I was reading the thread on Extell’s 562-570 Fifth Avenue and there was a general consensus that with the right design, the site has the potential to sprout a supertall. That got me thinking, what other sites in New York are likely to give rise to supertalls in the near/intermediate future? I thought of a few:
–562-570 Fifth Avenue
–211 West 54th Street (1710 Broadway)
–740-750 8th Avenue
Coincidentally, these are all Extell sites lol. Anyone else know of any potential supertall possibilities? I’m thinking of sites that either have a lot of air rights or have a medium amount but a small footprint. I’m especially curious about potential supertall sites in Brooklyn.
Why make a new post when many of these sites have their own individual threads? I thought it would be handy to have a master list going, a single thread where we can list all of these potential 300 meter + sites. That way, in five years we can look back on this thread and see which of these sites have seen any action.
341 Madison Avenue is the most likely. It sits in the lucrative Vanderbilt corridor.
Other than that, here’s some guesstimates:
235 E 42nd (ex-Pfizer)
790 Seventh (rendering popped up from a few years ago)
989 Sixth (KPF hired, 80 floors long term project)
360 Tenth (dormant, seeking a partner)
80 South has been tossed around like a hot potato between different developers for years. I’m hoping whoever gets it next will finally build something there. I’m not sure when 80 South is going to rise, but I have the feeling that whenever it does, it will be very tall.
I think 650 Madison is another supertall candidate, though I’m not sure about the air rights situation with that one. It would be a perfect location for a Stern supertall, though.
Does Vornado own that junk-filled block to the south of MSG? If so I could see a tall tower rising there, especially if the Penn District gets rezoned.
If we’re thinking long-term, I’m almost certain 335 Madison will sprout a supertall in 20-30 years. Very stupid of Milstein to pursue a renovation instead of tearing that hunk of junk down and taking advantage of the Vanderbilt corridor upzoning.
If I recall, 989 sixth is supposed to start construction early 2020, and they already have a tenant
Shame it’s KPF, Not saying they are bad architects, but they only build glass towers, with this proximity to the ESB I’m not sure if that’s something that will be liked
Thought of a couple more: Hotel Roosevelt and the old Subway Inn site. Some Chinese company was planning a supertall at the Subway Inn location, but that’s probably not happening at this point. I’m sure whoever eventually buys the site will want to take advantage of the park views, so they will build tall.
I vaguely remember hearing that the Hotel Roosevelt has more air rights and square footage than One Vanderbilt. No idea if that’s true or if my memory is playing tricks on me, but if so it would be the perfect location for an iconic tower.
It’s a shame freakin’ Milstein decided to renovate 335 Madison. If he had built a supertall there like he originally planned we could have four in a row: One Vandy, 335 Madison, 341 Madison, and Hotel Roosevelt.
As I was typing I thought of an obvious one that nobody listed yet: Park Lane!
