Construction Update: 600 West 125th Street

East facade from West 125th Street.

Curtain wall installation is ongoing at Columbia University’s residential tower at 600 West 125th Street on the Manhattanville campus. Designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop, the 34-story tower sits at the southern boundary of the campus, among other RPBW designed academic buildings. Superstructure has topped out on the project’s stepped massing. The tower is clad in a custom unitized curtain wall system with GFRC (Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete) panels and double laminated glazing. When completed, the project will offer 142 apartments for graduate students and faculty members, along with 5,000 square feet of retail for returning lessee McDonald’s.

Northeast corner of the tower from Broadway.

Architects: Renzo Piano Building Workshop with CetraRuddy; Client: Columbia University; Program: Residential; Location: Manhattanville, New York, NY; Completion: 2024.