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Central Park Tower

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Central Park Tower is a residential supertall skyscraper at 217 West 57th Street, on Billionaires' Row in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, designed by Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill Architecture. It rises 1,550 feet, or 472.4 meters, with 98 above ground stories and three basement stories, its top story numbered 136. It is the second tallest building in New York City, the United States and the Western Hemisphere, the fifteenth tallest building in the world, the tallest primarily residential building in the world, and the tallest building outside Asia by roof height.

Facts
Building Type
Residential Skyscraper 1
Location
Midtown Manhattan, New York City, United States 1
Completed Year
2020 1
Height (m)
472.4 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)
Skyscraper 1
Building Type (category)
Residential 1
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Connections

Has Building Type

Dwelling, Concepts
The Skyscraper, Concepts

In Style

Modernist Architecture, Styles and Movements
Source Wikipedia: Central Park Tower

Uses Element

Aluminum, Architectural Materials
Source Wikipedia: Central Park Tower
Glass, Architectural Materials
Source Wikipedia: Central Park Tower
Stainless Steel, Architectural Materials
Source Wikipedia: Central Park Tower
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United States

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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Central Park Tower
Wikipedia
  • lead paragraph, summary extract
    Central Park Tower is a residential supertall skyscraper at 217 West 57th Street, along Billionaires' Row, in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City, New York, United States.
  • History section, construction and completion
    The building was topped out during September 2019, and completed in 2020.
  • lead paragraph, summary extract, height clause
    the building rises 1,550 feet (472.4 m) with 98 above-ground stories and three basement stories, although the top story is numbered 136.
  • Lead section
    Central Park Tower is a residential supertall skyscraper at 217 West 57th Street, along Billionaires' Row, in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City, New York, United States. Designed by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, the building rises 1,550 feet (472.4 m) with 98 above-ground stories and three basement stories, although the top story is numbered 136.
  • In Style: Modernist Architecture, Infobox: architectural_style
    Modern
  • Uses Element: Glass, Wikipedia article
    The facade for the upper stories is mostly a curtain wall made of aluminum and glass.
  • Uses Element: Aluminum, Wikipedia article
    The facade for the upper stories is mostly a curtain wall made of aluminum and glass.
  • Uses Element: Stainless Steel, Wikipedia article
    The facade for the upper stories is mostly a curtain wall made of aluminum and glass.
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Wikidata: Central Park Tower
Wikidata Q2631701, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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