Tall & Urban News

Demolition is progressing at 570 Fifth Avenue, the site of a potential supertall skyscraper in Midtown, Manhattan. Developed by Extell, the tower could reach an architectural height of 1,100 feet (335 meters) tall with 78 stories in a 1,462,174-square-foot (135,840-square-meters) mixed-use hotel and residential scheme. As an office tower, the building would stand 860 feet tall (262 meters tall) with 47 stories and 1,543,759 square feet (143,419 square meters). 46/47 Owner LLC is the owner and ALBA Services is the general contractor for the property, which is located at the corner of West 46th Street and Fifth Avenue.

In March 2022, demolition work was just beginning on the two old structures at 2-8 West 47th Street and 10 West 47th Street. Since then, several floors have been removed from both, and scaffolding and an additional exterior elevator have been added to aid in their razing.

Excavators have piled dirt along the border of Fifth Avenue, while more machinery has arrived on site. Construction information indicates that demolition of both structures will be complete by the winter of 2023.

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