Steel Superstructure of NYU’s 181 Mercer Nears Completion
The impressive steel superstructure of 181 Mercer, NYU‘s 23-story, 750,000 sf, multi-faceted new building, continues to climb above Houston Street in the West Village. Davis Brody Bond and KieranTimberlake are co-designers of the innovative project, sited to the east of I. M. Pei’s three-tower University Village complex.
The completed project will provide a new home for a dynamic mix of NYU functions, including 58 new classrooms, a 350-seat theatre, two smaller 140-seat theaters, studios, and rehearsal rooms; a six-lane pool, an indoor running track, basketball courts, dormitory housing for students, and apartment housing for faculty. Emphasizing transparency, lightness, green roofs, and common spaces, 181 Mercer’s design thoughtfully accommodates its many uses, encouraging interactions between students and faculty, athletes and artists, residents and audience members.
181 Mercer Street is expected to be completed in early 2022. You can check out current construction photos and more at New York YIMBY.
Zero Irving Technology Hub Begins Ascent Above 14th Street
Construction on Zero Irving — Davis Brody Bond‘s innovative 21-story, tech hub east of Union Square in NYC’s burgeoning Silicon Alley — is now two stories above street level. The project grew out of a NYC initiative to support established economic growth industries as well as expanding early-stage startup organizations. Slated for completion next spring, the project will provide 254,000 sf of office space for tech companies; a Food Hall welcoming community & residents; and Civic Hall, a central location for social entrepreneurs, change-makers, academics, and others to share knowledge.
When fully realized, Zero Irving Place will establish an entirely new model for community and economic impact while producing economic development resources for all five NYC boroughs.
Check out the status of the project, including the latest construction photos, on New York YIMBY.
WTC PAC Gains Momentum
Work on the future 130-foot-tall, marbled-cladded Ronald O. Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC) is finally picking up steam. Rex Architecture is the design architect, while the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is the developer. Davis Brody Bond Architects is working closely with REX as the executive architect. The site is located directly adjacent to the east side of One World Trade Center’s glass podium and south of Seven World Trade Center.
The curved reinforced concrete walls that form the circumference of the spiraling entrance and exit ramps are taking shape. This point of access serves to connect to the Vehicle Security Center via an underground, highly secured road beneath Greenwich Street. Meanwhile, a number of large and deep steel beams and segments of the construction cranes have arrived on site. The PAC is scheduled to be completed in 2021.
You can check out the current state of the PAC on the 9/11 Memorial webcam.
NYU’s 181 Mercer Rises Above Street Level
The steel superstructure of 181 Mercer Street is now several floors above street level in Greenwich Village. The multi-use 750,000 sf expansion of the NYU campus is located along Houston Street, directly to the east of I. M. Pei’s University Village complex. The 23-story project is designed by Davis Brody Bond along with KieranTimberlake.
For more detailed information about 181 Mercer, including interviews with the architects from Davis Brody Bond and KieranTimberlake, check out NYU’s 181 Mercer website.