Construction is complete on 50 West 66th Street, a 69-story residential skyscraper on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Designed by Snøhetta and developed by Extell and Tennor Holding, the 775-foot-tall tower stands as the tallest structure on the Upper West Side and yields 127 condominium units. SLCE Architects is the executive architect for the property, which is located on an interior lot between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West with frontage on both West 65th and West 66th Streets.
All remaining work on the podium and the tower’s glass curtain wall and corner balconies has concluded since our last update in December, when crews were still finishing up the ground-floor frontages on both West 65th and 66th Streets. The following photos detail the finished appearance of the exterior in late golden hour lighting.
50 West 66th Street. Photo by Michael Young.
50 West 66th Street. Photo by Michael Young.
50 West 66th Street. Photo by Michael Young.
50 West 66th Street. Photo by Michael Young.
50 West 66th Street. Photo by Michael Young.
50 West 66th Street. Photo by Michael Young.
50 West 66th Street. Photo by Michael Young.
50 West 66th Street. Photo by Michael Young.
50 West 66th Street. Photo by Michael Young.
50 West 66th Street. Photo by Michael Young.
50 West 66th Street. Photo by Michael Young.
50 West 66th Street. Photo by Michael Young.
50 West 66th Street. Photo by Michael Young.
50 West 66th Street. Photo by Michael Young.
Condominium units are available in two- to six-bedroom layouts and two collections: The House and The Tower. The House residences, designed by Shamir Shah Design, are intended to evoke prewar aesthetics with spacious living spaces and warm materials. The homes in the Tower collection, designed by AB Concept, feature high ceiling spans and polished glass walls. Private loggias are carved into The Tower’s corners, providing panoramic views of Central Park, the Hudson River, and the New York City skyline. All homes offer the signature Extell Choice, which allows buyers to select from various finish palettes, each complete with stone, custom millwork, and premium hardwood flooring and fittings.
Residential amenities at 50 West 66th Street span more than 50,000 square feet and include a full-size basketball and pickleball court, an indoor saltwater lap pool and spa, fitness center, Pilates and training studios, squash court, bowling alley, golf simulator, screening room, infrared sauna and steam rooms, locker rooms, a children’s studio, gaming lounge, and private storage facilities. The 20th floor will offer an outdoor saltwater swimming pool and spa, a sundeck, a skyline lounge and sunset bar, a terrace and fire pit, lifestyle concierge service, and a conference room and club room.
Extell Marketing Group is handling sales and marketing in conjunction with Janice Chang of Douglas Elliman and Hilary Landis and Beth Benalloul of The Corcoran Group. Prices start at $4.6 million.
The closest subways from the development are the 1 train at the 66th Street station to the west at the intersection of Broadway and Columbus Avenue. The property sits in close proximity to Lincoln Center and Central Park.
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Exquisite.
I do kind of revel at UWS NIMBYs going ballistic about this building and 200 Amsterdam for ruining their “quaint little village”.
But seriously though, imagine living all the way north on West 95th St and going completely out of your way to come down to West 66th St every day to scoff and make angry remarks in front of the doorman just to feel like your NIMBYism is validated.
What a waste of time and breath.
It would be amazing to sit on those balconies and enjoy the views of Central Park and Midtown. I live on the Upper West Side, and I really love this building and its location. I think the area could benefit from more buildings like this—and they should be built taller.
The Upper West Side is one of the best areas in New York City, but there are still too many old buildings and low-rise structures. Thoughtful, taller development could bring more housing while taking advantage of the incredible location and views. I hope we see more projects like this in the neighborhood.
this is a goofball take. the UWS is one of the most charming historic neighborhoods in the city we do not need more tall buildings there, plenty of land elsewhere.
UWS has a population density of 110,000/ sq mi. I’m not going to say that there needs to be an end to construction there but I think it’s done more than its part in terms of providing housing stock.
Nice to see some fresh perspective. I think it’s a beautiful building and it’s not so far from other tall buildings that it looks out of place. Looking forward to seeing with the team at RASMA have in store for it’s 1,200′ neighbor!
Hopefully more tall skyscrapers coming to the UWS.
Incredible documentation of a really interesting building.
Lots of ‘gold’ accents, you know who would approve..
Scrooge McDuck?
This is a lot better than the 1960’s slab at the right in the first photo. I’d call that progress.
Perhaps the most offensive trait of tall residential towers is their assault on street-level activity. Yes, they’ll have a Lobby and perhaps an E by Equinox gym entrance. But beyond that – they are at best, bereft of Street life. Where older brick & mortar structures provide easily accessible shops and markets, towers offer only empty glass, loading docks and ramps to the underground garage. One such structure imposes bland emptiness on a street, while multiple such give you deserted sidewalks, the humm of exhaust vents and not much else. THIS is a huge reason why residents oppose the encroachment of such structures into their neighborhoods.
This seems like the lack of street facing store fronts could be easily resolved with additional zoning requirements. Odd a building owner wouldn’t WANT to have as much retail as possible and be doing this already.
This building is mid-block, so no retail. It is a bit harsh at street level, but the rest of the building is okay. I don’t think Extell’s buildings tend to be timeless design – they’re all a bit quirky.
$meh
Honest question: Do people use all these amenities? Seems like with only 126 units and probably a 1/4 unoccupied at any one time there wouldn’t be many people in the building.
Thank the Lord we have more affordable housing in New York! Oh wait…
Height fine. Density fine. Design SoSo Materials snore.
Great place to raise taxes substantially.
Gimmicky. This design won’t wear well. I have nothing against density, at least below 72nd street, but this trashy design looks more like East 86th.
Agreed.
Agreed
Fantastic futuristic architecture. Bold and unconventional design. Really enhances the UWS.