| The Copper | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Residential |
| Location | 626 First Avenue Kips Bay |
| Coordinates | 40°44′40″N 73°58′19″W / 40.74454°N 73.972°W |
| Completed | 2017[2] |
| Management | JDS Development Largo Investments |
| Height | |
| Roof | 540 feet (160 m) (West tower) 470 feet (140 m) (East tower) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 48 (West tower) 41 (East tower)[1] |
| Floor area | 824,000 square feet (76,600 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | SHoP Architects |
| Developer | JDS Development Group |
| Other designers | SCAPE (landscape architect) |
| Main contractor | JDS Construction Group / Facade by The Elicc Group |
| Other information | |
| Number of units | 761 |
The Copper (formerly known as American Copper Buildings and 626 First Avenue) are a pair of luxury residential skyscrapers in the Murray Hill neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. The buildings were developed by JDS Development and were designed by SHoP Architects[1] with interiors by SHoP and K&Co.[3] The buildings are one of several major collaborations between JDS and SHoP; others include 111 West 57th Street, also in Manhattan,[4] and The Brooklyn Tower in Brooklyn.[5]
The site of the two towers was originally a lot that hosted Consolidated Edison's Kips Bay Generating Station. The developer Sheldon Solow bought the generating station's site and resold a portion of the site to JDS in 2013. JDS built the American Copper Buildings from 2014 to 2016; American Copper West opened in April 2017, and American Copper East opened in late 2018. The facade is clad in copper and glass, and the structures are designed so they appear to bend toward each other. The two towers are connected by a three-story skybridge, which includes some of the buildings' amenity spaces. The buildings are residential and include 761 rental units, 20% of which are affordable.
- ^ a b Hylton, Ondel (July 13, 2015). "New Video Reveals How SHoP's 626 First Avenue Will Dance into Midtown's East River Skyline". 6sqft. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "111 West 57th Street". JDS Development Group. Archived from the original on June 3, 2015. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
- ^ Fedak, Nikolai (November 9, 2015). "340 Flatbush Ave Ext. Revealed, Brooklyn's First Supertall Skyscraper". New York YIMBY. Retrieved November 12, 2015.