Project Description
FROM THE ARCHITECTS:
Developer Boris Kuzinez’s Five Points Development has been assembling a development parcel on New York City’s Fifth Avenue, in the Nomad neighborhood near Madison Square Park, for some time now – leading to much speculation over the height and what’s to come. Demolition has now begun at the site, 262 Fifth Avenue, and we’ve just introduced a first glimpse at Nomad’s first ever super-tall tower, a 1,001-foot-tall luxury residential spire.
Designed by Meganom, the Moscow-based avant-garde architecture firm led by Yury Grigoyan and co-founder Ilya Kuleshov, with Elena Uglovskaya and Artem Staborovsky, 262 Fifth Avenue will be the firm’s first project in the U.S. Meganom is virtually unknown in the West, yet have tackled some of the biggest and most complex projects in Russia.
The building itself is guided by some unique concepts: The form of the skyscraper is shaped by a unique structural system that separates the building’s functioning core (elevators, mechanical systems, etc.) from its living spaces. This creates expansive, unobstructed, column-free and customizable full-floor residences — an inventive design solution. Two signature elements when viewed from the outside: The eastern facade will be aluminum and glass, with perforated oversized “porthole” shaped windows. And at the top, a metal frame will shelter an arched observation deck for residents. On the north and south, three 15-foot wide floor-to-ceiling window walls will have uninhibited panoramic views of the city and beyond.
Fusing the old with the new, the modern tower will integrate the current 12-story limestone building at 260 Fifth Avenue with a new tower rising on the adjacent 262 Fifth Avenue site. A progressive example of forward-thinking and contemporary design, it will include several “firsts” in terms of its design and environmental sustainability features.
New York-based SLCE is the architect of record for 262 Fifth Avenue, and leading skyscraper structural engineers WSP USA is providing infrastructure-engineering services.
This text has been lightly edited for clarity.