Skyscraper Central Park Tower, located on Billionaires’ Row, on the edge of Central Park in Manhattan (new York) is officially the tallest residential tower in the world.
As YIMBY reported in the skyscraper at 217 West 57th Street completed the 92nd floor, which allowed the building to «overtake» a tower with a height of 1396 feet (425 meters) at 432 Park Avenue.
The skyscraper, which had developed the company Аdrian Smith and Gordon Gill Architecture, will rise to a height of 95 floors, or 1550 feet (457 meters). The construction will be fully completed next year.
Central Park Tower. Source: Shutterstock
On the first seven floors are covered with steel and glass towers will be the flagship Nordstrom store with an area of 285 thousand square feet (about 26 500 square metres). The above will also house luxury apartments.
Sale 179 residential apartments of the skyscraper began in October last year, while 20 of them were estimated at $60 million and more.
In the January interview with the Wall Street Journal, the head of the developer, Extell Development, Gary Barnett did not say how many housing units have already been sold, but noted that «decent sales».
«We certainly are experiencing a drop in sales on the market, but was ready for this,» added Barnett.
The apartments have from 2 to 8 bedrooms, from where you can see an incredible panorama of the city. The tower will have an outdoor terrace with a swimming pool and another indoor pool on the 16th floor as well as a ballroom, a Wellness center, cigar bar.
«We very seriously took up the development of this outstanding skyscraper, said architect Adrian Smith. We think we’ve created a building that is bold and refined and promises to be one of the best places to live in new York».
