Written by Lydia Armstrong, CNN
The world’s skinniest skyscraper has been accomplished, including a brand new landmark to Manhattan’s well-known skyline.
Steinway Tower, or 111 West 57th Street, has a height-to-width ratio of 24:1, making it “essentially the most slender skyscraper on the earth,” in response to the builders.
At 1,428 toes, it is usually one of many tallest buildings within the Western hemisphere, falling in need of two others in New York City: One World Trade Center at 1,776 toes and Central Park Tower at 1,550 toes.
The midtown Manhattan improvement consists of 60 residences spanning the tower’s 84 tales and the adjoining Steinway Hall constructing.
The tower was designed by New York structure agency SHoP Architects and constructed by JDS Development, Property Markets Group and Spruce Capital Partners, which started building in 2013. Gregg Pasquarelli, principal at SHoP Architects, referred to as the constructing “a venture of extraordinary proportions and epic grandeur” in an e mail to CNN.
Steinway Tower is barely eclipsed by One World Trade Center and Central Park Tower within the New York City skyline. Credit: Dronalist
Super-slender skyscrapers, also called pencil towers, turned standout options of the Hong Kong skyline within the Nineteen Seventies. Since then, main cities corresponding to New York have adopted go well with.
Steinway Tower skyscraper is a robust assertion, tapering elegantly however dramatically from its tip. A triplex penthouse overlooking Central Park sits on the prime.
The architects mentioned their important purpose was to create a brand new and daring interpretation of the New York skyline, whereas additionally celebrating the situation’s historic roots.
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“Any preconceived notions that our workforce had about skyscrapers of New York City developments have been changed with a chance to do one thing that had by no means been accomplished earlier than,” Pasquarelli mentioned.
The super-tall tower is an addition to Steinway Hall, a historic 1925 constructing referred to as the previous residence of the piano maker Steinway and Sons and a live performance corridor. This erstwhile cultural hub has been transformed into luxurious properties.
The structure agency mentioned it drew inspiration from “the golden age of the Manhattan skyscraper” and New York’s Art Deco historical past.
The tower’s façade consists of blocks of terracotta, a cloth that seems to vary coloration and texture when seen in numerous lights and from totally different angles.
Steinway Tower is now opening its doorways to new residents, however whereas the constructing’s silhoutte is skinny, the costs definitely aren’t, starting from $7.75 million for a two-bedroom condominium to $66 million for the penthouse.
This story was up to date to replicate that costs begin at $7.75 million for a 2-bedroom condominium, not a studio as beforehand said.
