New renderings have been revealed for 3–5 Central Park North, a proposed residential tower in Harlem, Manhattan. Designed by MVMK, the structure is slated to yield 110 units, a church with ancillary offices and school, commercial space, and 40 parking spots. The property is alternately addressed as 5 West 110th Street and located adjacent to La Hermosa Church on Duke Ellington Circle, by the corner of Fifth Avenue and West 110th Street.
The exterior renderings show a distinctive massing composed of three interlocking, offset rectangular volumes. The bottom edge of each stacked volume features a downward-sloping geometry, furthering its impression of asymmetry. The façade will be composed of a reflective glass curtain wall with a grid of black mullions.
It’s unclear how many stories tall 3–5 Central Park North will stand, although it appears slightly shorter than the 35-story Heritage Plaza towers in the following rendering from Central Park.
The following diagram details the offset geometry of the building’s volumes. The central volume will be rotated 45 degrees from the base to face Duke Ellington Circle.
The following interior renderings of the church show extensive use of wood and stone, with large windows to maximize natural light exposure.
The multistory podium will feature a curved geometry following the arc of Duke Ellington Circle, and will be topped with landscaped terraces.
The below programmatic diagram breaks down the building’s different uses, with the residential floors on the top.
The property is currently occupied by several low-rise structures, as seen in the following Google Street View image.
The nearest subways from the development site are the 2 and 3 trains at the 110th Street–Malcolm X Plaza station to the west…