Madison Square Park Tower
45 East 22nd Street | Flatiron | built 2015
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- 2014
Demolition clears the 22nd Street lot for Madison Square Park Tower
Demolition of the buildings on the lot at 45 East 22nd Street began in April 2014 and was finished by July. Ian Bruce Eichner's Continuum Company was developing the replacement, designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox, which would be only the second skyscraper on the block after One Madison.
Source: Wikipedia
- 2014
Condo prices are revealed at $2.5 million for a one-bedroom and up to $42.5 million
In October 2014, while the tower was still being planned, prices for the condominiums were reported. One-bedrooms averaging about 1,074 square feet would start at $2.5 million, while a penthouse could reach $42.5 million. The tower was planned with 83 units in all.
Source: 6sqft
- 2014
An official rendering shows a tower cantilevering 17 feet over its neighbor
In June 2014 the marketing team for developer Ian Bruce Eichner released an official rendering of the Kohn Pedersen Fox tower planned for East 22nd Street. It showed a five-story stone base and a glass tower that widens as it rises, cantilevering 17 feet over the neighboring building. At 64 stories and 777 feet, it would stand 152 feet taller than One Madison.
Source: Internet Archive
- 2014
The condo tower's address becomes 45 East 22nd Street and its unit count grows to 83
The project's representatives told Curbed in June 2014 that its official address would be 45 East 22nd Street rather than 41 East 22nd Street. The number of condominiums had also risen from earlier reports of 81 to 83, ranging from one to four bedrooms. Sales were expected to launch that fall and occupancy was projected for 2016.
Source: Internet Archive
- 2015
Architects and developer disagree over glass, and a granite base is the compromise
By November 2015, as the tower's glass skin began to rise, 6sqft reported that Kohn Pedersen Fox had first proposed an all-glass tower, but developer Ian Bruce Eichner felt it would clash with the masonry look of the Flatiron District. The result is a granite base topped by a glass tower that widens as it rises. A team went to China to select each granite piece, and the stones were laid in an irregular pattern.
Source: 6sqft
- 2017
A 1.2-million-pound tuned mass damper steadies the roof against wind
At the roof of Madison Square Park Tower, a 1.2-million-pound tuned mass damper of viscous liquid and steel plates reduces sway in high winds for the comfort of residents. The tower was designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox with Goldstein, Hill & West Architects, and its interiors are by Martin Brudnizki Design Studio. DeSimone Consulting Engineers were the structural engineers for its concrete frame.
“…a 1.2 million pounds (540 thousand kilograms) tuned mass damper which uses viscous liquid and steel plates…”
Source: Wikipedia
- 2017
The tower is completed at about 778 feet with 83 apartments
The Skyscraper Center database lists the finished tower at 237 meters, or 778 feet, with 61 floors above ground and two below. Construction started in 2015 and finished in 2017. It has 83 apartments in an all-concrete structure and only 16 parking spaces, and ranks about fiftieth among New York's tallest buildings.
Source: skyscrapercenter.com
- 2017
The finished tower offers a basketball court, a golf studio and a 54th-floor club
Madison Square Park Tower, developed by Ian Bruce Eichner's Continuum Company, has interiors by Martin Brudnizki Design Studio. Its amenities include a fitness center on the second through fourth levels with a basketball court and golf studio, a children's playroom, and a library. A club with a private dining room sits on the 54th floor, and there is a small garden outside.
Source: Wikipedia
- 2023
The condo board sues the developer over firestopping and other defects
On May 30, 2023 the condominium board sued developer Ian Bruce Eichner, Continuum, Hill West Architects and lender Madison Realty Capital. It alleged a systemic lack of firestopping, warped floors, windows that did not open properly and noise between units, and said no permanent certificate of occupancy had been obtained. The board sought at least $21.4 million. Only one $20 million duplex was then unsold.
Source: bisnow.com
Further reading
- Madison Square Park TowerWikipedia
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