NEW YORK | 150 West 48th Street | 330 FT | 38 FLOORS

[chris08876]

Busy Bees favorite tower.




Credit: Michael Young


Happy 2021 everyone! Below is a rendering to celebrate the new year and remind us of 2020!

[NYer34]

Make. It. Stop.

Gene Kaufman = Public Enemy No. 1 for NYC.

[jbermingham123]

shortlist of current existential threats to human life:

-this building
-flo from progressive
-mcrib
-global warming
-musicals
-horned coon hat man (but only when hes in the US capitol building)

[Busy Bee]

Looking at this thing literally makes my balls disappear.

[chris08876]

Isn't this just the most divine streetscape ever. The pinnacle of aesthetics!







Credit: Michael Young via NYY

[Busy Bee]

Looks like Hong Kong 1980.

[chris08876]

1,046-Room Hilton Tower Nears Completion At 150 West 48th Street In Times Square, Manhattan

Façade work is rapidly progressing on the recently topped-out 150 West 48th Street, a 418-foot-tall, 38-story triple-brand Hilton hotel tower in Times Square. Designed by Gene Kaufman Architect and developed by Sam Chang of McSam Hotel Group, the 320,000-square-foot structure will yield 1,046 hotel rooms with a Hampton Inn, a Home 2 Suites, and a Motto Hotel, Hilton’s newest brand of micro-hotels. McSam Hotel Group purchased the Midtown, Manhattan site from Rockefeller Group in early 2019 for $140 million, and also received a $250 loan before construction broke ground last year. Omnibuild is in charge of erecting the tower, which is located by the corner of West 48th Street and Seventh Avenue.

Significant progress has occurred since our last update in April, when the reinforced concrete superstructure had just passed the halfway mark. Exterior work is now approaching completion, with the majority of the building clad in a façade of gray brick masonry walls and sections of floor-to-ceiling glass. The western side of the tower is left as a blank concrete wall, while the roof parapet is being fitted out.

The exterior consists of three brick colors and an orthodox grid of operable windows, with recessed edges clad in glass. The second-floor setback will eventually be topped with a green roof.

The property will feature two ground-floor lobbies and ten elevators, with six for the Hampton Inn, two for the Home 2 Suites, and four for the Motto Hotel. The first level will also encompass a five-part storefront. Amenities for guests include a restaurant and cafe, a lounge, a rooftop bar, and two gyms. Omnibuild built the structure without the use of a tower crane and topped out 150 West 48th Street with a concrete water tower that will be enclosed in steel-supported architectural louvers. Mechanical equipment would sit adjacent.

150 West 48th Street is slated for completion by fall 2022.

===================
NYY

[JMKeynes]

This looks much better than the renderings.

[BuildThemTaller]

Originally Posted by JMKeynes

This looks much better than the renderings.

The render was horrid.

This is much better, it's bland.

[JMKeynes]

I think that it turned out fine, especially for a side street. I'm elated that the disgusting DD and "luggage" store just to the west are coming down too. 48th between B'Way and 6th was probably one of the most disgusting streets in Midtown, and the every bit of junk has been redeveloped.

[jbermingham123]

i might have to change my profile picture back to the verizon building or the beekman.. this one is ugly but certainly not the ugliest

[JMKeynes]

This used to be one of the most disgusting blocks in NY. Every single piece of junk seen in this photo is gone.

[JMKeynes]

Also, the last two pieces of garbage on 48th are being demolished for the new 711 7th Ave hotel, which will be l-shaped. It will also cover the blank wall on the west end of this project.

[chris08876]

Credit: NYY

[chris08876]

Credit: Waymond_Womano