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Central Park Tower has surpassed 432 Park, taking the title of tallest residential building in the Western Hemisphere and tallest roof in NYC. The skyscraper at 217 West 57th Street is quickly rising to its 1550 foot height, over 155 feet taller than 432 Park! The skyscraper has been criticized for its 350 feet of "mechanical space" which does not count towards the regulated floor area of the building, a loophole in the city's zoning regulations that may soon change.* With a downturn in the real estate market and a surplus in luxury residential apartments in NYC, Central Park Tower is on schedule to be completed next year with 18 of 179 condos priced above $60 million. *See our previous post from January 28th on the mechanical void loophole. #skyscraper #centralparktower #centralpark #architecture #smithgill #432park #111w57th #midtown #57thstreet #centralparksouth #nycarchitecture #archilovers #architect #architecturephotography #midtownmanhattan #manhattan #urbanism #urban #zombieurbanism #zoning #cityplanning #urbanplanning #nycurbanism (at Central Park Tower) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvhn_E_HByq/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1v6r4u42wgqn7

wonder about the empty exposed floors​ (seen in orange)​ in New York’s tallest residential building? 432 Park Ave consists of a concrete tube system linked to a central slab spans from core to perimeter with no interior columns giving the interior space planning the maximum flexibility possible. Given the tower’s height and aspect ratio of more than 15:1, the efficiency of the structure is of the utmost importance in order to create structure that works harmoniously with the architecture. As with most high rise buildings, the controlling perceptibility of the lateral motion of the building in high wind conditions is a key design focus. To that end, a series of openings through the structure were developed through wind tunnel testing that improve the aerodynamics of the building, resulting in the full floor gaps. In addition, two tuned mass dampers were designed to further reduce lateral accelerations to acceptable levels for the occupant’s comfort. #432park #skyscraper #parkave #432parkave #structuralengineering #supertall archiporn #billionairesrow #one57 #111w57th #rafaelvinoly #architecture #archilovers Photo credit: Tony Shi (at 432 Park Avenue)