111 West 57th Street's Podium Nears Completion in Midtown, Manhattan

By: Michael Young 8:00 am on March 17, 2022

Work is nearing full completion on 111 West 57th Street as construction wraps up on the lower podium section of the 1,428-foot residential supertall in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by SHoP Architects and developed by JDS Development, Property Markets Group, and Spruce Capital Partners, the 84-story skyscraper will yield 60 condominiums designed by Studio Sofield and marketed by The Corcoran Group. WSP is the structural engineer, Jaros, Baum & Bolles is the MEP engineer, R&R Scaffolding Ltd. provided the building maintenance unit (BMU) sitting atop the crown, RWDI consulted with the design of the dampening system, and BuroHappold Engineering is the façade consultant for the tower, which is located between Sixth and Seventh Avenues on Billionaires’ Row.

Since our last update in December, work continues to progress on the lower levels of the property, which includes the restoration and residential conversion of the adjacent Steinway Hall.

111 West 57th Street. Photo by Michael Young

The exterior of Steinway Hall shines in the afternoon sun, with its late 19th century ornamentation masterfully restored. This volume will house 14 homes, with the remaining inventory in the tower.

111 West 57th Street. Photo by Michael Young

The retail portion of 111 West 57th Street has 85 feet of frontage and is intended to house nearly 50,000 square feet of prime retail space divided into the following: a lower level measuring 10,076 square feet with 16-foot ceiling spans; the ground floor spanning 8,201 square feet and 80-foot-high atrium and the landmarked rotunda space reaching 28 feet high; the mezzanine of the rotunda at 283 square feet; the third floor spans 15,523 square feet with ceiling heights varying between 15 and 39 feet high; and finally the fourth level measuring 8,620 square feet with 12-foot ceiling spans. The wooden sidewalk scaffolding was recently taken down and replaced with the more visually appealing Urban Umbrella scaffolding.

111 West 57th Street. Photo by Michael Young

The opposite northern elevation along West 58th Street contains the port cochere, which should also not be too far behind with construction.

111 West 57th Street. Photo by Michael Young

Sales continue to progress at 111 West 57th Street, and we should see the ground floor of the building facing Billionaires’ Row wrap up work in the coming weeks.

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