised to reinventanother great architectural prototype as construction begins in New York City on the first high-rise tower of the firm’s career. 56 Leonard Street will be a 57-story residential condominium building at the intersection of Church Street and Leonard Street in the Tribeca Historic District of downtown Manhattan, where it will rise above cobbled streets and historic 19th century neighbors. The tower will house 145 residences, each with its own unique floor plan and private outdoor space, in a veritable cascade of individual homes that the architects describe as “houses stacked in the sky,” blending indoors and outdoors seamlessly together. With its articulated surfaces, dramatic cantilevers, profiled slab edges, profusion of balconies, expanses of glass, and views from downtown Manhattan to as far as the Atlantic Ocean, Herzog & de Meuron’s 56 Leonard Street breaks down the old image of the high-rise as a sleek, hermetically sealed urban object to propose instead a thoughtful, daring and ultimately dazzling new alternative – the iconic American skyscraper re-envisioned as a pixelated vertical layering of individually sculpted, highly customized, graceful private residences opening to the atmosphere.

The architects’ design for 56 Leonard Street also updates the relationship between private tower and public streetscape with an articulated base whose cantilevers generate a sense of movement and permeability. Here, the building’s defining corner will be the site of a major commissioned sculpture by internationally celebrated London-based artist Anish Kapoor. Fully integrated into the architecture itself as if to say that culture and the city are indivisible, Kapoor’s massive, reflective stainless steel piece – an enigmatic balloon-like form that appears to be combating compressionfrom above – will be a new cultural landmark in Tribeca and the artist’s first permanentpublic work in New York City. Kapoor’s sculptural contribution to 56 Leonard Street extends his ongoing exploration of physical and psychological space, as in such works as the “Cloud Gate” in Chicago’s Millennium Park and the recent mammoth temporary installation “Sky Mirror” at Rockefeller Center in Midtown Manhattan.

Homes available at 56 Leonard Street will range in size from 1,430 square feet to 6,380square feet, and will include two- to five-bedroom residences and ten penthouses. Prices for the residences at 56 Leonard Street range from $3.5 million to $33 million.

56 Leonard Street has been developed by Izak Senbahar and Simon Elias of Alexico Group LLC, New York City, developer of such acclaimed Manhattan projects as The Mark by Jacques Grange and 165 Charles Street by Richard Meier. Costas Kondylis & Partners of New York City is serving as executive architect for the building. Construction manager for 56 Leonard Street is Hunter Roberts, New York City. Exclusive sales and marketing agent for the project is Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group.Occupancy at 56 Leonard Street is anticipated in late fall 2010.

We are extremely pleased and honored to be able to create a tower of true global character at a moment when great architectural ferment is reshaping New York City,” said Izak Senbahar of Alexico. “With 56 Leonard we aspire to make a unique contribution to the fabric of our town with a building that relates directly to the city but is also an outstanding international address.”“

The Building
At 56 Leonard Street, the architects’ intention is to preserve the celebratory spirit of traditional skyscrapers while introducing new structural possibilities and suggesting fresh ways for people inside such towers to relate to their city. Inspired by the permeability and spatial qualities of Modernist houses and the great American dream of a customized home, Herzog & de Meuron has replaced the usual extrusion of standardized skyscraper floor plates with a staggered progression of structural slabs turning slightly off axis by degrees as they ascend, creating constant variety among the apartment floor plans. This structural arrangement of floor plates at 56 Leonard Street will create an irregular flurry of cantilevered terraces up and down the building, making plays of light and shadow that give the tower a shimmering, animated appearance on the skyline and widely varying interiors.

56 Leonard Street contains five key zones ascending from street to sky: lobby, “townhouse” residences, amenities, tower residences, and penthouses.

Appearing to rest upon Anish Kapoor’s sculpture, the base of 56 Leonard Street will have the appearance of a stack of cantilevering volumes with varying degrees of transparency and opacity. This section of the building contains a dramatic double-height, 1,600-square-foot lobby with an entrance on Leonard Street adjacent to a verdant exterior vertical garden to the west. Sheathed in gleaming black granite, the lobby space includes stations for a 24-hour doorman and concierge, with custom- designed reception desks by Herzog & de Meuron; private residents’ mail, package and refrigerated storage room; custom-designed visitor seating fixtures; and two separate elevator landings with a total of seven elevators featuring interiors designed by the architects.

Above the 18-foot-high black granite-walled lobby are several floors of residences that relate very directly to the immediate scale and panorama of the neighborhood (homes known by the architects as “the townhouses”) and two full floors of amenities spaces custom-designed to the last detail by Herzog & de Meuron. These include an 75-foot infinity edge pool, one of Manhattan’s largest, surrounded by a black terrazzo deck inlaid with spherical glass aggregate. An adjoining outdoor sundeckcantilevers 20 feet over the block to provide extraordinary Tribeca views and a sense of connection to the district. Other amenities include a fitness center with yoga studio, wet and dry spa features and terrace; a library lounge; a screening room; a private dining/conference room; and a Tribeca Tot Room for children’s play and family activities. Every angle and structural element has been designed to create visual access to the cityscape for those inside the building and aesthetic excitement for passersby on the street.

Floors eight through forty-five at 56 Leonard Street containing the building’s two- to five-bedroom residences.

In each residence, grand glass doors of up to 12 feet in height lead to private outdoor spaces outfitted with travertine pavers, a frameless balustrade and custom- designed handrail. Balconies and terraces are arranged in varied schemes that provide uninterrupted views of the city, its flanking rivers and New York Harbor, and saturate living spaces with light. Interior details, sharply refined by Herzog & de Meuron, enhance the perception of spatial flow and an atmosphere of harmony. The building’s exposed exterior concrete is complemented indoors by a subtle neutral palette of extremely sensual materials. Champagne colored window mullions, satin etched glass, natural pale solid woods, travertine, Thassos marble, polished metals, black granite and high gloss black lacquer accents are part of a super-customized, luxurious package of finishes chosen to complement furniture and art.

Extending the assertive sculptural character of the building’s exterior to key interior details, Herzog & de Meuron has conceived several signature sculptural fixtures for the homes at 56 Leonard Street. Fireplace hearths soar from floor to ceiling, crafted by the architects in high-gloss white-enameled steel. Derived from pragmatic architectural functions, this monumental freestanding sculptural element anchors the great room and provides a dramatic focal point while reflecting and diffusing ambient light.

For 56 Leonard Street kitchens, Herzog & de Meuron have designed a special prep and dining island fitted with a high-gloss black lacquer base and enhanced honed black granite countertop – a feature with the alluring curves of a grand piano or an elliptical lozenge – accompanied by a custom hood either sculpted from the wall or descending from the ceiling. Generous cooking and entertaining spaces are complemented by top line appliances integrated into custom cabinetry and sleek, minimal glass cabinets designed by the architects. Bathrooms at 56 Leonard Street are similarly meticulous in detail. Curving spaces enclose custom Herzog & de Meuronmarble mosaic-tiled walls, vanities, cast six-foot oval soaking tub, shower, cabinetryand fixtures, all planned in relation to expansive windows framing views in the most private area of the home.

The building’s dramatic nine-story crown contains its apex penthouses – eight occupying full floors and two occupying half floors – will appear on the Manhattan skyline as a chimerical geometric sculpture of stacked, glimmering glass volumes. Ranging in size from approximately 3,650 to almost 6,380 square feet, these aeries embrace the outdoors through expansive private terraces of up to 1,700 square feet. Penthouses are accessed by private elevator. Soaring window walls rise to 14 feet and open onto panoramas of the city and sky.

Summarizing their design, Herzog & de Meuron has said, “We approached the design process for 56 Leonard Street from the inside out, from the homes themselves. But we also considered the outside in terms of the Tribeca neighborhood. Here you have the small townhouses, the old manufacturing buildings, and the high-rise buildings, but also a lot of little corners and surprising things between. The different scales characterize the neighborhood and we wanted to establish a dialogue among them. For us, creating a building is a research process. We call it a journey.” Additional public information about 56 Leonard Street is available online at www.56leonardtribeca.com.

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:cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

All the upcoming towers, I almost can't stand the wait for this, awesome pic!:cheers:

Nice render!!!!! ^^

:cheers:

UC pic posted on SSP:

http://wirednewyork.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=6409&d=1222909996

ok so the west broadway side is already like 6 floors above ground. is that part of the project or is it part of the NYU library under construction?

From scalziand SSP:

http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/1520/56againkz0.jpg

^^ Amazing!!

From scalziand SSP:

http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/1520/56againkz0.jpg

new york is going to be a utopia in the future, this just looks AMAZING:cheers::cheers::cheers::nuts::nuts::nuts:

From scalziand SSP:

http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/1520/56againkz0.jpg

wow, what I love about the new WTC complex is its simplicity. From this angle, its completely ruined. It looks so complicated, not something im very into with skyscraper designs

I like the tower. Its good to build such a futuristic scraper in the skyline which performs a forest of a many buildings from different times. :)

http://www.56leonardtribeca.com

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Oooooh it has an interesting design...but why has New York recently gone down the height scale A LOT! 253m, ok i know there are much taller buildings in nyc, but recently they have all been around the same size...there is no variation!

wowwww!!!!!!! its beautiful very beautiful

I like a website design too very cool :lol:

ugo

this will only damage nyc's skyline, it is a horrible excuse for a high rise building

It is definitely new for NY, but I think it will look great. :)

:master:

Rendering from far away make it look a little messy.
When it's completed, I bet it will look a lot better.

Up close it looks perfect!

Wow now thats a cool design :D

Doesn't fit for me in NYC, i think its a scar in New York face....

http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/9089/56leonardstreet10dy9.jpg

...I really don't see what you guys see in this building. Up (extremely) close (not showing the whole building, just a few floors), it looks pretty classy and alright. But as a whole?...uh...no comment, the photo above speaks for itself

I agree...from up close the building makes me drool but from far away I just want to throw a bag over it, shouldn't it be the other way around? lol. oh well, those renders are gorgeous though. Also, I think it's the top portion that I don't really like.

i agree, it's definitely different for New York, but isn't that we're supposed to be all about? I mean, we can't stay a world class city architecture-wise without trying new things, and I don't think this is that big a leap. And in the end, i really doubt the facade will come off so shiny as some sort of cheap piece of glass in the middle of nicely aged bricks, I think these guys know what their doing.

If the opinions about the building are so controversial it must be great architecture ;).

To me this tower is mindblowing great! I really don't understand how one can not like it. :)

niceee:cheers:

It doesnt fit with the rest of the city, all the art deco and than this...

^^

It's clear you don't know this city... And seems like you don't know what art deco is either...

If the opinions about the building are so controversial it must be great architecture ;).

Just because the architecture is great, doesn't make the whole thing attractive

I took these pictures in the sales office:

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Doesn't fit for me in NYC, i think its a scar in New York face....

Yea I agree with this, sometimes it's better to at least try, if not that, take a gander at attempting to build a tower that blends in with it's surroundings. This belongs in Dubai.
NY should not be an architect's playground.

The bottom half is all right but the top half gets too jaggedy

NY should not be an architect's playground.

Bad for you, since New York IS an architects' playground since at least 130 years. God bless the great architects who shaped this great city and god bless those who still design those great new additions like this one!

Some folks here seem to think that NYC = ESB/Chrysler style only. But New York is much more then that! New York architecture represents all modern styles you can think of and will do so for as long as possible, keeping this city to be the worlds' greatest.

an amazing tower, in an even more amazing city :cheers:

Yea I agree with this, sometimes it's better to at least try, if not that, take a gander at attempting to build a tower that blends in with it's surroundings. This belongs in Dubai.
NY should not be an architect's playground.

I will officially ignore your comments about this tower until you reach the age of reason.

This tower is spectacular! Yet boxy enough to fit relatively well with the NY skyline.

If more people felt the way storms991 does, the world would be a very boring place to live in :(

I am thankful there are still people with guts who dare to try new things, to build contrasts and to make the world a place where once in a while your breath is taken away.

well NY is still building some buildings that 'fit in', so Storm can take comfort in that. Dont worry, NYC is just evolving, in the context of Lower Manhattans new additions, this one will look pretty good.
I just hope the economy doesnt take hold of NY projects like with the Spire and Waterview

Lower Manhattan is getting some really nice towers to go along with the new WTC. It's nice to see it catch up to Midtown a little bit.

I love this building!!! It's such a unique take on modern simplicity. It's so boxy but when those boxes are thrown off, you get a totally different look. Brilliant.

looks like a crystal terd

To me, it kind of reminds me of something I would have built out of Lego bricks, as well. But I still like it, though.

looks like a crystal terd

I was about to sink to your level and reply that "you're the turd" but since you seem to even ignore the correct spelling of the word you used first, I'll stick to :bash:

Construction is progressing but still under street level

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wow, it's ready to rise already. thought it is still in the foundation progress

Yeah! Is it me or that tower just came out of nowhere?!

Damn, pretty fast construction!

I like the top half of the building. But then lower half just gets...well...boring. Why didn't couldn't use the same style throughout.

tower is on Hold for the next time...hopefully not forever :(

:gunz::down::(:( r u serious?

p:s: whew this is not so bad yet

Under Cover

Jenga collapse?
Work has stopped at 56 Leonard St., where an 830-foot tower of stacked condo cubes is slated to rise.

Izak Senbahar, principal at the Alexico Group, said workers finished the foundation about a month ago and are pausing before moving onto the aboveground construction. In the meantime, Con Edison is doing underground work, which will take until the end of January.

But Senbahar also needs to get the last chunk of the $600 million project’s construction financing before work can move forward. The bank Eurohypo is supposed to provide it, and Senbahar said he is 90 percent sure it will come through in four to six weeks. If the money takes any longer to arrive, 56 Leonard’s December 2010 opening will not happen.

Senbahar did not sound as impervious to the economic downturn as he did in September, when he said he was confident his Jenga-shaped building would attract buyers no matter the economy.

“It’s a very challenging world,” Senbahar said last week. “It’s a different world than it was three months ago… It’s never about people not having the money, but it’s a mood thing, a psychological thing as well that makes people buy.”

Senbahar said sales are in the double digits, but he admitted he’s only sold four units since the sales office opened October. Senbahar also hasn’t sold any of the 10 penthouses, which cost up to $33 million.

“There are a lot of lookers, though,” Senbahar said.

He is optimistic that the country’s mood will turn around early next year.

UnderCover also spoke to a few workers at and around the site, who first told us two weeks ago the site was at a standstill.

Across the street, a man smoking a cigarette sounded none too pleased about the tower.

“Yeah, it’s another Bloomberg special,” he said.

http://www.downtownexpress.com/de_295/undercover.html

People need to get a grip. Do they really think that this ecconomic crisis will last forever? If everybody gets their hcollective head out of the sand and starts investing in projects like these again, maybe that could help thaw out the credit market again.

I know that this isnt going away anytime soon, but it certaintly isnt here forever.:ohno:

i don't think the tower will be cancelled ( that also counts for the CS, 50 west street and russia tower ). all the projects only will have a massive delay IMO.
as taiki24 said above, the crisis won't be forever...in a few years it'll be much better, we overcome the worst time already i think

This thing will be topping out soon.

http://i44.tinypic.com/tamz4g.jpg

^^^I'm sure that where they got the design for this building. Children play things shouldn't be made into buildings.

But adult play things are.

Yes look at chicago spire, I can see some adults playing with that lol. Wont catch me trying to play with it.

Queen Kong

Look for the queen kong remake 2012, Donkey kongs in it lol.

You mean Drunky Kong?

can mod please put this tower on HOLD please.

*The following information was last updated on February 5, 2009.

* Construction currently on hold
* Superstructure construction from July 2008 through spring 2010

Visit the Project Update for 185 West Broadway for information about adjacent construction work.

NOTE: The south parking lane of Leonard Street will be closed during construction.


http://lowermanhattan.info/construction/project_updates/56_leonard_street_39943.aspx

:ohno::ohno:

Posted by NYguy on SSP:

Stalled update from NY Magazine...
http://nymag.com/news/articles/09/04/ghostbuildings/

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ANNOUNCED: September 2008
PLAN: A 56-story residential tower comprising 145 luxury residences, with occupancy originally expected in late 2010.

STATUS: Louise Sunshine, a real-estate consultant working with Alexico, says the project “is awaiting the completion of its financing.” Meanwhile, construction is stalled and the developer admits the timeline has been changed.

looks funny

is it topped out? or did they just scrap the idea?

^^ maybe in the workshop of the modelmaker. ;)
They have yet to start construction.

but is the project a go?

but is the project a go?

It's not looking good from what I've read on the wirednewyork forums. If it doesn't start by the end of the year, it probably never will.

A shame, it's such an original design. But their's no money for it right now.

is it topped out? or did they just scrap the idea?

how do you come to topped out :lol:?

^^ i dunno, i was just hoping :lol:

http://www.eikongraphia.com/images/hdm_ny/Herzog_&_de_Meuron_New_York_1_S.jpg



(VIDEO) 56 leonard street: architecture reassembled:

http://vimeo.com/2221037

grrr why bring up thread because of this. When I clicked on thread I had my finger crossed that they got financing, but all I got is a gd video. :ohno: I want this building so bad in Manhattan :(

IMO it doesnt fit in at all.. id rather not see it built.

in fact, id prefer a "boring" glass skyscraper over this.

This has to be the most stunning skyscraper for New York alongside Beekman and MoMa. Amazing to see that this generation of architects is still able to produce timeless classics (I think so at least) like in the first half of the previous century.

NEWS!

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/realestate/residential/freeze_frame_NbNChwFweoX14lH3Xr9MCM/0

Whatever happened to downtown Manhattan?

By MAX GROSS
February 11, 2010

f you were walking along lower West Broadway recently, you might have noticed the handsome, gold-colored structure at the southwest corner of Leonard Street.

The building, 34 Leonard, looks ready and waiting for buyers. There’s no tarp draped over the side nor scaffolding along its edges. Ads in the ground-floor windows list the phone number for the sales office and a Web site (34leonard.com). But the number is disconnected. And the Web site is “under construction.”

Two years ago, 34 Leonard, a new luxury co-op, was one of TriBeCa’s heavies (a penthouse was listed for $8.45 million). But last summer, the developer defaulted on loans. The building was foreclosed on. Now, its fate is up in the air. (Attorney Stuart Shorenstein, now handling the property, declined to tell us the plans, and iStar Financial, the lender who initiated the foreclosure, never got back to us.)
If you were wondering whatever happened to downtown Manhattan, you’re not alone. We’ve been wondering, too.

There was a time when TriBeCa and neighboring SoHo were considered invulnerable to the whims of the market. Because land was so scarce, and the areas were so desirable, a luxury building — any luxury building — was going to prosper. And for a while, that seemed to hold true.

Certain properties were priced at $4,000 per square foot — or more — out of the gate in 2008. Even in the first quarter of 2009, according to appraisal firm Miller Samuel, condos in TriBeCa and SoHo averaged a sky-high $1,553 per square foot.

But nothing was immune to the recession, not even in these nabes. Some buildings weathered it fairly well, while others stalled. And prices deflated. By the third quarter of 2009, prices were down 20 percent.


One casualty was 56 Leonard. The building was supposed to be the architectural marvel of TriBeCa. The developer Alexico hired Swiss firm Herzog & de Meuron to design a 60-story glass tower, which would feature a $5,300-per-square-foot penthouse. But then the condo project lost its financing and had to return deposits.

“That was heartbreaking,” says broker Leonard Steinberg of Prudential Douglas Elliman, who specializes in downtown properties. “I still have a model of it in my office. Hopefully, when the money comes back, that building will come back.”

“We’re not dead yet,” insists Alexico president Izak Senbahar. “There’s no real financing for big projects out there — but it will change.”

Senbahar predicts construction to resume on 56 Leonard within the next year. “I’m going to build it the way it is,” he says. “I’m bummed by the fact that it’s not being built now, but I think it’s a future landmark.”

i'm really glad this project is still alive, they just need to secure the financing. it's the same situation with 99 church street.

recent pics taken by Derek2k3, WNY

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Well, it's some news but it doesn't 'wow' me or anything.

Well, it's some news but it doesn't 'wow' me or anything.

yeah, me too. i'm just glad it's not dead. :)

Yes, at least there is a chance for it to be built.

Yes, at least there is a chance for it to be built.

of course there is, everything is ready ... they are just waiting for financing.

pic taken by Gulcrapek, WNY
may 30th


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Yes, at least there is a chance for it to be built.

There is more than a chance. This tower will be built. Demand for high-end condos in NY is rising rapidly.

I hope you are right!

Hotel Developer Must Check Out (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704587004576243260524687054.html?mod=googlenews_wsj)


By CRAIG KARMIN APRIL 5, 2011

A leading Manhattan condo and hotel developer has lost control of two Midtown luxury hotels following a ruling by a New York state Supreme Court judge.

In a foreclosure proceeding last month, Judge Joan Madden appointed a receiver for the Flatotel and the Alex Hotel, which have been run by Alexico Group. In her ruling, she noted that while Alexico failed to pay the hotels' mortgage payments or real-estate taxes for two years, the developer's principals paid themselves $570,000 in management fees.

At the same time, the judge's ruling said that the principals, Izak Senbahar and Simon Elias, transferred hotel funds to various affiliated properties. That includes their flagship property, the newly renovated Mark Hotel on the Upper East Side, which has been struggling to sell co-op apartments as part of a conversion plan. Overall they transferred $3.4 million from hotel funds to affiliated properties and themselves in management fees, the ruling states.

The troubles at the Alex and Flatotel are the latest and most serious setback for the partners. Messrs. Senbahar and Elias were rising stars when the property market was surging, building lavish hotels and luxury condominiums that attracted a fashionable, international crowd. But they have toiled to keep some of their investments afloat since the downturn hit.

The receiver was appointed as part of a foreclosure action against the two hotels that was filed last year by a group of creditors that purchased debt on the Flatotel and Alex with a face value of some $285 million. The members of that group—Atlas Capital Group, Rockpoint Group and Procaccianti Group—purchased the debt from Anglo Irish Bank.

The group alleged in court papers that Alexico and its principals were required to pay debt service and taxes before management fees. They also said that Alexico wasn't entitled to transfer money from the hotels to the company's other properties. Messrs. Senbahar and Elias and their lawyer didn't respond to requests for comment.

Alexico argued in its court papers that Anglo Irish had consented to the transfers between affiliated properties. There were "multiple agreements" that the hotels could use funds "interchangeably," Alexico's papers state. Anglo Irish denied this in its court papers. The bank didn't respond to requests for comment.

Judge Madden said she based her decision to appoint a receiver partly on a 75-page report prepared for the court by a hotel management expert. While the report wasn't released, Judge Madden's ruling says it identified "numerous deficiencies which established a pattern of mismanagement."

Born in Istanbul in 1959, Mr. Senbahar received a master's degree in finance from New York University. He was a gold trader before becoming a Manhattan property developer. He met Mr. Elias, a hotel developer, at a gym, according to a 2008 press report about the team.

Since forming Alexico, the partners have worked with designers like David Rockwell, architects including Herzog & de Meuron and restaurateurs like Jean-Georges Vongerichten. Anglo Irish and other lenders lined up to finance their stylish projects.

While some developers offered discounts to lure bold-faced names to their buildings to generate buzz, Mr. Senbahar refused Leonardo DiCaprio's request for 20% off a Richard Meier-designed condo on Charles Street. "I said, 'I don't think so.' We don't need gimmicks," Mr. Senbahar told The Wall Street Journal in 2005.

In 2006, the developer and Dune Real Estate Partners teamed up on a project in TriBeCa, buying the New York Law School's library and air rights for $136.5 million. They had planned to build a residential tower there but construction stalled when financing dried up and work hasn't progressed.

Alexico's most high-profile deal has been the conversion of the Mark Hotel into a co-op. The developers initially planned to raise $308 million by converting 42 units into luxury co-ops. So far they've only sold two units for $15.7 million, according to public property records.

Last month, Dune prevailed in a bidding process to buy the Mark's debt. Dune plans to keep the developers on, say people familiar with the matter.

The Flatotel and Alex Hotel together lost about $20 million during the past two years, even without paying loans or real-estate taxes, according to creditors' court papers. The creditor group claims that the Alex owes it $107 million, including principal and missed interest payments, and the Flatotel owes $209 million.

The creditors said in court papers that the financial statements on the hotels "were unaudited and do not comply with basic accounting principles" even though the statements included audit fees of $3,000 a month for each hotel in 2009 and 2010. An accountant for the hotels responded in court papers that the books and records are "reliable, accurate and appropriate."

The creditors said in court papers that the transfer of funds among the properties appears on the books of the hotels. For example, the Mark owed the Flatotel $793,838 as of last August and the Grand Beekman, the developers' East Side condo, owed the Alex $4.3 million, court documents say.

While Alexico argues that Anglo Irish consented to the transfers, Anglo Irish denies that it ever agreed to them, according to an affidavit from Anglo Irish representative Paul Brophy.

Earlier this year, Alexico filed a $1 billion lawsuit against Anglo Irish in New York state court alleging that the bank's sale of the Alex and Flatotel loans was a breach of contract. Anglo Irish has denied the allegations and moved to dismiss the complaint.

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Alexico is the group behind the 56 Leonard St. development. Interestingly, Anglo-Irish Bank is implicated yet again in another failed development. Final sale and disposition of its US seized or foreclosed assets is currently underway (http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&sqi=2&ved=0CBUQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702304778304576375911315041934.html&ei=H6owTqP4KaTUiAKl2eymBg&usg=AFQjCNF9oOU4tENFVRh2LzlPrR1GlRrKGA&sig2=0aSksk9ScyE0famU6YuBsw). Could the 56 Leonard property find a buyer willing to build this innovative design? Stay tuned....

wasnt anglo irish the bank that seized the chicago spire land?

wasnt anglo irish the bank that seized the chicago spire land?

The one and the same. All those foreclosed assets are for sale and a new owner could opt to build whatever they like or resell the lots. It's estimated that Anglo-Irish owns $10 billion of assets in the US.

The design was busted anyway. Who wants to join forces with me and buy the land?

I'll pitch in a few dollars

I CAN SPARE A FEW CENTS

Lol we'll need a new Architect. If only I had the money.

I have some spare wood in my garage...

Curbed (http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2011/07/28/56_leonard_and_other_stalled_projects_plan_major_comebacks.php)


56 Leonard and Other Stalled Projects Plan Major Comebacks

Thursday, July 28, 2011, by Sara Polsky

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Spring was a big season for new developments hitting the market, including some we'd left for dead several years ago. Fall, judging by the roundup in today's Post, will see the trend continue—and this time, the projects for sale will be even pricier. Here now, a roundup of a few new developments to look out for. Get those checkbooks out, folks:

1) 55 Warren: There's not even a hint of listings for this project (and only a teaser website), but broker Reid Price of Town tells the Post the building contains four apartments soon to hit the market. There are three full-floor units and a penthouse duplex (with a pool!), priced from $6.6 million to $16.5 million.

2) 56 Leonard: Consider the news about 55 Warren a warm-up for this, the biggest shocker in the Post roundup: frozen 56 Leonard is expected to relaunch next year. The design changes will allegedly be only "minor," according to Corcoran Sunshine's Kelly Mack. Color us skeptical.

3) 84 Bedford Street: This is a new nine-unit building waiting for approval to start sales. Prices should be around $1,650/square foot.

4) 57 Reade: There's still no firm on-market date for this new Tribeca condo (best known for destabilizing the foundation of its historic neighbor). But it's on the way, the broker promises, with occupancy expected this fall and pricing to start around $1,173/square foot.

5) 2130 Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard: That's right: Harlem zombie building Dafina lives! It's returning to the market this week.

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Awwww man, my favorite..And lower Manhattan again..Awesome..Can't wait for next year..

as far as I remember the foundations of this one are long ready.

Watch out, the KING of the cities is back on track. Lets roll....

NYC on a roll once more. Love these extravagant forms!

This is one of the projects that seem too tall to me. If it was roughly 50m smaller, it would look better. At this height, it just looks out of proportion. Besides the fact I'm not really fond of the location either.

I hope they're going ahead with other projects like Verre first, which are far superior to this rather odd one imho.

I see this as a chance to expand LM to the north. This one is roughly 10 block away from WTC2. Between 56 Leonard and WTC2 will be a "gap" in the skyline in the future, which will be filled up by the woolworth building and 99 Church. It might happen that future developer will build skyscrapers between Vesey street and Leonard street and create a new canyon.

Much as I want this to happen (it's my favorite other than Verre) the report does say 'color us skeptical.'

I see this as a chance to expand LM to the north. This one is roughly 10 block away from WTC2. Between 56 Leonard and WTC2 will be a "gap" in the skyline in the future, which will be filled up by the woolworth building and 99 Church. It might happen that future developer will build skyscrapers between Vesey street and Leonard street and create a new canyon.

As much as I love this tower, tall buildings do not belong in TriBeCa which is a beautiful, historic area. I'll take this one but don't want more.

Much as I want this to happen (it's my favorite other than Verre) the report does say 'color us skeptical.'

This NB permit was filed on March 28, 2011:

http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/WorkPermitDataServlet?allisn=0002215846&allisn2=0000587893&allbin=1088646&requestid=2


View Permit History | Printable (PDF) version of this Permit
Job No: 104799648 Fee: STANDARD
Permit No: 104799648-01-EQ-FN Issued: 03/28/2011 Expires: 02/20/2012
Seq. No.: 04 Filing Date: 03/28/2011 RENEWAL Status: ISSUED
Work: Proposed Job Start: 05/09/2008 Work Approved: 04/15/2008
NEW BUILDING - CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT - FENCE

Use: J-2 - RESIDENTIAL APT HOUSE Landmark: NO Stories: 57
Site Fill: ON-SITE
Review is requested under Building Code: 1968

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Issued to: REJI SUVAR GC SAFETY REGISTRATION: 0009574-GC
Business: CARPENTRY BY REJI INC
236 NO OAK ST NO MASSAPEQUA NY 11758 Phone: 516-799-2635

What's funny is that for all the talk about NYC developers eschewing starchitecture, several very high profile starchitect-designed buildings are pushing their way through the pipeline:

One57
56 Leonard
The Bjarke-Ingalls westside pyramid
Tower Verre
Raphael Vinoly's Drake site tower and Domino developments

-not to mention Frank Gehry's tallest building to date.

The only big job left to resuscitate is One Madison. So much for NYC being a barren architectural desert!

The amount of stararchitects is no measurement for quality though.

It's always a question of surroundings, the overall urban landscape and the final design.
Ego-architects get way too much attention these days.

The amount of stararchitects is no measurement for quality though.

It's always a question of surroundings, the overall urban landscape and the final design.
Ego-architects get way too much attention these days.

I agree. If Renzo Piano never sets foot in NYC again, it'll be too soon. :yes:

This NB permit was filed on March 28, 2011:

http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/WorkPermitDataServlet?allisn=0002215846&allisn2=0000587893&allbin=1088646&requestid=2


View Permit History | Printable (PDF) version of this Permit
Job No: 104799648 Fee: STANDARD
Permit No: 104799648-01-EQ-FN Issued: 03/28/2011 Expires: 02/20/2012
Seq. No.: 04 Filing Date: 03/28/2011 RENEWAL Status: ISSUED
Work: Proposed Job Start: 05/09/2008 Work Approved: 04/15/2008
NEW BUILDING - CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT - FENCE

Use: J-2 - RESIDENTIAL APT HOUSE Landmark: NO Stories: 57
Site Fill: ON-SITE
Review is requested under Building Code: 1968

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Issued to: REJI SUVAR GC SAFETY REGISTRATION: 0009574-GC
Business: CARPENTRY BY REJI INC
236 NO OAK ST NO MASSAPEQUA NY 11758 Phone: 516-799-2635

I see, but why do you suppose curbed is registering skepticism ?

Curbed has no insight. The developers wouldn't file NB permits if they did not intend to proceed.

There is a great demand in NY for "mid-level" apartments priced in the $2,500/sf range. A new building on the UWS with units in that range sold out immediately when sales opened a few months ago.

This building is incredible. It's my wildest dreams that something like this would find it's way to Seattle. Then of course the city would have to grow a pair and approve it...if only...

wow, this is great news. One of my favourites in NY. :cool:

My favorite proposals ranked:

(1) Tower Verre
(1a) 56 Leonard
(3) 200 WTC

You people have some strange taste. This building is in my bottom 5.

You people have some strange taste. This building is in my bottom 5.

Sorry, we forgot to check in with the arbiter of taste. :nuts:

You people have some strange taste. This building is in my bottom 5.

No King. As you say, WE people have taste. Period ;)

Looks like a Jenga tower.

It looks like someone broke some glass, swept it up in a pile and said. You know this would make a great design for a building.

^^ Maybe that's what they did, and they were right!

I BET that all the current haters of this tower, will love it once finished. It will be the same scenario as with Beekman Place, which was hated in first place, but loved now, even by the persons they used to hate it.

I'm have to disagree with you on that.

Oh and I never said you didn't have taste.

Germantown maybe you don't read my post. But I never change my mind about a building, not even after it's finish. And this isn't in the same class as the Beekman.

It looks like someone broke some glass, swept it up in a pile and said. You know this would make a great design for a building.

Well I think the twins looked like ass.

As they say --one man's trash is another man's treasure.

^^ What are you talking about? What twins are you referring to?

I think you quoted the wrong person.

I'm just concerned that if too many people like 56 Leonard Mayor Bloomberg will ban it.

I'm just concerned that if too many people like 56 Leonard Mayor Bloomberg will ban it.

:lol: too true

^^ What are you talking about? What twins are you referring to?

I think you quoted the wrong person.

WTC.

Ok that nice. I didn't say anything about the WTC. Because it has nothing to do with this building.

This is such a nice building hmm... delightful:) Perfect for a perfect city like New York!

It would be a crime to not build this! New York could use a few more really modern and unique designs. The most memorable buildings in New York are almost all more then 50 years old.

I BET that all the current haters of this tower, will love it once finished. It will be the same scenario as with Beekman Place, which was hated in first place, but loved now, even by the persons they used to hate it.

Nope. I always loved and always will love Beekman, however I always hated and always will hate this monstrosity :puke:

This building's design is horrible IMO. :runaway: :puke:

This would be 50x better if they stuck in it midtown. Looks way out of place.

this would be a refresh in the skyline of ny

Hines, the developer of Torre Verre, apparently will develop 56 Leonard too.

http://www.observer.com/2011/11/the-...s-on-new-york/

By Matt Chaban 11/08

"....The Observer has learned that Hines is also poised to revive 56 Leonard Street, a 57-story condo building planned for Tribeca, designed by Pritzker-winners Herzog & de Mueron, replete with an Anish Kapoor sculpture at its base. The project was announced a month before Lehman Brothers collapsed, and it nearly crumbled itself. Left for dead amid the wreckage of the real estate bubble, 56 Leonard is almost certain to rise anew.

...There are similarly high hopes for Herzog & de Mueron’s 56 Leonard, even if Hines was unwilling to discuss them beyond a brief statement. “Many of their projects, including the Beijing National Stadium, known as the ‘Bird’s Nest,’ have become global landmarks, and we believe 56 Leonard will achieve that same status in New York and beyond,” the statement read, highlighting the work of the renowned Swiss architects, best known here for 40 Bond Street and the new renovations to the Park Avenue Armory here."

^^

Holy crap! BOTH Tower Verre and 56 Leonard! Could Hines have a go at 50 West St. while they're at it? ;)

^^

Holy crap! BOTH Tower Verre and 56 Leonard! Could Hines have a go at 50 West St. while they're at it? ;)

50 West is proceeding. It was reported in August that the developer is selecting a hotel partner.

50 West is proceeding. It was reported in August that the developer is selecting a hotel partner.

Alright, One Madison then!

Wow. Hines could be building two of the best residential buildings in the city by next year, that would be some gift.

Also, to anyone unfamiliar with the state of the current NY real estate market, the neighborhood where this will be built is called Tribeca, and it seems to be one of the hottest neighborhoods in Manhattan. This looks like a good bet to be built in the near term.

Alright, One Madison then!

+1

Hines, give me that one, and I won't ask for anything in the next 10 years..:cheers:

^^

Holy crap! BOTH Tower Verre and 56 Leonard! Could Hines have a go at 50 West St. while they're at it? ;)

I seem to recall that there were stirrings about 50 West earlier.

If WTC2 and WTC3 go ahead, that's best-case scenario with everything else that's getting revived.

From The Real Deal:

TRD (http://therealdeal.com/newyork/articles/hines-interests-continues-work-on-moma-tower-and-bryant-park-building-and-will-take-over-56-leonard-street)


Hines Interests to revive condo plans for Tribeca's 56 Leonard
November 09, 2011

http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/765990204_07-sky-villa-day.jpg

Already behind the controversial MoMA Tower and a new Bryant Park tower, perpetually under-the-radar real estate firm Hines Interests is undertaking another major project, the New York Observer reported in a lengthy profile, by reviving the stalled 56 Leonard Street condominium project in Tribeca.

The Herzog & de Mueron-designed 57-story was first announced by developer Alexico Group a month before Lehman Brothers collapsed, and even sold four of its planned 145 units. But the recession took the plans for the building down with it, and the site currently has a foundation and little else. Typical of the understated firm, Hines refused to divulge much detail other than to say it would become another of Herzog & de Mueron's "global landmarks."

...

After the dot-com bubble burst the firm focused on buying towers that met the firm's design standards, such as 750 Seventh Avenue, which it recently entered into contract to sell, 425 and 600 Lexington Avenue and 499 Park Avenue. The firm has begun to move into residential development with 40 Mercer Street in Soho, One Jackson Square in Greenwich Village and now 56 Leonard.

[...]

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/realestate/tommy-craig.html?_r=1&ref=realestate

Square Feet | The 30-Minute Interview
Tommy CraigPublished: November 10, 2011

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2011/11/13/realestate/13SQFT/13SQFT-articleInline.jpg

Interview conducted and condensed by

VIVIAN MARINO

Q What does your job at Hines entail?

A My principal role is to think about value-creation opportunities, to manage risk, and to really advance the firm’s reputation in New York.
...

Q How many projects are you working on now? A We’re just finishing a project in the village, One Jackson Square. We’re working on 1045 Sixth, our Bryant Park project. We’re working on the MoMA mixed-use project; and for that project we just secured a special permit and are now actively engaged with prospective equity partners. We have a fourth project that we’ve just been selected on in Lower Manhattan for a residential project — 56 Leonard.

Q How would you say the New York market was faring?

A The New York market on a comparative basis has the strongest fundamentals of any market in the country. The strength in the capital markets would be hard to overstate. There’s been very positive job growth this year. A long-term outlook of New York continues to favor it in ways that very few other cities can compare, mostly because it is really a destination for talent around the globe. We haven’t seen a major user leave New York for over 15 years....

Hines is the best of the best. When they get behind a project, it usually moves fast. :cheers:

According to reports, the building's developers were expecting buyers to offer more than $5,000 per square foot for the most expensive units. While demand for such expensive apartments tailed off after the housing crash, projects such as One57 and 432 Park Avenue are clear indicators that the market for extremely high-end housing is once again thriving.


My post on this & other stalled projects:

http://newyorkyimby.blogspot.com/2011/11/stalled-new-york-99-church-56-leonard.html

:)

I do think it's likely this tower would be the first to rise of the three I discussed, partially a result of the stunning design--it has generated the most interest.

That's so cool. You could go to the edge of the room and beneath you would be another floor...20 floors down!

^^ +1 :nuts:

That's so cool. You could go to the edge of the room and beneath you would be another floor...20 floors down!

You didnt phrase that atall well mate.:lol:

haha ^^

Would this not be risky in terms of wind patterns?

Would this not be risky in terms of wind patterns?

No.

Would this not be risky in terms of wind patterns?

I don't think it would be risky, but it would be interesting to see what the wind would be like on some of the balconies, it's not too tall though so i don't think wind would be too much of a factor :)

:cheers2:

This tower gets weird shadows.

This tower gets weird shadows.

I can only imagine the shadows when walking behind it in the sun :nuts::nuts:

The new building permit was renewed on 27 Jan. 2012.

That means?...

That Hines is preparing to move forward.

I hope so. This building will have one of the best design and most insane in this world. :cheers:

Great! I can't wait.

costruction is expeted to resume this summer for superstructure.This is an official information , i have contact directly, but please dont ask me ...the project is fully financed, and there is so much interest in it by rich people, will be minor change in design...minor.

That would be great. I love this design. :)

That's great news Giorgi, of course I remain skeptical without an official announcement, but nonetheless your tip is much appreciated!

To anyone unfamiliar with New York real estate, this will be built in a neighborhood called Tribeca, which has seen huge price appreciations.

Encouraging news, but I'll believe it when I see it! :)

Good news, rich investors with taste.:)

Contracts have been awarded, and construction starts this year.

Great news indeed :cheers: