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123 West 57th Street Steadily Rises Along Billionaire's Row in Midtown, Manhattan

By: Michael Young 8:00 am on July 9, 2023 Construction is rising on 125 West 57th Street, a 26-story commercial building along Billionaires’ Row in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by FXCollaborative and

By: Michael Young 8:00 am on July 9, 2023

Construction is rising on 125 West 57th Street, a 26-story commercial building along Billionaires’ Row in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by FXCollaborative and developed by Alchemy-ABR Investment Partners and Cain International, the 440-foot-tall structure will yield 185,000 square feet of Class A office space and a ground-floor home for the Calvary Baptist Church, which has operated on the site since 1883. Leading Builders Group is the general contractor for the property, which is located on an interior lot between Sixth and Seventh Avenues between Christian de Portzamparc‘s One57 and SHoP Architects‘ 111 West 57th Street.

Several more of the podium levels have been added since our last update about two months ago, when only the ground floor had been constructed. Recent photos show the construction crane lifting large bundles of steel rebar to crews traversing the upper levels of the site amid a network of concrete formwork, scaffolding, and shoring.

Photo by Michael Young

Photo by Michael Young

Photo by Michael Young

Photo by Michael Young

Photo by Michael Young

Photo by Michael Young

Photo by Michael Young

Photo by Michael Young

The yellow tower crane has risen in height along with the formation of new floors since our last update.

Photo by Michael Young

No renderings have been released for 123 West 57th Street apart from the below axiomatic diagram. This illustration shows the façade composed of a glass curtain wall framed with a tight grid of mullions. The ground-floor entrance to the Calvary Baptist Church is positioned along the southeastern corner of the property, while the office entrance and main lobby are situated on the opposite end of the first level beneath a cantilevering sidewalk awning. Stepped setbacks divide the podium from the main tower, making room for an outdoor terrace that would provide views looking east and west along Billionaires’ Row. Metal grilles cover the mechanical levels directly above, and a mechanical bulkhead caps the structure on the western end of the flat parapet.

125 West 57th Street. Designed by FXCollaborative

Office floor plates are slated to span around 10,000 square feet with ceiling heights over 14 feet high. The upper half of the building will provide occupants with views of Central Park to the north and the Midtown skyline to the south. On-site amenities will include a lounge, a meeting space, a board room, and over 4,000 square feet of outdoor terrace space.

123 West 57th Street’s completion date is scheduled for June 2025, as noted on site.

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