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Construction Update: 122-126 East 32nd Street (Korean Cultural Center)




Credit: Michael Young via NYY

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Work is continuing to progress behind scaffolding on the Korean Cultural Center of NYC, a seven-story structure at 122-126 East 32nd Street in Murray Hill. Designed by SAMOO Architecture PC and developed by Level Group, the 36,500-square-foot edifice will serve as the headquarters for the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea, NY, which purchased the property in March 2008 at a cost of $15.8 million. This sale also included the use of nearly 4,500 square feet of air rights. Construction took a quite some time to commence, and ground broke in June 2018 for the 120-foot-tall project. KSK Construction Group is the general contractor for the building, which sits between Park Avenue South and Lexington Avenue. The developers are aiming for LEED Certification.

Since our last update in April, additional scaffolding has been erected on the upper half of the superstructure, blocking the view of the floor-to-ceiling glass windows wrapping around the curved edges of the building. However, it is possible to make out a small section of what looks like a series of laterally stepped metal grilles in front of mechanical units sitting atop the roof parapet. This should become more apparent once the temporary scaffolding is removed in the near future.

The Korean Cultural Center will provide a mix of cultural and community spaces spanning the seven-story property. There will be three distinctive zones with separate public spaces, semi-public lecture rooms, and private administrative offices and artist studios. Also part of the diverse design program is a below-grade 200-seat theater, an exhibition space on the second floor, an arts and crafts center on the fourth floor, classrooms on the fifth floor, and administrative offices on the top floors.
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