By: Michael Young November 25, 2021, 8:00 AM

Excavation work finally started at No. 262 Fifth Avenue, where NoMad's long-term plan for a 1,011-foot residential super-tall skyscraper is located. Designed by the Russian company Meganom, SLCE Architects as the executive architect, and developed by Boris Cuzines of the Five Points Development Company of Five Points 262 Projects LLC, this 60-story tower will generate 139,168 square feet of residential space , Divided into 41 units and 10,850 square feet of retail space on the first two floors. CM & Associates Construction Management, LLC is the general contractor for the project, which is located at the corner of Fifth Avenue and West 29th Street.

Since the DOB approved the plan in October 2017, the site has been dormant, and the site’s previous low-rise occupants have been cleared, but activities are now underway. The photos seen from the windows of the construction panels showed that the excavator was several feet below the street, and the staff began to build temporary wooden and metal walls to block the exposed dirt along Fifth Avenue.

262 Fifth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young

262 Fifth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young

262 Fifth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young

262 Fifth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young

262 Fifth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young

The schematic shows a very subtle cantilever at 260 degrees on Fifth Avenue.

262 Fifth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young

The rendering of DBOX was first released at the end of 2017, showing a very slender building consisting of floor-to-ceiling glass, outdoor terraces scattered on the upper half, and aluminum clad walls. The east façade facing Fifth Avenue will be equipped with porthole-shaped windows surrounded by aluminum and glass, the west side will house the vertical core wall accommodating all mechanical systems, elevators and exit stairs, and the north and south walls will use a three-layer glass curtain wall system And extra large aluminum plate.

Thanks to the spacious, column-free interior design, the residence will have a customizable open floor plan, supplemented by uninterrupted views, with views of Lower Manhattan to the south and Midtown and the nearby Empire State Building to the north. It is expected that No. 262 Fifth Avenue will also incorporate No. 260 Fifth Avenue and its pre-war 12 limestone exterior walls into its base. At the top is a hollow box-shaped metal frame, which can accommodate private residential viewing platforms.

262 Fifth Avenue. DBOX rendering

262 Fifth Avenue, rendered by Five Points Development/Mir.

262 Fifth Avenue model. Photo by Meganom

The revised completion date of 262 Fifth Avenue is now the summer of 2023.

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I almost forgot about this project, but I am happy to see it restored. The design is pretty good, although after so long, I would not be surprised to see the redesign. By the way, finishing in the summer of 2023 sounds very ambitious, just to say. In any case, I am very happy to see how this long-dormant project will develop. Happy Thanksgiving Day!

The superstructure itself is undergoing work, and it can be seen that the staff can clean the construction site. A hollow box-shaped metal frame. This is a top view: thanks to Michael Young.

As the ESB is blocked by this structure, the scenery of the ESB and Madison Square Park to the south will change forever.

And all this is for the benefit of 41 people, if that is the case, they will only be here for one to two weeks a year. OK

The viewing platform at the top here comes directly from science fiction movies. Let us see how reality is transformed.

A super high-rise structure with an open floor plan? The elevators and exit stairs are gathered in a very slender structural frame on the west side? It sounds like the World Trade Center doomed to fail.

Please note how well this SUPERTALL provides the selected 41 tenants with seamless integration into the community, but looks like a huge middle finger pointing to the ESB? ! 🤤🤣

Is it sure that part-time tenants use the observation deck at least twice a month? What a waste!

Did you come up with the middle finger metaphor by yourself?

Greed and the middle finger seem to coexist. This building will soon be hated by most people.

Why? I have no problem at all. Class jealousy is a bad trait.

I was surprised how the much better-looking 57th Street tower, designed by a famous architect and built by a local developer, was ruthlessly attacked by NIMBY, but this pile of hot Russian rubbish flew under the radar. I hope to redesign at least.

Oh, a blank side nucleus. great.

When you look at the DOB axonometric drawing, it becomes even stranger. It doesn't even seem to use the entire site-it's already small. It also seems to interact with historic neighbors and protect the street walls in the most incompetent way. This floor is rubbish.

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