A teaser video has been released with new renderings of 255 East 77th Street, a rising 36-story residential skyscraper in the Lenox Hill section of Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by Robert A. M. Stern Architects with Hill West Architects as the architect of record and developed by Naftali Group, the 500-foot-tall structure will span 170,481 square feet and yield 62 condominium units, as well as 3,861 square feet of retail space, two cellar levels, and 33 enclosed parking spaces. The property is alternately addressed as 1481 Second Avenue and located at the corner of Second Avenue and East 77th Street.
The main rendering above shows the multifaceted crown of the building, featuring a symmetrical design with oversized floor-to-ceiling windows framed with light mullions, setbacks lined with glass and metal railings, a large central terrace surrounded by columns and landscaping, and the mechanical bulkhead adorned with decorative panels and narrow vertical ventilation grilles. Additional pocketed terraces with arched cutouts can be seen at the bottom of the image.
The below image shows an angled perspective of the western corner of the upper floors, looking south toward the East River with the Queensboro Bridge in the background, with a closer look at a private terrace.
The next two images showcase the set of arched windows around halfway mark of the skyscraper. Shallow balconies will sit outside the windows, accessible from the building’s indoor swimming pool room. This same feature is also found in RAMSA’s nearby residential tower at 200 East 83rd Street along Third Avenue.
The last two images depict the main entrance along East 77th Street, where a dark metal canopy hangs from the arched portal flanked by two large light fixtures mounted to the stone façade. The tree-lined sidewalks will feature new garden beds with decorative railings. Reliefs of leaves are embedded in the stone cladding over the recessed ground-floor windows for the commercial frontage that will wrap around Second Avenue.
The below diagram shows 255 East 77th Street in its entirety, looking at the southern corner of the tower. A full-scale rendering of the whole skyscraper, along with a list of residential amenities and interior renderings, has yet to be revealed.
The closest subway from the site is the 6 train at the 77th Street station two avenues to the west.
255 East 77th Street’s anticipated completion date is slated for fall 2026, as noted on site. Imagery from the video can be viewed on Naftali Group’s website.