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
