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Jul 27, 2023

Zero Irving Completes Construction at 124 East 14th Street in Union Square, Manhattan 

By: Michael Young and Matt Pruznick 8:00 am on August 28, 2023 Construction is complete on Zero Irving, a 21-story mixed-use building at 124 East 14th Street in Union Square, Manhattan. Designed by

By: Michael Young and Matt Pruznick 8:00 am on August 28, 2023

Construction is complete on Zero Irving, a 21-story mixed-use building at 124 East 14th Street in Union Square, Manhattan. Designed by Davis Brody Bond and developed in partnership by RAL Development Services and Junius Real Estate Partners, the 176,000-square-foot structure contains affordable and market-rate office space for technology firms as well as a three-floor education and training center, a tech incubator, coworking spaces, and a 10,000-square-foot ground-floor food hall managed by Urbanspace. JLL has served is the leasing and marketing agent for the office space and Suffolk Construction was the general contractor for the project, which is located along East 14th Street between Third Avenue to the east and Broadway to the west.

The reflective curtain wall, supplied by ES Windows, is comprised of floor-to-ceiling glass, including a set of 24-foot-tall, two-story panels on the western end. Concrete surfaces frame the top and sides of the building, and a sloping metal canopy covers the roof pavilion, which holds a 6,277-square-foot private terrace with views over Union Square and the Midtown skyline. A separate 1,317-square-foot terrace is found one floor below on the 21st level.

Photo by Michael Young

Photo by Michael Young

Photo by Michael Young

Photo by Michael Young

Photo by Michael Young

Photo by Michael Young

Photo by Michael Young

Photo by Michael Young

Photo by Michael Young

Photo by Michael Young

Photo by Michael Young

Photo by Michael Young

Photo by Michael Young

Photo by Michael Young

The Urbanspace market hall faces East 14th Street and features a set of sliding glass windows on rollers that afford countertop-seated patrons an open-air dining experience in the warm months. A portion of the interior ceilings is finished with the same punched metal screen found on Zero Irving’s roof.

Photo by Michael Young

Photo by Michael Young

Photo by Michael Young

Photo by Michael Young

Photo by Michael Young

Photo by Michael Young

Photo by Michael Young

Photo by Michael Young

Photo by Michael Young

The main entrance spans over 31 feet high at the northern corner.

Photo by Michael Young

Vertical glass banners display the Zero Irving name in colorful, bold letters.

Photo by Michael Young

Zero Irving’s upper 14 floors offer market-rate office space, while the first seven floors house affordable office space for smaller companies, as well as the training center, tech incubator, coworking spaces, event space, and the aforementioned food hall. There is a 13th floor setback that makes way for a 1,912-square-foot outdoor amenity terrace populated by large planters, a gaming area, and lounge seating. Additional amenities include a 14,000-square-foot event and conferencing venue, a full-service fitness center with lockers and showers, and bike storage.

Current tenants include B2B payment platform Melio, digital financial services company Laurel Road, and business intelligence software developer Sigma Computing. Nearly every office floor has ceiling spans of 11.5 feet with the exception of the second floor, which spans 16.5 feet.

The nearest subways are the 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, and W trains at the 14th Street-Union Square station.

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