In the Neighborhood: The High Line
Nov. 24
76 11th Avenue
Since the High Line’s reopening this year, the Meatpacking District has been experiencing rapid development of mixed use and luxury condo buildings.
Purchased by HFZ Capital for $870 million back in April, the 76 11th Avenue project has been underway alongside starchitect Bjarke Ingels. Preliminary details are now available.
The proposal calls for 800,000 square feet split between a western tower (402 feet) and an eastern tower (302 feet) with a shared base. The base will host a retail space and a hotel three consecutive floors above it. Outdated zoning has forced Ingels to get creative, pushing a previously reported 300 condos to the top floors in an inverted, or top heavy, design plan.
As it stands, 76 11th Avenue will be the tallest among new development in the High Line area.
520 West 28th Street
Pritzker Prize-winning architect Zaha Hadid has built his first New York City condo tower at 520 West 28th Street in Chelsea. Related Companies is the developer.
The 39 condo luxury tower, offering two to five bedroom apartments at $6.395 million to $16 million, falls within the current trend of building sleek towers with lavish amenities in the High Line area.
Official floorplans indicate a top of the line attaché service, a storage vault, an IMAX theater (the first in New York residential development), and a cold pressed juice bar on the building’s wellness floor.
Apartments at 520 West 28th Street have been open to the market since October.
515 HighLine
Designed by SCDA Architects founder Soo K. Chan and developed by the Bauhouse Group, 515 HighLine is set to become yet another trendsetting development on the High Line with amenities previously unheard of in the city.
Chan has designed a mixed use building, with 32,000 square feet of residential space and 4,600 square feet of commercial space, according to the Bauhouse Group’s website.
Pricing for the 12 residential units will range from $5 million to $25 million.
The amenities are simply spectacular. Each unit will have its own attached outdoor space with a fire pit and views of the High Line, Hudson Yards, and Culture Shed (site of New York Fashion Week). A private elevator allows each resident to walk directly into his or her space. The building also hosts a chef’s kitchen for caterers brought in by residents for hosting events.
515 HighLine is expected to reach completion by December.
Written by Alexandra Gámez New York