Before the first decade of the 20th century, the area was occupied mostly by equestrian industries and was described by The New York Times as 'thoroughly lifeless'. In the 20th century, the area was part of Manhattan's 'Automobile Row', a stretch of Broadway extending mainly between Times Square at 42nd Street and Sherman Square at 72nd Street. Other buildings along Billionaires' Row include 432 Park Avenue four blocks east, 111 West 57th Street and One57 one block east, and the adjacent 220 Central Park South. Ĭentral Park Tower is one of several major developments around 57th Street and Central Park that are collectively dubbed Billionaires' Row by the media. Central Park Tower is also near 240 Central Park South and 220 Central Park South to the north the American Fine Arts Society (also known as the Art Students League of New York building) and the Osborne apartment building to the east and 224 West 57th Street and 218 West 57th Street (the former American Society of Civil Engineers clubhouse) to the south. The northwestern corner of the building abuts 1790 Broadway, while the southwestern corner is adjacent to 1776 Broadway. 4.1 Art Students League cantilever controversyĬentral Park Tower is in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City, just south of Columbus Circle, on the east side of Broadway between 57th Street to the south and 58th Street to the north.3.1.2 Attempted preservation of existing structures.In total, Central Park Tower cost $3 billion to construct. The building was topped out during September 2019, and completed in 2020. There were several incidents and controversies during the building's construction, including a controversy over the tower's cantilever and the death of a security guard. Despite uncertainty about the final design and complications relating to financing, excavations at the site started in May 2014 and above-ground construction started in early 2015. The site of Central Park Tower was assembled during the first decade of the 21st century during the acquisition process, the tower was delayed after two buildings at 225 West 57th Street and 1780 Broadway were considered for New York City landmark status. There are also amenities spaces on floors 14 through 16 as well as a private club on floor 100. The residential portion of the tower contains 179 condominiums, spanning on average 5,000 sq ft (460 m 2), with interiors designed by Rottet Studio. The eastern portion of the tower contains a cantilever above the Art Students League of New York's building at 215 West 57th Street, intended to maximize views of nearby Central Park. The basement and first five above-ground stories contain a large Nordstrom store, which opened in 2019. Central Park Tower is the second-tallest building in New York City, the United States, and the Western Hemisphere the 14th tallest building in the world the tallest primarily residential building in the world and the tallest building outside Asia by roof height.Ĭentral Park Tower was developed by Extell Development Company and Shanghai Municipal Investment Group. Designed by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, the building rises 1,550 feet (472 m) with 98 above-ground stories and three basement stories, although the top story is numbered 136. Central Park Tower is a residential supertall skyscraper at 225 West 57th Street in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City, along Billionaires' Row.

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