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Lower Manhattan is the most densely populated county in America, with 70,826 people per square mile. This density in population calls for building upward, and developers in the area have answered the call by building plenty of skyscrapers. One of the newest additions to Manhattan's soaring skyline will be 125 Greenwich, an 88-storey condominium building. Located in the financial district, 125 Greenwich will offer 275 compact housing units ranging from 400-square-foot studios to 2500-square-foot three-bedroom apartments. The building was designed by Raphael Vinoly Architects and developed by Michael Shvo, Bizzi + Partners Development, and Howard Lorber’s Vector Group.
Included in the development are 15,000 square feet of amenities for residents and 16,000 square feet of retail space, all located in the top three floors of the building. Most of the site is located on landfill and the foundation has recently been completed on the 9000-square-foot site. The structure will begin its ascent above ground level shortly, and the building is expected to be completed in 2018.
The height of the building is unclear, since the most recently filed building application for 125 Greenwich states a total height of 841 feet, but the most recent official renderings show the building to be taller than Four World Trade Centre which is 977 feet tall. Some estimate that the building will turn out to exceed 1,000 feet once the roof height is accounted for, but both possible heights are down from the originally proposed 1,358-foot building. In the updated renderings, the glassy aesthetic of the building is accented by two opaque bands stretching down the length of the building, along with a green space cutout in the middle of the structure spanning a few floors. In the rendering shown below, the roof of the building appears brightly illuminated in light blue.
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