New York's Copper Plated Tilted Towers Near Completion

SHoP Architects' copper-clad pair of glistening tilting towers is rising in Manhattan, with this bold tower couple providing a unique and striking design addition to the skyline of New York City.

Situated at 626 First Avenue New York, and developed by Michael Stern’s JDS Development Group, the nearly one-million-square-foot project is known by its address 626 First Avenue and will contain 800 rental units ranging from studio apartment to three bedroom spaces, placing it in the league of other recent mega-rental developments such as Two Trees’ Mercedes House and Moinian’s Sky. JDS is promising to provide an extravagant amenity package and claim the towers “will set a new benchmark for rental developments." In February, 2013, JDS closed on the $172.5 million sale of the two-acre parcel from Sheldon Solow.