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ARO

Situated in the vibrant, yet dense theater district of Manhattan’s midtown west, the residential tower at 242 West 53rd Street demonstrates a keen awareness of its surrounding urban context, utilizing distinctive approaches in massing, organization and exterior expression to create a thoughtful approach to contemporary urban living.


At 62 stories tall, the building’s massing responds to various site and zoning constraints, revealing inventive solutions that maximize the residential adaptability of the building through increased floor area, direct outdoor access and amplified views. Shaping of the form reflects changes in unit mixes, with larger units occupying the top of the building and smaller units occupying the bottom. Building amenities, located within the podium, take on a vertical hierarchy by locating the various amenities from short to tall around the tower, resulting in a series of cascading layers on the roofs above each space.

Project credits

Architects
Façade Engineer
MEP Engineer
Civil/Environmental/Geotechnical Engineer

Product spec sheet

Laminated Tempered Glass Columns; with custom colored aqua interlay
Quartzite Velvet Stone at pool deck floor; custom pattern
Manufacturers
Radial Metal Baffle Ceiling, Soundsoak Acoustic Wall Panels
Manufacturers
Cladding - Reynobond Composite Metal Panels

Project data

Project Year
2018
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