The design of the lower portion of the tower conforms more closely to the street while the top staggers from side to side. At the same time, the architects adjust the mix of apartments within the tower, typically with larger units on the upper floors and the most desirable locations.ĥ6 Leonard has mechanical equipment floors at two intermediate locations with additional structural bracing.īeams are added below the flat concrete slab construction for the wider cantilevered balconies. The apartments are designed to fit within the tower floor area with a mix of sizes calibrated to the market. The architects explained that they felt that other towers were anonymous and repetitive so they conceived of the design as a stack of individual homes developed from the inside out. The neighborhood has so many places with The Odeon at 145 West Broadway a landmark from 1980 still around.ĥ6 Leonard’s design by Herzog and de Meuron stands out for the jenga-like offset upper floors. Come for breakfast or lunch, coffee or a beer. Right across the street is Two Hands, a cafe that takes its inspiration from Australia’s culinary scene. You don’t have to go far to find food or drink. The building is the first skyscraper by its. 56 Leonard is located at the corner of Leonard and Church a short walk from the Franklin Street stop on the 1 train. 56 Leonard Street is a residential condominium tower in the Tribeca Historic District of downtown Manhattan. I’m fascinated by the steel canopies and there are many of those nearby. When you are in the Tribeca neighborhood, look around at the 19th century buildings. A sculpture by Anish Kapoor next to the lobby is planned to squeeze in between the floors and the sidewalk, but it hasn’t been installed yet. The concrete floor slabs and beams are thickened to support the cantilevered terraces. The expressive top of the tower appears to be carefully balanced with substantial terraces. There are 7 zones of the tower with 2 mechanical equipment zones that have additional structural bracing. The lower portion of the tower conforms more closely to the street while the top staggers from side to side. The tower is 831 feet tall with a width to height ratio of 1:10.5 joining a number of new towers that have been built recently in New York. The developer bought the site in 2006 including air rights from adjacent sites, but the recession delayed the project for several years. Some people call it the Jenga tower because of the offsets of the floors. It’s an apartment tower of 60 floors in the Tribeca neighborhood with 145 units. It’s 56 Leonard Street designed by the Swiss architects Herzog and de Meuron with Goldstein Hill & West Architects. If you are looking at the skyline of lower Manhattan, you can’t miss this building.
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