NEW YORK | 50 West Street | 778 FT / 237 M | 64 FLOORS

Jularc · #1 Posted **Apr 27, 2007, 3:07 AM**

50 West Street
New York, New York

Client: 50 West Street Equities
Architect: Murphy/Jahn Architects

Located at 50 West Street between Joseph P. Ward and Rector Streets in lower Manhattan, this new 69-story, 700 foot tall tower is expected to contain approximately 542,000 sf. The building will provide 349 residential units, 143 hospitality guest rooms, 2 floors of parking and lobby amenity areas. The building is expected to have 10 foot floor-to-floor heights and floor plates of approximately 7,500 sf.

http://www.de-simone.com/projects/residential/50west.html

Jularc · #2 Posted **Apr 27, 2007, 3:09 AM**

Two New High Rises Coming to WTC South

February 21, 2007

Real estate development is on the rise in the area south of the World Trade Center, with two new towers recently added to the construction slate.

The first is 50 West Street, located between West and Washington Streets at J.P. Ward Street (just north of the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel Entrance). The project involves abatement and demolition of the location's three existing buildings, which will be replaced by a new 65-story residential tower and hotel. Pending abatement and demolition-plan approval by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other agencies, the developer hopes to begin several months of deconstruction work as soon as spring 2007, followed by 32 months of construction.

Nearby at 111 Washington Street (at Carlisle Street), abatement and demolition of the parking garage and two neighboring buildings (numbers 109 and 107) are planned in the coming months. The project's start also depends on EPA approval, with plans to rebuild the site as a 50-story residential tower and hotel. The developer expects construction to last approximately two years.

http://www.lowermanhattan.info/news/two_new_high_rises_85333.aspx

NYguy · #3 Posted **Apr 27, 2007, 11:46 AM**

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Looks kind of sleek. I'm sure we'll grow to love it with a better rendering. There's info in there about 111 Washington, was wondering when they'd take down that garage. I'll post that information there as well.

Scruffy · #4 Posted **Apr 27, 2007, 7:18 PM**

at 700 feet this will make a very very big impact on the skyline seen from the harbor and liberty island which is one of the most famous views of the city in movies, tv, and print. this will not go hidden. not quite as in the foreground as the curved state street tower but in the ballpark

colemonkee · #5 Posted **Apr 27, 2007, 7:35 PM**

I wonder if this will end up looking like Jahn's 600 N. Fairbanks tower going up right now in Chicago. It has a similar diagonal cantilever effect and very, very transparent glass.

NYguy · #6 Posted **Apr 27, 2007, 8:56 PM**

Just when you think the lower manhattan canyons couldn't become more dense...

NYguy · #7 Posted **Apr 27, 2007, 9:20 PM**

Stephenapolis · #8 Posted **Apr 27, 2007, 9:26 PM**

That is an extremely sharp looking tower.

NYguy · #9 Posted **Apr 27, 2007, 9:40 PM**

I can't wait until we bet a better rendering. I'd also like to see it with the backdrop of the other Downtown towers.

Jularc · #10 Posted **Apr 28, 2007, 12:01 AM**

Lets make the rendering much bigger...

Stu · #11 Posted **Apr 28, 2007, 12:37 AM**

Has potential to be very elegant.

CoolCzech · #12 Posted **Apr 28, 2007, 2:18 AM**

Has a "Flatiron" kind of panache to it...

NYguy · #13 Posted **Apr 28, 2007, 11:33 AM**

With the larger rendering, I notice more detail in the base. Has the potential to be Downtown's nicest residential. Could be better than Gehry's, though we need really good renderings of both.

sfcity1 · #14 Posted **Apr 28, 2007, 5:12 PM**

Good to see downtown NYC being all ambitious and reaching for the sky again. This is where Manhattan started, and not a place for where nimbys rule.

spyguy · #15 Posted **Apr 28, 2007, 5:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by NYguy

With the larger rendering, I notice more detail in the base. Has the potential to be Downtown's nicest residential. Could be better than Gehry's, though we need really good renderings of both.

Jahn usually uses very good materials, so I think it will probably look stunning.

Lecom · #16 Posted **Apr 28, 2007, 11:29 PM**

Great, great news. That neighboring is up and coming. I collected a good deal of material/photos on it last summer, will have to find the disk where I put it all, and then will probably make a thread with all local project updates, etc for others to post.

Patrick · #17 Posted **Apr 29, 2007, 5:15 AM**

The Lower West Side dose need more skyscrapers, its pretty cool.

ZZ-II · #18 Posted **Apr 29, 2007, 1:18 PM**

looks great, please build it

Adyton · #19 Posted **Apr 29, 2007, 1:45 PM**

Just south of this 50 West Street tower will be this 60 story beauty by Frank Williams right above the Battery Park tunnel entrance:

http://www.archfwa.com/default.aspx?page=5&type=90&project=558&focus=1

What a wonderful combo!

Thefigman · #20 Posted **Apr 29, 2007, 1:45 PM**

another fine addition to the ever changing downtown skyline!