Construction Tour: Waterline Square
Rendering. Courtesy of Noe Associates with The Boundary.
Construction is underway at Waterline Square, the three-tower development on the Upper West Side from GID Development Group, with four cranes and approximately 500 construction workers on site. The development's three sites are the last available of the original 5-tower Riverside Center masterplan. Each of the three towers are designed by a different high profile architecture firm and will offer rentals at the lower floors and condos starting on floor 20. Sales for the one-to-four-bedroom condo units will soon be underway. All three towers will offer access to the Waterline Club, a combined 100,000 square feet of sports, leisure, and lifestyle amenities designed by the Rockwell Group. Amenities on offer will include an indoor tennis court, an indoor skate park, a 30-foot indoor rock climbing wall, a full basketball court, a three-lane lap pool, and studios for art, photography, recording. Also included in the development will be a three acre landscaped park designed by Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects at the center of the site.
Tower One, located at the southwest corner, is designed by Richard Meier Architects. Tower Two, at the northwest corner, is designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates. Tower Three, adjacent to nearly completed One West End tower, is designed by Rafael Vinoly Architects.
One Waterline Square (10 Riverside Boulevard)
Located at the corner of West 59th Street and 12th Avenue, the Richard Meier designed One Waterline Square will stand 37-stories tall at the southwest corner of the development. Superstructure is nearing the half way mark with curtain wall installation set to begin soon. Condo interiors will be designed by Champalimaud Design
Southeast corner of One Waterline Square from West 59th Street.
Looking up at the southwest corner of One Waterline Square from 12th Avenue.
Northeast corner of One Waterline Square.
One Waterline Square (left) from a podium terrace at Two Waterline Square (right).
Two Waterline Square (30 Riverside Boulevard)
The largest of the three towers, Two Waterline Square occupies the entire northern half of the development and stands 38-stories tall. Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates is the architect for the tower with condo interiors by Yabu Pushelberg. Curtain wall installation is currently underway at the south and east facades of the lower floors.
South façade.
The logistics of a three-tower construction site atop the future open space.
Looking up at the south facade of Two Waterline Square.
Curtain wall installation at Two Waterline Square.
Curtain wall installation at the south facade of Two Waterline Square.
Southeast corner of Two Waterline Square from Freedom Place.
Northeast corner of Two Waterline Square (right) and Three Waterline Square (center) from Freedom Place.
North podium terrace of Two Waterline Square.
Northwest corner of Two Waterline Square (left) and One Waterline Square (right) from West 61st Street.
North facade of Two Waterline Square from Riverside Boulevard.
Three Waterline Square (635 West 59th Street)
The third and final tower fronts onto West 59th Street and will stand at 34-stories tall. Rafael Vinoly Architects is responsible for the design with condo interiors by Groves & Co. Superstructure is nearing the half-way mark on the tower, with curtain wall installation to follow shortly.
Northwest corner of Three Waterline Square.
West facade of Three Waterline Square.
Southeast corner of Three Waterline Square (right) and One Waterline Square (left).
Northeast corner of Three Waterline Square (left) and One Waterline Square (right).
Looking up at northeast corner of One Waterline Square (right) and Three Waterline Square (left).
Architects: Richard Meier & Partners Architects (Design Architect: One Waterline Square), Kohn Pedersen Fox (Design Architect: Two Waterline Square), Rafael Vinoly Architects (Design Architect: Three Waterline Square), Hill West Architects (Executive Architect); Interiors: Champalimaud Design (One Waterline Square), Yabu Pushelberg (Two Waterline Square), Groves & Co. (Three Waterline Square); Developer: GID Development Group; Program: Residential, Retail; Location: Upper West Side, New York, NY; Completion: 2018.
