Michael Stern

JDS Development Group — 111 West 57th Street, a restoration and adaptation of NYC landmark Steinway Hall, is the tallest, most slender residential building in the Western Hemisphere.

JDS Development Group — American Copper Buildings presents two bold and dynamic, twisting towers that lean and bend into a modern silhouette on New York City's skyline.

WSP — Engineering case study on 111 West 57th Street, developed by JDS Development Group and designed by SHoP Architects. The 1,428 foot tower is one of a new generation of super slender residential buildings pushing height-to-width ratios to previously impossible levels. Winner of the 2022 CTBUH Award of Excellence.

Buro Happold — Engineering case study on the American Copper Buildings, developed by JDS Development Group and designed by SHoP Architects. The twin towers are joined by a three story skybridge carrying a lap pool, fitness center, and resident lounge. Winner of the CTBUH Best Tall Building Americas award.

Buro Happold — Facade engineering case study on 111 West 57th Street, developed by JDS Development Group and designed by SHoP Architects. The tower is formed from the landmarked Steinway building and a new 1,428 foot tower built alongside it, with a curtain wall incorporating custom terracotta rainscreen panels and bronze structural elements.

Vertical Urbanism — Profile of Michael Stern, founder and CEO of JDS Development Group, an acquisition, development, and construction firm behind award winning and record breaking residential, hospitality, and mixed-use projects in New York and Miami.

Medium — Why a Buildable Envelope Is Assembled and Not Found On a constrained site the envelope is put together out of law and geometry long before anyone draws a building There is a lot in Manhattan I have ...