Sutton Tower

Written By Serhii Chrucky
Sutton Tower exterior by day rising on the Manhattan skyline above the East River with the Queensboro Bridge to the right, a slender limestone residential skyscraper by Thomas Juul-Hansen, New York New York - architectural photographer

Design Architect: Thomas Juul-Hansen
Architect of Record: Stephen B. Jacobs Group
Developers: Gamma Real Estate / JVP Development
General Contractor: Lendlease
Structural Engineer: WSP
Location: New York, NY

Sutton Tower is a luxury residential skyscraper in Manhattan's Sutton Place, an upscale riverfront neighborhood otherwise characterized by low-rise pre-war buildings and townhouses. The entry is scaled in response to this context. The upper section emphasizes verticality, giving residents panoramic views over the East River. The project is architect Thomas Juul-Hansen's first skyscraper. A faint Art Deco influence is visible in the slim limestone tower, most apparent in the light-yellow metallic crown, whose angular planes shift from soft gray to gold depending on the sun.

 
Sutton Tower crown detail against a clear sky showing the limestone facade and the light-yellow metallic top with angular planes, by Thomas Juul-Hansen, New York New York - architectural photographer
 
Sutton Tower street-level entry at dusk with warm light in the tall windows and traffic light trails along the side street, by Thomas Juul-Hansen, New York New York - architectural photographer
 
Sutton Tower seen from the street at dusk with the red Roosevelt Island Tram crossing overhead above traffic on the approach to the Queensboro Bridge, by Thomas Juul-Hansen, New York New York - architectural photographer
 
Sutton Tower by day from across the East River, the slim residential skyscraper rising above the low-rise pre-war buildings of Sutton Place, by Thomas Juul-Hansen, New York New York - architectural photographer
 
Sutton Tower viewed from beneath the Queensboro Bridge with a ferry passing on the East River and the Roosevelt Island Tram above, by Thomas Juul-Hansen, New York New York - architectural photographer
 
Sutton Tower at golden hour framed by trees and the steel of the Queensboro Bridge, the slender limestone skyscraper catching warm light, by Thomas Juul-Hansen, New York New York - architectural photographer
 
Sutton Tower in the Midtown Manhattan skyline seen across the East River from a riverfront park, with people resting near a willow tree and a rocky shoreline, by Thomas Juul-Hansen, New York New York - architectural photographer
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