NEW YORK | 625 Madison Ave | 1,220 FT | 66 FLOORS

[Mackensen]

„ Related Companies, through 625 Mad Realty LLC, has filed plans for a major development at 625 Madison Avenue in Midtown East, Manhattan. The project includes a 1,220-foot-tall, 68-story mixed-use building, featuring 101 residential units across 496,704 square feet. Submitted to the NYC Department of Buildings on November 26, 2024, the plans also outline retail space, dining facilities, fitness amenities, and recreational features. SLCE Architects is leading the design, and Andrew Orchulli submitted the application.

Proposed Features
The building will feature uxury amenities, including retail spaces on the first two floors and the lower level, dining facilities such as a restaurant and private dining area on the fourth floor, and a fitness center with squash and pickleball courts on the fifth floor. Additional features include screening and meeting rooms on the sixth floor, a pool on the seventh floor, and a “sky garden” on the ninth floor. From the 12th to the 66th floors, the building will house two residential units per floor, excluding mechanical floors. A rooftop terrace will offer space for up to 130 people.“

https://traded.co/blog/new-supertall-development-planned-for-midtown-east/

New Start and new Thread 625 Madison Avenue
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[Alemel]

@mackensen here are the pics!

[TKDV]

From Sunday

[Mackensen]

This old construction photo of 625 Madison Avenue is dated 1955.
Was this building still using composite (riveted) columns and beams?

[TKDV]

It’s not possible to singularly determine that for every/any building built between 1950-1960 (when bolting overtook riveting as the main standard in construction). Or even outside of that decade.

That can only be answered if the answer is already well known/verified or the structure of a building is ever visible (not in a far away shot) either during its contruction or when it is being demolished.

[ElonMusk]

are there any news?

[TKDV]

It looks like the majority of the mass above the main base volume has been demolished so far, though that’s not really a lot since there wasnt much above the main mass. All of the “newer” reclad has been removed, this one is going relatively slow in general though.

[Arik]

This will block most of 432 Park Avenue from many angles around Central Park. God bless.

[chused]

Sorry but I like 432. I’m just glad I don’t live there among all the busted elevators and leaking pipes.

[Arik]

The MEP is on brand for a building inspired by a trash can…

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[TKDV]

It’s withering away. I hope something nice goes up here.

[NewYorkCity76]

https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/comm…YaGYUbow%3D%3D

Saudi Fund Invests Hundreds of Millions in Proposed NYC Skyscraper
The Kingdom’s Public Investment Fund is teaming with New York developer Related Cos.

By Peter Grant and Eliot Brown
July 7, 2025

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Saudi Arabia’s government fund is taking a two-thirds stake in a site for a planned Manhattan skyscraper, the latest sign that foreign investors are flocking back to New York’s rapidly recovering real-estate market.

The Kingdom’s Public Investment Fund is teaming with Related Cos., which has said it is planning to build a 1,200-foot tower on the site. The New York developer and the Saudis own this site one block from Central Park, which was purchased last year for more than $600 million.

Related initially planned a mixed-use project there with residential, retail and a hotel. But more recently the firm said it has been considering an office building instead to take advantage of the strong demand among businesses for top-quality space in the city.

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The overall cost for the site and development is expected to be more than $1 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The Saudi fund’s final contribution is still being determined, but PIF has already invested about $200 million, these people said.

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The Saudi Public Investment Fund has assets of about $1 trillion, making it one of the world’s largest investors. It is one of the major overseas funds returning to New York.

The fund has a close relationship with Related, best known for its sprawling Hudson Yards development on Manhattan’s west side. In 2020, the Saudi fund made a debt investment in Related that is convertible into a 15% equity stake. Since then the two have consulted closely on numerous real-estate projects.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic…epage-americas

Saudi Arabia’s PIF Invests in Manhattan Property

By Zainab Fattah and Natalie Wong
July 7, 2025

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Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund is investing in Related Cos.’ site for a tower in midtown Manhattan.

PIF has already invested about $200 million and plans to take about a two-thirds stake in the site, according to people familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified citing private information.

Related has been weighing a plan to construct a 1,200-foot (366-meter) tower on the site at 625 Madison Ave. The company is known for its work at Hudson Yards on the western side of Manhattan, where it helped develop office buildings, a hotel and retail space.

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Natalie Ravitz, a Related spokesperson, said the firm doesn’t discuss specific investor relationships.

“625 Madison is a truly exceptional site with many possibilities, from mixed-use luxury residential, hotel and retail, to class AA office headquarters,” she said. “It’s the heart of luxury corridor and will have iconic Central Park views. We’re very excited about it.”

[Koyimby]

[LARRY_LORENZO]

Is this building going to climb up immediately right after demolition, like 270 park?

[Dior]

we shall wait and see

[TKDV]

270 Park rose out of the ground very quickly during the original building’s demo because most of the original foundations were reused and just fortified. So when it was being demolished work was being done on the foundations for the new tower. They had to use the existing foundations because of the GC trainshed below ground.

That probably won’t be done here because there is nothing stopping Related from freely redoing the foundations for a new tower.

[NewYorkCity76]

https://www.commercialcafe.com/blog/…d-625-madison/

Saudi Fund Partners With Related for Proposed Manhattan Office Tower

July 14, 2025
Diana Sabau

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Now jointly owned by the New York developer and the Saudi government fund, the 625 Madison Ave. site — just a block from Central Park — was acquired last year for more than $600 million. The partnership’s immediate priority was to demolish the existing office building, which had a notable history as both Nabisco’s former headquarters and, at one time, Related’s own HQ, as well.

The five-block area surrounding Related’s site has emerged as a particularly sought-after location for developers: 625 Madison Ave. sits only a block from Extell’s proposed luxury supertall at 655 Madison Ave. and the former Barneys store at 660 Madison Ave., where Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp. hopes to attract a billion-dollar buyer. The site is also near 590 Madison Ave., which RXR is under contract to purchase for $1.1 billion.

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