The Bryant

Residential building in Manhattan, New York

40°45′09″N 73°58′59″W / 40.752447°N 73.982986°W / 40.752447; -73.982986Completed2018HeightArchitectural402 feet (123 m)Design and constructionArchitect(s)David Chipperfield

The Bryant is a residential building at 16 West 40th Street, south of Bryant Park, in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, developed by HFZ Capital Group and designed by the firm of architect David Chipperfield. The building topped out in 2016,^[1] and construction ended in 2018.

History

The city first approved plans for the building in 2007. HFZ announced Chipperfield's role as architect in 2015, in the same press release that disclosed the development's name.^[2] The announcement also disclosed that the building would have both condominiums and a luxury hotel. The site formerly held a parking lot, and constituted the final undeveloped plot on Bryant Park.

The developers of the nearby Bryant Park Hotel sued HFZ over the use of the name "The Bryant".^[3]

Architecture

HFZ solicited plans from architectural firms including Morris Adjmi and Spivak Architects before settling on Chipperfield.^[4] The facade is made of precast, polished concrete, a choice Chipperfield made so that the structure would be aesthetically distinguished from new construction that employs glass as its facade.^[5] The New York Times referred to the facade as "[...] a touch that promises to make the building stand out".^[6] The precast material features marble and sandstone chips in various colors.^[7] The colors of the inserted materials reference nearby buildings.^[8] Chipperfield's firm also designed the interior, which features herringbone floors. The facade extends into the building's residences.

Though The Bryant is Chipperfield's first ground-up commission in New York, he previously designed the interior of the Bryant Park Hotel, inside the American Radiator Building, which neighbors The Bryant.^[6]

References

^ Warerkar, Tanay (October 19, 2016). "David Chipperfield's first NYC condo, The Bryant, tops out". Curbed. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
^ Alberts, Hana (April 3, 2015). "David Chipperfield To Design Long-Stalled Bryant Park Condos". Curbed. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
^ Weiss, Lois (April 16, 2015). "Developers look to bust Bryant Park Hotel 'imitator'". New York Post. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
^ Amato, Rowley (November 8, 2014). "New Renderings Revealed for Long-Awaited Bryant Park Hotel". Curbed. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
^ Gendall, John (November 25, 2015). "An Englishman in New York: David Chipperfield unveils plans for The Bryant". Wallpaper*. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
^ ^a ^b McKeough, Tim (September 18, 2015). "On Bryant Park, David Chipperfield's First New York Building". The New York Times. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
^ McKnight, Jenna (November 20, 2015). "David Chipperfield's first New York residential tower to open in 2017". DeZeen. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
^ Allen, Lila (September 11, 2018). "David Chipperfield's New Mixed-Use Tower Brings Beauty and Brains to New York's Bryant Park". Metropolis. Retrieved October 15, 2018.

Midtown (30th–42nd Sts) and Midtown South

Manhattan, New York City

Buildings

8th Av – 5th Av	One Penn Plaza 5 Times Sq 11 Times Sq 15 Penn Plaza 130 W 30th St 350 5th Av 452 5th Av (HSBC Tower) 1065 6th Av 1095 6th Av American Radiator Building The Bryant Bryant Park Studios Bush Tower Candler Building The Continental NYC Empire State Building Engineering Societies' Building Engineers' Club Building The Epic Greenwich Savings Bank Building James A. Farley Building Lord & Taylor Building Macy's Herald Square Manhattan Mall Marbridge Building Million Dollar Corner Music Bldg Nelson Tower New York Times Bldg Pennsylvania Plaza Springs Mills Building Times Square Tower
5th Av – 3rd Av (incl. Murray Hill)	One Grand Central Place 2 Park Av 3 Park Av 4 Park Av 10 E 40th St 18 E 41st St 29 E 32nd St (Grolier Club) 101 Park Av 110 E 42nd St 146 East 38th Street 152 East 38th Street 200 Madison Av 275 Madison Av 425 5th Av 461 5th Av Adelaide L. T. Douglas House Allerton 39th Street House Chanin Building Civic Club / Estonian House Colony Club Demarest Building George S. Bowdoin Stable Jonathan W. Allen Stable Joseph Raphael De Lamar House (Polish Consulate) Lefcourt Colonial Building Madison Belmont Building Pershing Square Building Robb House Socony–Mobil Building Tiffany and Company Building Union League Club Williams Club
Former	Bryant Hall Building Kaskel and Kaskel Building Latting Observatory Pennsylvania Station Waldorf–Astoria

Culture

Shops, restaurants, nightlife	Ai Fiori Café China The Cutting Room J. Levine Books and Judaica Keens Steakhouse Lan Sheng Wolfgang's Steakhouse
Museums/cultural centers	Girl Scout Museum and Archives Houdini Museum of New York Morgan Library & Museum Museum of the Dog Scandinavia House
Hotels	Grand Hotel The Knickerbocker The Langham Library Hotel Martinique New York Hotel McAlpin Hotel Pennsylvania The Roger Hotel The Wilbraham Hotel Wolcott Wyndham New Yorker Hotel
Venues and theaters	AMC Empire 25 New Amsterdam Theatre Nederlander Theatre Madison Square Garden The Theater at Madison Square Garden
Former	Anco Cinema Belmont Hotel Broadway Theatre Browne's Chop House Cafe Rouge Garrick Theatre Herald Square Theatre Hotel Pierrepont Kajitsu Liberty Theatre Maxine Elliott's Theatre Metropolitan Opera House Morgans Hotel Princess Theatre Reuben's Restaurant Sam H. Harris Theatre Savoy Theatre

Other points of interest

Green spaces	Bryant Park
Education	CUNY Graduate School of Journalism CUNY School of Professional Studies Guttman Community College High School of Art and Design New York Public Library Main Branch Norman Thomas High School Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library Stern College for Women William Esper Studio Wood Tobé–Coburn School
Religion	Armenian Evangelical Church of New York First Zen Institute of America Holy Innocents Church Millinery Center Synagogue Our Saviour Roman Catholic Church Redeemer Presbyterian Church St. Francis of Assisi Church

Transportation

Subway stations	33rd Street 34th Street–Penn Station 34th Street–Herald Square 34th Street–Penn Station 42nd Street–Bryant Park/Fifth Avenue 42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal Grand Central–42nd Street Times Square–42nd Street
Railroad/bus	Grand Central Madison Grand Central Terminal New York Penn Station Port Authority Bus Terminal
Streets and intersections	Third Avenue Fifth Avenue Sixth Avenue Seventh Avenue Eighth Avenue 34th 42nd Broadway Herald Square Lexington Avenue Madison Avenue Park Avenue Park Avenue Tunnel