PHOTOS: Giant Development Takes Shape On Upper West Side

UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — A small army of construction workers have descended on the Upper West Side as work kicks off on the giant development known as Waterline Square. Four cranes and about 500 workers are on-site at Riverside Boulevard between West 59th and 61st street as the three "starchitect" designed buildings begin to take shape, according to a

When complete, General Investment & Development (GID) Companies' three-building Upper West Side mega-development will tower over Riverside Boulevard from West 59th and West 61st streets.

The nearly five-acre development will also feature three acres of parkland and open spaces connecting the three buildings. The parkland will feature tree groves, a great lawn, walking paths, a playground, fountains and waterfalls, according to a press release.

Check out photos of the three towers under construction courtesy of Field Condition:

One Waterline Square (10 Riverside Boulevard) will rise 36 stories and contain 288 apartment units, according to a report from New York YIMBY. The building was designed by Richard Meier and Partners Architects, according to a press release.

The second and largest building, located on 400 W. 61st St., will feature two towers rising from the same base. On tower will rise 38 stories and the second tower will rise 25 stories, YIMBY reported. The building will contain 656 units and was designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, according to the report.

Three Waterline Square (639 West 59th Street) will rise 34 stories and contain 244 apartment units, YIMBY reported. The third building was designed by Rafael Viñoly Architects, according to a press release.

Goldstein, Hill & West served as the executive architect for the whole development.

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