By: Michael Young 8:00 am on September 23, 2019

Work to prepare270 Park Avenuefor its demolition is continuing in Midtown East. Since YIMBYs last updatein late July,more scaffolding and netting have been installed on the lower section of the Modernist-style skyscraper. JPMorgan Chaseis the developer of the project to tear down the1.5-million-square-foot, 52-story tower and replace it with a57-story supertall designed byFoster + Partners Architects, with Adamson Associatesas the architect of record.

New photos from across the street and around the Midtown property show that state of progress on the project. Another major step in the demolition process is the installation of a construction crane on the southern elevation of the skyscraper. The steel base and support was previously spotted in our last update before the crane arrived and was assembled. This will aid in the lifting of heavy objects and structural materials from every floor until 270 Park Avenue reaches street level.

Looking down Park Avenue with 270 Park Avenue and One Vanderbilt. Photo by Michael Young

The lower floors of the main eastern elevation. Photo by Michael Young

Looking down at the construction crane and lower floors of 270 Park Avenue. Photo by Michael Young

The construction crane. Photo by Michael Young

Looking up the northern elevation. Photo by Michael Young

Meanwhile, almost the entire lower western section of the tower is covered in black netting and scaffolding. Workers can be seen carting dozens of filled dumpster bins along East 48th Street, containing various materials like ceiling tiles, metal studs, drywall, and other miscellaneous scrap pieces.

The northern corner of 270 Park Avenue with One Vanderbilt in the background. Photo by Michael Young

No renderings of the new skyscraper have been spotted yet, though building massing studies are the only visual depictions that give us an idea of how tall and massive this new supertall will eventually become.

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