740 Eighth Avenue

Planned skyscraper in Manhattan, New York

The Torch 740 Eighth Avenue
Artist's impression

General information
Status	Under construction
Type	Hotel
Location	740 8th Avenue, New York, NY 10036, U.S.
Coordinates	40°45′34″N 73°59′16″W / 40.75944°N 73.98778°W / 40.75944; -73.98778
Construction started	2022
Estimated completion	2027
Height	1,067 feet (325 m)
Technical details
Floor count	52
Design and construction
Architect(s)	ODA Architecture

740 Eighth Avenue, also known as The Torch,^[1] is a supertall hotel skyscraper under construction in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, designed by ODA Architecture. It is planned to reach a height of 1,067 feet (325.1 meters) and is expected to be completed in 2027.^[2] The 56-story building will incorporate a 260-foot drop tower as well as an observation deck.^[3]^[4]

References

^ Young, Michael; Pruznick, Matt (March 15, 2024), "Renderings Revealed For The Torch At 740 Eighth Avenue In Midtown, Manhattan", New York YIMBY, retrieved June 6, 2024
^ "740 8th Avenue - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
^ Rebong, Kevin; Houghtaling, Ellie Quinlan (February 21, 2023). "Extell's Theater District Highrise Lines Up for Major Tourism". The Real Deal. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
^ Jacobs, Karrie (July 18, 2023). "Times Square's New Thrill Ride Looks Like It Came From Las Vegas". Curbed. Retrieved March 30, 2024.

Midtown (42nd–59th Streets)

Manhattan, New York City

Buildings

West of
5th Av

1 Worldwide Plz
2 Columbus Cir
5 Columbus Cir
5 W 54th St
7 W 54th St
10 W 56th St
11 W 54th St
12 W 56th St
13–15 W 54th St
30 W 44th St (Penn Club)
30 W 56th St
46 W 55th St
53W53
111 W 57th St
120 W 46th St
125 W 55th St
130 W 57th St
140 W 57th St
165 W 57th St
200 Central Park S
218 W 57th St
220 Central Park S
224 W 57th St
240 Central Park S
500 5th Av
520 5th Av
608 5th Av
650 5th Av
660 5th Av
712 5th Av
740 8th Av
750 7th Av
810 7th Av
888 7th Av
1166 6th Av
1301 6th Av
1345 6th Av
1717 Broadway
1740 Broadway
Aeolian Hall
Alwyn Court
Americas Tower
Axa Equitable Center
Bank of America Tower
The Briarcliffe
Brill Bldg
Calvary Baptist Church
Carnegie Hall Tower
Central Park Place
Central Park Tower
CBS Bldg
Church of St. Mary the Virgin
Crown Bldg
Coty Bldg
Deutsche Bank Center
Executive Plz
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
Gainsborough Studios
Hampshire House
Hearst Tower
Manufacturers Trust Bldg
Mark Hellinger Theatre
- Times Square Church
Metropolitan Tower
New York City Bar Association Building
New York Yacht Club Building
One57
The Osborne
Paramount Plz
Park House
Philippine Center
Random House Tower
Rockefeller Apts
Rodin Studios
St. Malachy Roman Catholic Church
St. Thomas Church
Salmon Tower Bldg
Solow Bldg
Tower 49
Tower Fifth
Trump Parc
W. R. Grace Bldg

Rockefeller Center	1 Rockefeller Plz 10 Rockefeller Plz 30 Rockefeller Plz 50 Rockefeller Plz 75 Rockefeller Plz 1211 6th Av 1221 6th Av 1251 6th Av 1271 6th Av British Empire Building International Building La Maison Francaise
Times Square	1 Astor Plz 1 Times Sq 3 Times Sq 4 Times Sq 11 Times Sq 20 Times Sq 229 W 43rd St 255 W 43rd St 1500 Broadway 1501 Broadway 1540 Broadway 1552 Broadway 1585 Broadway TSX Broadway

East of
5th Av

Former

Grand Central Palace
Hotel Marguery
Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont House
Sherwood Studio Building
St. Nicholas Collegiate Reformed Protestant Dutch Church
Studebaker Building
Temple Emanu-El
Union Carbide Building
Vanderbilt Triple Palace
William K. Vanderbilt House
West Presbyterian Church

Theaters

Broadway theaters	Ambassador August Wilson Belasco Bernard B. Jacobs Booth Broadhurst Broadway Circle in the Square Ethel Barrymore Eugene O'Neill Gerald Schoenfeld Gershwin Hayes Hudson Imperial James Earl Jones John Golden Lena Horne Longacre Lunt-Fontanne Lyceum Lyric Majestic Marquis Minskoff Music Box Neil Simon Palace Richard Rodgers St. James Samuel J. Friedman Shubert Stephen Sondheim Studio 54 Todd Haimes Walter Kerr Winter Garden
Other venues	55th Street Playhouse Carnegie Hall Ed Sullivan Theater The ImaginAsian New Victory Theater New York City Center Paris Theater Radio City Music Hall Sony Hall The Theater Center The Town Hall York Theatre
Closed/demolished	44th Street 48th Street Apollo Center Capitol Earl Carroll Edison Embassy Fulton George M. Cohan's Loew's State Lyric New Century Olympia Roxy Strand Times Square Victoria Ziegfeld (1927) Ziegfeld (1969)

Hotels

Current

Former

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Metropolitan New York City
Hotel Carter
Hotel Claridge
Hotel Manhattan
Hotel Metropole
New York Biltmore Hotel
New York Marriott East Side
Omni Berkshire Place
Pabst Hotel
Ritz-Carlton Hotel
Roosevelt Hotel
Savoy-Plaza Hotel
Times Square Hotel
Weylin Hotel
Windsor Hotel

Other points of interest

Restaurants/ nightlife	21 Club 54 Below Alto Anthos Aureole Burger Heaven Le Bernardin Cafe Chambord Campbell Apartment La Caravelle Caviar Russe Del Pezzo Restaurant Ellen's Stardust Diner Gabriel Kreuther Gallagher's Steakhouse Grand Central Oyster Bar & Restaurant La Grenouille Iridium Jazz Club Le Jardinier King Cole Bar Kurumazushi Latin Quarter Lespinasse Marea Naro The Pool and the Grill Oceana The Original Soupman P. J. Clarke's Patsy's Le Pavillon Prime Burger The Quilted Giraffe Rainbow Room Restaurant Aquavit Rumpelmayer's Russian Tea Room Sardi's Satsuki Shun Lee Palace Stage Deli The Campbell
Museums/ cultural centers	Austrian Cultural Forum New York Girl Scout Museum and Archives John M. Mossman Lock Museum Korean Cultural Center New York Madame Tussauds New York Museum of Arts and Design Museum of Broadway Museum of Modern Art New York Transit Museum Paley Center for Media Rose Museum Spyscape
Stores	Argosy Book Store Gotham Book Mart
Clubhouses	American Fine Arts Society The Brook Century Association Cornell Club of New York Harvard Club of New York City New York Athletic Club New York City Bar Association New York Friars Club New York Yacht Club Penn Club of New York Racquet and Tennis Club University Club of New York Women's National Republican Club Yale Club of New York City
Clubhouses (former)	Princeton Club of New York
Green spaces	Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden Central Park Grand Army Plaza Greenacre Park Paley Park
Educational institutions	53rd Street Library Circle in the Square Theatre School CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies High School of Performing Arts Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis High School for International Careers Saint Thomas Choir School SUNY College of Optometry
Art galleries	Galerie St. Etienne Rehs Galleries

Transportation

Subway stations	Fifth Avenue/53rd Street Fifth Avenue–59th Street Seventh Avenue 42nd Street–Bryant Park/Fifth Avenue 42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal 47th–50th Streets–Rockefeller Center 49th Street 50th Street 50th Street 57th Street–Seventh Avenue 57th Street 59th Street–Columbus Circle Grand Central–42nd Street Lexington Avenue/51st Street Lexington Avenue/59th Street Times Square–42nd Street
Railroad stations	Grand Central Madison Grand Central Terminal
Streets and intersections	Third Avenue Fifth Avenue Sixth Avenue Six and a Half Avenue Seventh Avenue Eighth Avenue 42nd 47th 50th 51st 52nd 53rd 54th 55th 57th 59th Broadway Columbus Circle Duffy Square Grand Army Plaza George Abbott Way Lexington Avenue Madison Avenue Park Avenue Park Avenue Viaduct Pershing Square Shubert Alley Times Square Vanderbilt Avenue