The site for a major new tower that may contain about 800 rental and condominium apartments as well as retail, cultural and transportation uses on West 42nd Street is being cleared.
Alex Twining, the principal of Twining Properties, said today that the design for the development at 440 West 42nd Street is "still being adjusted" and that the mix of apartments is "still being finalized." "There are a phenomenal number of cooks," he said.
When asked what was the the timetable for construction, he laughed and said "three months ago," adding that the complex, mixed-use project is "as-of-right," that is, it will be built within existing zoning and building regulations and not require any special permits or variances.
It will be at least 60 stories tall, he said.
The development is a joint venture between Twining Properties, MacFarlane Properties and The Related Companies, a co-developer of the Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle.
Arquitectonica, the Miami-based architecture firm that is famous for designing bold and brightly colored towers such as The Palace and the Atlantis in Miami and geometrically very interesting projects such as a bank in Lima, Peru, is the architect for the project. Its first major high-rise development in the city was the Westin Hotel on the northeast corner of Eighth Avenue and 42nd Street that has a tall tower with an incised curved light that runs up its full height. The tower, whose top is angled, sits on a multi-angled box and the facades utilize several colors.
Twining Properties, founded by Alex Twining, formerly with Morgan Stanley and AvalonBay Communities, has offices in Boston and New York.
The planned tower does not yet have a name and it is one of several huge residential projects being built or planned for the western end of 42nd Street.
Alex Twining, the principal of Twining Properties, said today that the design for the development at 440 West 42nd Street is "still being adjusted" and that the mix of apartments is "still being finalized." "There are a phenomenal number of cooks," he said.
When asked what was the the timetable for construction, he laughed and said "three months ago," adding that the complex, mixed-use project is "as-of-right," that is, it will be built within existing zoning and building regulations and not require any special permits or variances.
It will be at least 60 stories tall, he said.
The development is a joint venture between Twining Properties, MacFarlane Properties and The Related Companies, a co-developer of the Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle.
Arquitectonica, the Miami-based architecture firm that is famous for designing bold and brightly colored towers such as The Palace and the Atlantis in Miami and geometrically very interesting projects such as a bank in Lima, Peru, is the architect for the project. Its first major high-rise development in the city was the Westin Hotel on the northeast corner of Eighth Avenue and 42nd Street that has a tall tower with an incised curved light that runs up its full height. The tower, whose top is angled, sits on a multi-angled box and the facades utilize several colors.
Twining Properties, founded by Alex Twining, formerly with Morgan Stanley and AvalonBay Communities, has offices in Boston and New York.
The planned tower does not yet have a name and it is one of several huge residential projects being built or planned for the western end of 42nd Street.
Architecture Critic
Carter Horsley
Since 1997, Carter B. Horsley has been the editorial director of CityRealty. He began his journalistic career at The New York Times in 1961 where he spent 26 years as a reporter specializing in real estate & architectural news. In 1987, he became the architecture critic and real estate editor of The New York Post.
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