At number nine on our annual countdown of the 31 tallest buildings under construction in New York is 262 Fifth Avenue, an 860-foot-tall residential skyscraper in NoMad, Manhattan. Designed by Meganom and developed by Boris Kuzinez of Five Points Development, the 56-story structure will yield 26 full-floor and duplex condominium units with an average scope of 3,200 square feet, including at least one quadruplex unit. SLCE Architects is the executive architect for the property, which is located at the southwest corner of Fifth Avenue and West 29th Street.
Nearly all of the reflective glass curtain wall panels have been installed by PG New York across the northern and southern elevations of the slender reinforced concrete superstructure since our last update a year ago, when only the bottom half of the skyscraper was enclosed. The envelope now covers every residential floor, and more of the mosaic-like aluminum paneling has clad the eastern profile around the central column of circular windows. The tower crane was also disassembled over the last several months from the north side of the skyscraper.
Crews were seen working on scaffolding rigs above the base of the property, which remains surrounded by the wraparound sidewalk shed and wooden fencing.
Some of the black paneling has begun cladding parts of the egress core on the western side of the building.
No updated interior renderings have been released except for the following visual from last year previewing the Scandinavian-inspired appointments on the upper-level units. Interiors are being designed by Norm Architects.
A full list of residential amenities has yet to be disclosed. The structure was originally designed to reach a supertall height of over 1,000 feet, but was scaled back to its current 860-foot stature.
The nearest subways from the ground-up development are the local R and W trains at the 28th Street station along Broadway.
YIMBY expects 262 Fifth Avenue to be fully completed within the second half of 2026.