500 West 25th Street
{{notability|place|date=August 2024}}
{{Short description|Residential buildings in Manhattan, New York}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2023}}
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| name=500 West 25th Street, The Emerson
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| start_date = 2016
| completion_date= {{Start date and age|2020}}
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| building_type= Mixed-Use
| location= Manhattan, New York City, United States
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| coordinates = {{coord|40|44|56.22|N|74|00|11.808|W|region:US_scale:5000|display=inline,title}}
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| floor_count=10
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| architect=GDSNY, GF55 Partners
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| developer=GDSNY
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| references= {{Cite news|url=https://nypost.com/2020/09/17/nycs-newest-condo-and-rental-buildings-appeal-during-covid-19/|title=NYC's newest buildings have COVID-era appeals — and deals|last=Bonislawski|first=Adam|date=September 17, 2020|newspaper=New York Post|access-date=October 19, 2020|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=https://newyorkyimby.com/2016/07/permits-filed-500-west-25th-street-chelsea.html|title=Permits Filed: 500 West 25th Street, Chelsea|last=Baird-Remba|first=Rebecca|date=July 26, 2016|newspaper=New York Yimby|access-date=October 19, 2020|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=https://newyorkyimby.com/2018/08/gds-development-closes-on-additional-air-rights-for-500-west-25th-street-in-west-chelsea.html|title=GDS Development Closes On Additional Air Rights For 500 West 25th Street In West Chelsea|last=Morris|first=Sebastian|date=August 2, 2018|newspaper=New York Yimby|access-date=October 19, 2020|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=https://newyorkyimby.com/2019/04/500-west-25th-street-tops-out-next-to-high-line-in-chelsea.html|title=500 West 25th Street Tops Out Next To High Line, In Chelsea|last=Young|first=Michael|date=April 23, 2019|newspaper=New York Yimby|access-date=October 19, 2020|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=https://newyorkyimby.com/2019/11/work-continues-on-cantilevering-residential-building-at-500-west-25th-street-in-chelsea.html|title=Work Continues On Cantilevering Residential Building At 500 West 25th Street, In Chelsea|last=Young|first=Michael|date=November 10, 2019|newspaper=New York Yimby|access-date=October 19, 2020|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=https://newyorkyimby.com/2020/03/500-west-25th-streets-alabama-limestone-facade-revealed-in-chelsea.html|title=500 West 25th Street's Alabama Limestone Façade Revealed, In Chelsea|last=Young|first=Michael|date=March 13, 2020|newspaper=New York Yimby|access-date=October 19, 2020|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.6sqft.com/nyc-high-line-apartments-condos-rentals/|title=The 14 best apartments near the High Line|last=Nonko|first=Emily|date=July 9, 2020|newspaper=6sqft|access-date=October 19, 2020|language=en-US}}{{cite web|title= First look at High Line-hugging auto shop turned condos|url= https://ny.curbed.com/2018/8/14/17687210/high-line-new-york-real-estate-gds-development|publisher=Curbed New York|access-date=August 20, 2018|date=August 14, 2018}}
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500 West 25th Street, also known as The Emerson, is a mixed-use development consisting of a ten-story building located in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, at the corner of 25th Street and Tenth Avenue. The ground floor contains retail spaces, while residential units occupy the remaining floors. It is adjacent to the High Line elevated park and provides a view of the park and the Hudson River from each residence.{{Cite news|url=https://www.6sqft.com/nyc-high-line-apartments-condos-rentals/|title=The 14 best apartments near the High Line|last=Nonko|first=Emily|date=July 9, 2020|newspaper=6sqft|access-date=October 19, 2020|language=en-US}}{{cite web|title= First look at High Line-hugging auto shop turned condos|url= https://ny.curbed.com/2018/8/14/17687210/high-line-new-york-real-estate-gds-development|publisher=Curbed New York|access-date=August 20, 2018|date=August 14, 2018}}
The building was named after American poet and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson. It was designed and developed by Michael David Kirchmann of GDSNY with GF55 Partners as the architect of record; construction started in 2016 and was completed in 2020.{{Cite news|url=https://newyorkyimby.com/2016/07/permits-filed-500-west-25th-street-chelsea.html|title=Permits Filed: 500 West 25th Street, Chelsea|last=Baird-Remba|first=Rebecca|date=July 26, 2016|newspaper=New York Yimby|access-date=October 19, 2020|language=en-US}} The building is situated on two lots that were formerly occupied by a single story car stereo store and a four-story apartment building, both of which were demolished to make way for the new development. The design of the building uses a grid of windows, columns, and beams{{Cite news|url=https://newyorkyimby.com/2019/04/500-west-25th-street-tops-out-next-to-high-line-in-chelsea.html|title=500 West 25th Street Tops Out Next To High Line, In Chelsea|last=Young|first=Michael|date=April 23, 2019|newspaper=New York Yimby|access-date=October 19, 2020|language=en-US}} and is clad in Alabama limestone.{{Cite news|url=https://newyorkyimby.com/2020/03/500-west-25th-streets-alabama-limestone-facade-revealed-in-chelsea.html|title=500 West 25th Street's Alabama Limestone Façade Revealed, In Chelsea|last=Young|first=Michael|date=March 13, 2020|newspaper=New York Yimby|access-date=October 19, 2020|language=en-US}} A distinctive feature of the structure is a cantilever on the upper three levels, which makes it one of only two structures with a cantilever along the High Line. The building is also one of only 24 properties in Manhattan to receive the New York City Green Property Certification{{Cite news|url=https://www.wallpaper.com/architecture/the-emerson-residential-building-gdsny-new-york-usa|title=GDSNY's The Emerson is a love letter to New York|last=Keh|first=Pei-Ru|date=October 16, 2020|newspaper=Wallpaper|access-date=October 19, 2020|language=en-US}} (as 239 Tenth Avenue), which recognizes properties listed as among the safest in the city to live and work.{{cite web|title=About NYC Green Property Certification|url=http://home2.nyc.gov/html/oer//html/green-property-certification/about-nyc-green-property-certification.shtml|publisher=NYC Office of Environmental Remediation}}{{cite web|title=List of NYC Green Property Certification|url=http://home2.nyc.gov/html/oer//html/green-property-certification/list-of-nyc-green-property-certification.shtml|publisher=NYC Office of Environmental Remediation}}{{cite web|title=EPIC Environment, NYC Office of Environmental Remediation's portal|url=https://a002-epic.nyc.gov/app/workspace/3455/docrepository|publisher=NYC Office of Environmental Remediation}}