OMA’s first ground-up residential project in New York City has made significant progress since we last checked in this past February, and both buildings that make up condo project have topped out. The shorter of the two towers has also been fitted with most of its angular, black facade. This tower fronts on East 22nd Street, whereas the taller tower looks onto East 23rd Street.
The taller of the two buildings was only two stories off the ground when we last checked in, and now the 18-story has reached its pinnacle. This particular condo hasn’t been designed by Rem Koolhaas but OMA partner Shohei Shigematsu.
Both buildings share a common base and a residential lobby, the entrance for which will be located on East 22nd Street.
The project comes with a total of 133 apartments that range in size from studios through five bedrooms. Sales got underway in January this year with prices starting at $1.5 million. Currently, the priciest apartment listed here is a three-bedroom, 2,402-square-foot condo asking $5.3 million.
The Toll Brothers City Living and Gemdale Properties and Investment-developed project showed off its sales gallery this past March, a move that followed the unveiling of the teaser site in September last year. Construction is expected wrap in the fall of 2018.
- OMA’s first NYC condo, the prismatic 121E22, shows off its sales gallery [Curbed]
- First NYC condo by Rem Koolhaas's OMA makes its angular ascent [Curbed]
- OMA's first ground-up NYC residence launches sales from $1.5M [Curbed]
- Construction Update: 121 East 22nd Street [FC]
Comments
This is a great location close to Madison Square Park, restaurants and boutiques. The design is unique and the prices are quite reasonable given this is new construction in Gramercy. I predict these will sell out fast.
By Views4Days on 06.13.17 1:53pm
I actually like this facade. Normally I don’t like this kind of gimmick, but this one has a nice ‘dwellings carved into a volcanic rock cliff’ effect. Hint: it looks better in person. I’m reserving judgement on the silly ‘faceted’ corner facing 23 and Lex – and not really too optimistic at that. But the 22nd st facade is a pleasant surprise.
By littlenoodles on 06.13.17 2:39pm
This is a vast improvement on what existed on that location, and one of the many residential projects around the periphery of Midtown, that is inexorably changing Manhattan.
By JEG10021 on 06.13.17 3:11pm