NEW YORK | 175 Park Avenue (Grand Hyatt) | 1,581 FT | 92 FLOORS

[Solarian]

Originally Posted by Solarian

One vote was for approval with conditions but all others were for direct approval

Haha rewatching the meeting from beginning and one of the RXR guys is kinda roasting the current Hyatt/Park Ave viaduct

[ChiND]

Originally Posted by Solarian

Haha rewatching the meeting from beginning and one of the RXR guys is kinda roasting the current Hyatt/Park Ave viaduct

I would not be surprised if the viaduct closes and becomes public space.

[Solarian]

Originally Posted by ChiND

I would not be surprised if the viaduct closes and becomes public space.

Yeah, sounds like something they wanted, it will probably be closed for a while also during the lengthy construction progress

[The New York Lion]

Originally Posted by ChiND

As per RXR, Construction will start in June of 2026!!!!

I am sitting here drinking a Coca-Cola.

I am debating on whether to eat lunch at McDonald's or run my errands and go to Walmart first.

I have "Hail America" by George Drumm blasting on my surround sound.



The only first world city worthy of multiple 1,400 foot cloud busters.

The crown jewel of the New World- with all her power and might.

[ChiND]

Originally Posted by The New York Lion

I am sitting here drinking a Coca-Cola.

I am debating on whether to eat lunch at McDonald's or run my errands and go to Walmart first.

I have "Hail America" by George Drumm blasting on my surround sound.



The only first world city worthy of multiple 1,400 foot cloud busters.

The crown jewel of the New World- with all her power and might.

I agree, my good man!

[NYguy]

Originally Posted by Solarian

The commissioners all absolutely loved the designs and voted unanimously in favor!

As expected. I didn’t watch it, but the issue of a public restroom came up earlier. These public spaces mostly don’t provide public restrooms. When it was mentioned at the community board, the were reminded that Grand Central has public restrooms. But overall, the plaza space is well designed, and will be a welcome addition to the area. Anyone who objected would have to have their minds examined.

[NYguy]

https://www.crainsnewyork.com/real-estate/societe-generale-weighs-moving-new-york-base-245-park-ave


January 20, 2026

French bank Société Générale is considering relocating its New York headquarters from its current offices at 245 Park Ave., a skyscraper that occupies an entire city block.

The Paris-based firm is seeking roughly 500,000 square feet of offices elsewhere in Manhattan, according to people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified because the discussions are private.

Potential new locations include Vornado Realty Trust's 15 Penn Plaza, RXR Realty and TF Cornerstone's 175 Park Ave. and BXP and the Moinian Group's 3 Hudson Blvd., the people said.

[ChiND]

To the extent that 175 Park has an anchor, I’d rather see SG anchor another new tower. This will fill quickly.

[NYguy]

Originally Posted by ChiND

To the extent that 175 Park has an anchor, I’d rather see SG anchor another new tower. This will fill quickly.

Well, I agree with that. They may prefer to be the anchor tenant in another tower. However, location could be a big draw as well, and 175 Park is just a few blocks south of their current headquarters. We'll see.

[ChiND]

Originally Posted by NYguy

Well, I agree with that. They may prefer to be the anchor tenant in another tower. However, location could be a big draw as well, and 175 Park is just a few blocks south of their current headquarters. We'll see.

I suspect that 405-417 Park, 346 Madison, and 625 Madison will not be suitable for SG. Presumably, SG will want a tower with bigger floor plates.

[ssh]

Is 350 Park not an option? I think Citadel is only occupying 800k/1.8m sqft. It will be available sooner than 175 Park.

[mrnyc]

if sg and the hyatt are enough to get the ball rolling then by all means.

[ChiND]

Originally Posted by ssh

Is 350 Park not an option? I think Citadel is only occupying 800k/1.8m sqft. It will be available sooner than 175 Park.

I think that the rest of the Citadel space will be taken by boutique hedge funds and law firms that are willing to pay insane rents.

[HappyCapSlapper]

Originally Posted by ssh

Is 350 Park not an option? I think Citadel is only occupying 800k/1.8m sqft. It will be available sooner than 175 Park.

Citadel will be taking the base floors at 350 Park - larger floorplates that are better suited for trading floor layouts. Most of the space that will be marketed for 350P will be the top-end of the stack.

SG will likely need similar floor plate sizes to what they have now at 245P (+/-70k SF) to replicate their trading floors elsewhere

[pianowizard]

Originally Posted by wpolom

By looking at the new diagram, this tower looks to be now about 1,430 FT.

Just now I used ImageJ software to measure the heights of 1 Vandy vs. 175 Park Ave in that diagram as carefully as possible. I found the former to be 904 pixels tall vs. 977 pixels for the latter. Multiplying 1,401 ft by 977/904 gave 1,514 ft. Still pretty good although I was hoping for >1,550 ft so it would beat the roof height of the Central Park Tower.

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[DCReid]

They probably need the space soon so I would doubt this proposed building or any of the others are a possibility, but it's still good for NYC.


Artificial intelligence startup Anthropic is looking to dramatically expand its office presence in Manhattan. The company behind chatbot Claude is on the hunt for between 250K SF and 450K SF, Bloomberg reported, citing anonymous sources.

The move would be a significant upgrade from its space at 155 Avenue of the Americas. Anthropic occupies between 10K SF and 20K SF in the building on a lease that is set to expire this year, according to CompStak...

https://www.bisnow.com/new-york/news/off...up-to-450k-sf-office-in-manhattan-132820

[The New York Lion]

Originally Posted by DCReid

They probably need the space soon so I would doubt this proposed building or any of the others are a possibility, but it's still good for NYC.


Artificial intelligence startup Anthropic is looking to dramatically expand its office presence in Manhattan. The company behind chatbot Claude is on the hunt for between 250K SF and 450K SF, Bloomberg reported, citing anonymous sources.

The move would be a significant upgrade from its space at 155 Avenue of the Americas. Anthropic occupies between 10K SF and 20K SF in the building on a lease that is set to expire this year, according to CompStak...

https://www.bisnow.com/new-york/news/off...up-to-450k-sf-office-in-manhattan-132820

Incredible news.

There are a lot of possible anchor tenants entering the fray over the next few years.

[ChiND]

Not to be redundant, but I celebrated when the woman from RXR stated that this tower will begin construction in June of 2026!

The Greatest City in the World keeps getting greater!!!

https://www.youtube.com/live/W3Z0tii...ZljGKIxF5vytVP

Can you imagine this and 350 Park rising simultaneously!!!

[The New York Lion]

Originally Posted by ChiND

Not to be redundant, but I celebrated when the woman from RXR stated that this tower will begin construction in June of 2026!

The Greatest City in the World keeps getting greater!!!

https://www.youtube.com/live/W3Z0tii...ZljGKIxF5vytVP

Can you imagine this and 350 Park rising simultaneously!!!

While Two World Trade Center finishes off . . .

That would be 3 buildings as tall as the Empire State Building (essentially) being completed within a 2-3 year span.

[ChiND]

I forgot about 2 WTC. Here's the list:

1. 175 Park
2. 350 Park
3. 200 Greenwich
4. 625 Madison
5. 655 Madison
6. ABC on Columbus
7. 41 W 57th
8. 10 W 57th
9. 346 Madison
10. 343 Madison
11. 70 Hudson Yards
12. The Wellington
12. 36 Central Park South
13. 405-417 Park Avenue
14. 3 E 54th
15. Prada


Only in NY!!!