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$238 Million Sale of 220 Central Park South’s Penthouse Shatters National Record

8:00 am on January 24, 2019 By Vanessa Londono

A record-shattering $238 million purchase of a Manhattan penthouse at 220 Central Park South came at the hands of billionaire and Citadel hedge fund founder Ken Griffin. The sale of the 24,000 square foot apartment makes it the highest-priced home ever sold in the United States. The four-story residence is part of a 66-floor near-supertall development by Vornado Realty Trust, and has 16 bedrooms, 17 bathrooms, five balconies, and a terrace facing Central Park.

SHoP Architects’ “Stairway to Heaven” Nears Pinnacle at 111 West 57th Street, Atop Billionaire’s Row

8:00 am on December 30, 2018 By Michael Young

111 West 57th Street is nearing the upper section of its topmost residential and mechanical floors. With a height to width ratio of 24:1, the SHoP Architects-designed tower will soon become the most slender building in the world. It is the 2nd-tallest skyscraper under construction in New York City, and will soon climb to an 1,438-foot-high pinnacle between Sixth and Seventh Avenues. The supertall is being developed by JDS Development and Property Markets Group, and Douglas Elliman is in charge of sales and marketing for the 46 condominiums within.

Work Continues for 45 Broad Street, the Financial District’s First Impending Residential Supertall

8:00 am on December 27, 2018 By Michael Young

Located to the south of the New York Stock Exchange on a narrow rectangular strip of land along Broad Street, the Financial District’s first residential supertall will soon rise at 45 Broad Street. The tower will eventually soar 1,115 feet above the crowded streets of Lower Manhattan, and should make a very dramatic impact on the skyline in the coming years. Clad with bronze-colored aluminum panels and an intricate mix of sleek vertical and curved lines, it is the 5th-tallest skyscraper currently under construction in New York City. CetraRuddy is the architect, while the developers are Madison Equities and Pizzarotti LLC.

One Vanderbilt as seen from One Manhattan Square, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

One Vanderbilt Pops Into The Midtown Skyline, Reaches Past Halfway Point for Full Height

8:00 am on October 30, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

At the beginning of 2018, One Vanderbilt Avenue was only just rising above its retail podium. While it was as wide as it would ever be, it was hard to imagine the inevitable future height that the Midtown has already reached. When complete, the supertall will be the fourth tallest skyscraper in New York City, competing with the Billionaires Row and FiDi Supertalls, and now it’s finally piercing the Midtown plateau. Work is about three or four floors below the 808-foot-tall Metlife building, meaning One Vanderbilt is well past half its full height of 1,401 feet. Hines and SL Green are responsible for the development.

Central Park view in 2022, rendering by Jose Hernandez image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

Future Look At Midtown’s Supertall Skyline Circa 2022

8:00 am on October 1, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

There are few places better than Central Park to truly appreciate the scale of New York City. The cliff-like transition from Midtown to Olmsted’s masterpiece is part of what attracts people to the city, and it’s only getting more dramatic. Today YIMBY has a fresh rendering by Jose Hernandez, based on a photograph by Andrew Campbell Nelson from the Met’s Rooftop Garden, which reveals exactly how the skyline is expected to change through 2022 and currently appears in an exhibit at The Skyscraper Museum, in Lower Manhattan.

One Manhattan West from the ground, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

YIMBY Tours Brookfield’s Manhattan West Development, First Look at Rooftop Views

8:00 am on September 25, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

Brookfield has officially celebrated the topping out of the 67-story One Manhattan West, aka OMW, the largest of six structures in their six million square foot Manhattan West development in Midtown West. The project has successfully lured several large companies to lease, and plans to add a significant amount of public space to the city. For a complete update on the construction, YIMBY visited the site, capturing top-floor views from both The Eugene and OMW.

Scale Model of 111 West 57th Street with Gregg Pasquarelli at the base, image from the Sales Gallery

111 West 57th Street Reveals Two-Story Model Tower & Officially Launches Sales

8:00 am on September 14, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

Earlier this week, 111 West 57th Street finally reached official supertall status, putting it amongst the twenty tallest structures in the United States. Thirty percent of its height remains to be completed. As it reaches this engineering feat, the sales gallery has been launched, and with it the opportunity to spend millions of dollars on some of the highest homes in the city.

Central Park Tower Climbs Past 1,100 Feet as Cladding and Glass Begin to Show

8:00 am on September 12, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

News about the supertalls rising in the city is pouring in, including 111 West 57th Street’s ascent past the 1,000-foot mark and YIMBY’s exclusive reveal about the possible revival of Foster + Partners’ design at 200 Greenwich Street. For today, we turn back to Midtown with an update for Central Park Tower, the tallest building under construction in the country. Extell Development Company and the Shanghai Municipal Investment Group are responsible for the project.

Rendering of 111 West 57th Street. Credit: Hayes Davidson and SHoP Architects

111 West 57th Street Reaches Supertall Heights as Pieces of the Façade Appear to Go Missing

8:00 am on September 10, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

The progress across Billionaire’s Row has been significant in recent months. Today, YIMBY has an update on Midtown’s new terracotta masterpiece, for which sales are starting, and the latest photographs show that construction has officially reached supertall heights. JDS Development and Property Markets Group are behind the project.

Model of the two-story Empire State Building and the grand staircase, image by Evan Joseph

The Empire State Building’s New Visitor Center Celebrates Official Opening Day

8:00 am on August 23, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

Last year, 4.2 million people visited the Empire State Building’s observation deck through their Fifth Avenue lobby. What the visitors may not have realized is that office employees were using the same entrance. Thankfully, workers will no longer have to wade through crowds of wayward tourists every day. A new entrance officially opened yesterday for the famous Midtown supertall, designed to accommodate the large number of visitors and create a more engaging experience.

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