# NEW YORK | VIA 57 West (625 W 57th St) | 467 FT | 32 FLOORS **URL:** \ **Category:** Completed\ **Created:** [June 14, 2014, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-via-57-west-625-w-57th-st-467-ft-32-floors/257 "2014-06-14T16:43:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MrVenaCava](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mrvenacava/32/1526_2.png) [@MrVenaCava](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/MrVenaCava)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2014, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-via-57-west-625-w-57th-st-467-ft-32-floors/257/1 "2014-06-14T16:43:12Z")
Continuing the discussion from [NEW YORK | 57th Street Corridor “Billionaires Row”](http://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-57th-street-corridor-billionaires-row/251): ## **[West57](http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/new-york-city/west57/11584/) ~ Pyramid ~ 625 West 57th Street** **Facts** Official Name: West57 Former / Other Names: Pyramid, West 57th, W57 Street Address: 625 West 57th Street (Map) Building Function: residential Proposed: 2011 Start of Construction: 2013 Completion: 2015 **Figures** Height: Architectural: 142.3 meter / 467 feet Height: To Tip: 142.3 meter / 467 feet Floors Above: Ground 32 No. of Apartments: 750 **Companies Involved** Developer: Durst Fetner Residential **Architects** Design: Bjarke Ingels Group Architect of Record: SLCE Architects Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti MEP Engineer: Dagher Engineering, PLLC Main Contractor: Hunter Roberts Construction Group **Rendering** ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/1X/f7d6ce11f59c4bb57c2ec860e66d2364a71ca7ac.jpg) **Progress** ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/1X/3958f7d51df66a958112aa59a80a1284621d8dbc.jpg) _© Tectonic Photo_ ---
**Author:** ![MrVenaCava](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mrvenacava/32/1526_2.png) [@MrVenaCava](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/MrVenaCava)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2014, 2:04am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-via-57-west-625-w-57th-st-467-ft-32-floors/257/2 "2014-06-20T02:04:36Z")
## **[Construction Update: 625 West 57th Street](https://www.newyorkyimby.com/2014/06/construction-update-625-west-57th-street-june-2014.html)** BY: NIKOLAI FEDAK ON JUNE 19TH 2014 AT 4:00 PM _625 West 57th Street_ > 625 West 57th Street is now rising rapidly, and the site has seen major progress over the past few months; the building is being developed by Durst, and Bjarke Ingels of BIG is the project’s architect. _The first steel that will form the backbone for the facade_ > The superstructure’s intricacies are just becoming obvious, as the tetrahedral tower reveals its ground-breaking shape; the first exterior steel, which will form the back-bone of the built envelope, is currently being installed on the site’s southwest corner. Staggered setbacks cast in concrete will meld with metal to create BIG’s innovative exploration of what 21st Century living should actually be like, moving beyond the traditional mold for residential construction. _625 West 57th Street_ > Per a recent statement from Durst, the building’s courtyard is “inspired by the classic Copenhagen urban oasis,” and “serves to extend the adjacent greenery of the Hudson River Park,” existing as ‘a hybrid between the European perimeter block and a traditional Manhattan high-rise development.” _625 West 57th Street’s 58th Street-facing side_ > 625 West 57th Street will have 709 units spanning 32 floors, and the tower is roughly one-quarter of the way up. Lower levels are significantly larger than the upper stories, so apparent speed will likely increase as the building rises and floor-plates contract. Completion is just over a year out, and BIG’s West Side icon will open in the fall of 2015. _625 West 57th Street, image by BIG_ ---
**Author:** ![NYCD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3ab097/32.png) [@NYCD](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/NYCD)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2014, 3:07am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-via-57-west-625-w-57th-st-467-ft-32-floors/257/3 "2014-07-19T03:07:54Z")
July 18th, 2014 [http://s800.photobucket.com/user/DKNY621/media/NYCC2\_zpse431bd3c.jpg.html](http://s800.photobucket.com/user/DKNY621/media/NYCC2_zpse431bd3c.jpg.html) [http://s800.photobucket.com/user/DKNY621/media/NYCC9\_zpseafe8a40.jpg.html](http://s800.photobucket.com/user/DKNY621/media/NYCC9_zpseafe8a40.jpg.html) ---
**Author:** ![Vertical\_Gotham](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/vertical_gotham/32/4525_2.png) [@Vertical\_Gotham](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Vertical_Gotham)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2014, 3:51am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-via-57-west-625-w-57th-st-467-ft-32-floors/257/4 "2014-07-19T03:51:50Z")
This is taking shape pretty quickly! This will be a gem. ---
**Author:** ![YIMBY](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/yimby/32/12_2.png) [@YIMBY](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/YIMBY)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2014, 4:20am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-via-57-west-625-w-57th-st-467-ft-32-floors/257/5 "2014-07-19T04:20:45Z")
Love these photos! The whole skyline is seeing so much change. 432 Park dominating in background as well. ---
**Author:** ![NYCD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3ab097/32.png) [@NYCD](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/NYCD)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2014, 4:25am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-via-57-west-625-w-57th-st-467-ft-32-floors/257/6 "2014-07-19T04:25:31Z")
Thanks Yimby! 😉 I appreciate the love! ---
**Author:** ![lowkeylion](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/lowkeylion/32/1239_2.png) [@lowkeylion](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/lowkeylion)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2014, 4:26am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-via-57-west-625-w-57th-st-467-ft-32-floors/257/7 "2014-07-19T04:26:31Z")
Wow! Sorry, Las Vegas, but this is going to be the best pyramid in the United States! ---
**Author:** ![MrVenaCava](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mrvenacava/32/1526_2.png) [@MrVenaCava](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/MrVenaCava)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2014, 2:38am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-via-57-west-625-w-57th-st-467-ft-32-floors/257/8 "2014-08-09T02:38:23Z")
It’s happening! August 8 2014 [nykid17](http://wirednewyork.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23501&p=449006&viewfull=1#post449006) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/8/6/86009223dc75f11edbd9aeb47b167e4f0f95c7d4.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/6/7/67ebda8fe4aae031803dee16615466cc43a67be5.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Vertical\_Gotham](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/vertical_gotham/32/4525_2.png) [@Vertical\_Gotham](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Vertical_Gotham)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2014, 3:27am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-via-57-west-625-w-57th-st-467-ft-32-floors/257/9 "2014-08-09T03:27:41Z")
[http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2014/08/08/bjarke\_ingels\_posts\_photos\_of\_west\_side\_pyramid\_in\_progress.php](http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2014/08/08/bjarke_ingels_posts_photos_of_west_side_pyramid_in_progress.php) ---
**Author:** ![Tectonic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tectonic/32/186763_2.png) [@Tectonic](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Tectonic)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 9:27pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-via-57-west-625-w-57th-st-467-ft-32-floors/257/10 "2014-08-16T21:27:58Z")
W57 overkill 08.14.14 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/e/b/ebcd5c201feca02eabe6424a6b474b8a87a157c2.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/3/a/3ac3efcac45363879513ad2866f85ffe8ed5964f.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/8/2/825de468d8f3538e1b72f977691b4605e0c4e235.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/6/a/6ad44f3db24ebb09bbb13cfe2fe7add2f25c4bd2.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/1/d/1d251f99770259cac238a8f816eb1e039d4cbf24.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/0/f/0f7c8649880cbb424d7c21c482b658dee65b2294.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/7/9/79a98eddf8c9b0aea8ed37f2f215c8739a6945ab.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/1/0/1001a7d58a1ee60c3bbb995a7a7f779e03d67191.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/6/c/6cab1fd7f0d5e34cc34e75f126e87cfdbe57eb23.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/4/9/49630f4b495c354ca793aacb9b63b869ff3ec8c9.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/d/d/dd9c1ea040cd1d40271e76b23139fca32a9a5d05.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/7/c/7c30cd7caf9a4446fbf2804c22cdf453295e0778.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/8/0/806dfe05feac20cb6f90822d68c045eb25360668.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/2/3/23a0f2eb72a4d7bba96827d83a50cf9140558b10.jpeg) ©tectonic ---
**Author:** ![MrVenaCava](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mrvenacava/32/1526_2.png) [@MrVenaCava](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/MrVenaCava)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-via-57-west-625-w-57th-st-467-ft-32-floors/257/11 "2014-08-26T13:47:01Z")
## [Construction Update: Bjarke Ingels’ 625 West 57th Street](https://www.newyorkyimby.com/2014/08/construction-update-bjarke-ingels-625-west-57th-street.html) BY: STEPHEN SMITH ON AUGUST 26TH 2014 AT 6:30 AM ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/f/b/fb381ee278c58b9abd33478d097b0782ca117356.jpeg) _625 West 57th Street, from 57th Street_ ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/3/9/397eb161d2f5caa25b8e1e43a3b76e16847e4e89.jpeg) _625 West 57th Street_ ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/8/9/8950adf2560e470491570879b267e08ae8c63bef.jpeg) _625 West 57th Street, from 58th Street_ ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/f/d/fdf763f914d719fe74af6643a82ca9383d2886be.jpeg) _625 West 57th Street, from the corner of 58th Street and 11th Avenue_ ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/b/2/b268aac9bb8cd43490ee5baed3084f5d99d233cd.jpeg) _625 West 57th Street, rendering by BIG_ ---
**Author:** ![Tectonic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tectonic/32/186763_2.png) [@Tectonic](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Tectonic)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2014, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-via-57-west-625-w-57th-st-467-ft-32-floors/257/12 "2014-08-30T16:01:23Z")
08.29.14 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/d/0/d0966b0854ec23ada765d7dcfa3346a341651ff6.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/e/7/e72544b800216db8515f634d2230a202c0754263.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/f/6/f69a2776eaffd2ad340b2a30b7f07342fb6cc45d.jpeg) More on flickr [tectonic Photo | Flickr](https://www.flickr.com/photos/10342485@N05/) ©tectonic ---
**Author:** ![MrVenaCava](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mrvenacava/32/1526_2.png) [@MrVenaCava](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/MrVenaCava)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2014, 12:08am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-via-57-west-625-w-57th-st-467-ft-32-floors/257/13 "2014-09-15T00:08:54Z")
Another background for you, Chris: September 12 2014 [https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5559/15222998891\_e2b6981542\_o.jpg(image larger than 4 MB)](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5559/15222998891_e2b6981542_o.jpg) [New York City](https://flic.kr/p/pccRd8) by [creATive809 (José Elias DLC)](https://www.flickr.com/people/48941604@N06/), on Flickr [https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5557/15039224528\_2583ce565e\_o.jpg(image larger than 4 MB)](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5557/15039224528_2583ce565e_o.jpg) [RB8\_5896](https://flic.kr/p/oUXXuC) by [creATive809 (José Elias DLC)](https://www.flickr.com/people/48941604@N06/), on Flickr ---
**Author:** ![Tectonic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tectonic/32/186763_2.png) [@Tectonic](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Tectonic)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2014, 10:29pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-via-57-west-625-w-57th-st-467-ft-32-floors/257/14 "2014-10-11T22:29:18Z")
10.10.14 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/2/b/2bced752efeed2d5965f6a43dd2653801e6fcf10.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/7/7/77d3554a696490d6dfd53fb874e81e768a889ac0.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/f/1/f1d6b591319a14a115e0354d5203e3056ccb6cda.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/9/6/96a88b69c48685f4e584594091bedf7cd8d905c9.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/9/2/92ad4eff369ec8ff77ab2833ded8ab1281aa7cb6.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/a/7/a7dea7f6e4ce6fc62fc484346f0e6e155ed64755.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/8/2/82ffc389ed32b4fb3555f4ed3b2a87709b0ffae0.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/2/0/20217675af4fb492d218fa4331d2e5d6648adea2.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/e/a/ea62c43e67e24cd20c25fab9aba60bb3c7995090.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/e/4/e4f5057141580edba34db6c25d1462b13dca2ab0.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/6/0/60af5606837931e4093b6375201a63c1c4387068.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/7/3/73589c7a97a5c5b7ef1f72a290ef8150a7591342.jpeg) ©tectonic ---
**Author:** ![MrVenaCava](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mrvenacava/32/1526_2.png) [@MrVenaCava](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/MrVenaCava)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2014, 8:10pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-via-57-west-625-w-57th-st-467-ft-32-floors/257/15 "2014-10-17T20:10:22Z")
10 13 2014 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/f/b/fbec00853faf9133543dfa8123ec540c685ded98.jpeg) [Mid Manhattan New Buildings](https://flic.kr/p/pFQkUs) by [Lydia2222](https://www.flickr.com/people/41796984@N08/), on Flickr ---
**Author:** ![MrVenaCava](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mrvenacava/32/1526_2.png) [@MrVenaCava](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/MrVenaCava)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2014, 4:39am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-via-57-west-625-w-57th-st-467-ft-32-floors/257/16 "2014-10-25T04:39:02Z")
10 22 2014 [New York](https://flic.kr/p/pLWiyH) by [alexisfeijoo](https://www.flickr.com/people/124497025@N05/), on Flickr ---
**Author:** ![DeMinimisNY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b19c9b/32.png) [@DeMinimisNY](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/DeMinimisNY)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2014, 5:12pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-via-57-west-625-w-57th-st-467-ft-32-floors/257/17 "2014-10-30T17:12:23Z")
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**Author:** ![MrVenaCava](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mrvenacava/32/1526_2.png) [@MrVenaCava](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/MrVenaCava)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2014, 2:27am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-via-57-west-625-w-57th-st-467-ft-32-floors/257/18 "2014-11-06T02:27:57Z")
11 4 2014 [Midtown Manhattan Skyline viewed from Weehawken,New Jersey](https://flic.kr/p/pWn8KR) by [Nexis4Jersey09](https://www.flickr.com/people/42178139@N06/), on Flickr ---
**Author:** ![MrVenaCava](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mrvenacava/32/1526_2.png) [@MrVenaCava](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/MrVenaCava)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2014, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-via-57-west-625-w-57th-st-467-ft-32-floors/257/19 "2014-11-13T18:13:43Z")
_Right-hand construction site:_ 11 10 2014 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/3/5/35199ddf0c2672113c2a6c4f55e09840757f6e3e.jpeg) [samsebeskazal.livejournal.com-05772.jpg](https://flic.kr/p/pKFk5o) by [samsebeskazal](https://www.flickr.com/people/76848607@N08/), on Flickr ---
**Author:** ![MrVenaCava](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mrvenacava/32/1526_2.png) [@MrVenaCava](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/MrVenaCava)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2014, 7:53pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-via-57-west-625-w-57th-st-467-ft-32-floors/257/20 "2014-12-23T19:53:07Z")
Dec 20 2014 [ZippyTheChimp](http://wirednewyork.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23501&p=453105&viewfull=1#post453105) [http://imageshack.com/a/img901/6646/IXDQEM.jpg](http://imageshack.com/a/img901/6646/IXDQEM.jpg) [Next page](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-via-57-west-625-w-57th-st-467-ft-32-floors/257.md?page=2)