Lattice-topped spire designed by Morris Adjmi nears completion in New York City

A 39-story residential tower designed by Morris Adjmi Architects is nearing the end of construction in New York City, where work on the city's rising crop of luxury residential towers continues unabated. The 92,000-square-foot project is wrapped in an expressive gridded structural system that takes on a woven lattice motif along the tower's upper levels.  Containing 42 units, the project is described by the architects as rising on "thin, ribbon-like piers" that create "bays of brass-colored, metal-framed windows, before interlacing to form an elegant lattice crown whose pointed arches recall Gothic windows and Art Deco details." Construction on the tower is nearing later stages as cladding wrapping the tower's structural piers has been almost completely installed while upper level units await final installation of exterior curtain wall glazing.  The NYC Construction Photo Instagram account highlights the recent progress in a series of photos posted earlier this week: View ...