NEW YORK | 1 Manhattan West | 995 FT | 71 FLOORS

[chris08876]

Status on the site: (5 Manhatten West)

Curtain wall installation is underway at 450 West 33rd Street, also known as Five Manhattan West, where a 1969 Brutalist office building designed by Davis Brody is receiving a thorough modernizing from developers Brookfield Office Properties. Designed by Joshua Prince Ramus's firm REX, the makeover includes replacing the sloping precast concrete facade with glass curtain wall panels. The design of the panels includes a pleat above the 2008 NYC building code mandate of 6'-9" for an accessible path of travel, a height intended to avoid head strikes. Currently the building has a sloped facade of 20 degrees which would create areas of noncompliance at the building's perimeter, resulting in a large amount of unleasable square footage. Other options were studied and discarded by the architect, including a stepped facade that would suffer from snow and ice buildup. Not only will the facade see an overhaul, but interior spaces will be reworked as well, including a redesigned lobby, elevator, enhanced systems and new retail storefronts.

Five Manhattan West is part of the larger Manhattan West mega development, which will bring two additional office towers and a residential tower to the site. Excavation has begun at the site of the 790-unit, 702-foot-tall residential tower designed by SOM with SLCE as the Architect of Record. Construction could also be imminent at the 995-foot-tall office tower, 1 Manhattan West, as Brookfield recently secured a letter of intent from law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP.

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http://fieldcondition.com/blog/2015/5/6/manhattan-west

[Design-mind]

Is this glazing going to match the glazing for the towers or is it slightly different?

[BoM Trespasser]

It's good to see this brutalist style building go under the scalpel, instead of a wrecking ball.

[ILNY]

Excavation has started.

They could do better with this render.

[NYguy]

Level 71 is to be 983 ft above the plaza level.





More images from recent DOB filings...

[Zapatan]

Level 71 is to be 983 ft above the plaza level.

Nice, the roof could be over 1000' then.

Title should changed to 71 floors too

[NYguy]

^ That's possible.

[patriotizzy]

The massing of the core is much more attractive.

[NYguy]

https://www.facebook.com/ManhattanWe...=page_internal

The east face of Brookfield’s Five Manhattan West gives a preview of the building’s new look with the first installation of its new glass façade.

[NYguy]

Looks like we're staying at 995 ft. Still a solid supertall.
























http://www.wsj.com/articles/brookfie...ing-1432655625

Brookfield Moves Ahead With $2 Billion Tower


By ELIOT BROWN
May 26, 2015

In the mid-1980s, Canadian developer Olympia & York bought the land above a set of submerged rail tracks on a grungy block on Manhattan’s West Side, hoping one day to build a giant office complex on top.

Three decades later, that day has finally come, as successor company Brookfield Property Partners is plowing ahead with a giant $2 billion glass tower.

Brookfield is moving ahead on its tower, called 1 Manhattan West, with just 25% of the roughly two million-square-foot building leased; the company signed a deal with corporate law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP last month for 550,000 square feet. In addition, it faces nearby competition from developer Related Cos., which is moving ahead with two towers set to be completed around the same time.

Mr. Friedrich acknowledged those risks, but said the company is confident given the increasing strength it sees in the leasing market right now and the relatively small amount of new development in Manhattan compared with the overall office stock in the city. The West Side in particular is finally attracting interest of tenants, he said. “Rents are going up,” he said.

[ILNY]

Excavation continues.

[Vertical_Gotham]

Do you know what I find fascinating about this March 2015 structural report??

Document
http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/BS...de=ES589099645

Is this...



Look at the South tower, aka 2 Manhattan West. There is hope.

#OneThousandTwoHundredSixteen

[Zapatan]

oh wow could it be? A ~1200 footer would rock!

[Hudson11]

that appears to be the North Tower (1 MW), which is supposed to be the shorter of the two? The South tower also seems to be the same height as the Residential Tower.

[Vertical_Gotham]

Ha, yea ur right.

[chris08876]

Its weird how this project is flying under the radar. I keep forgetting about this given the other developments. This though will be very dominating. I just find it odd how something so large will be rising, and I have not an iota of excitement for it.

#spoiled

Originally Posted by Zapatan

oh wow could it be? A ~1200 footer would rock!

Always hope. Never consistent with the height or changes. As we learned yesterday, things can change drastically. Height boosts, spires removed, decreases, and so on. These changes always keep us on our toes.

[NYguy]

Originally Posted by Hudson11

that appears to be the North Tower (1 MW), which is supposed to be the shorter of the two? The South tower also seems to be the same height as the Residential Tower.

Either the north or south could be taller. Or they could end up pretty much the same height.

[Hudson11]

Originally Posted by NYguy

Either the north or south could be taller. Or they could end up pretty much the same height.

I agree. Previous renderings we've seen mean nothing regarding the height. They'll build 2 MW by tenant demand - whether it be taller or shorter.

[Zapatan]

Originally Posted by Hudson11

that appears to be the North Tower (1 MW), which is supposed to be the shorter of the two? The South tower also seems to be the same height as the Residential Tower.

Hmmm, yea you're right.

I at least hope they end up twins or that one is higher than this one. A ~700' box would disappoint...

[JR Ewing]

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