Not to be confused with Central Park Towers

Central Park Tower (also known as the Nordstrom Tower) is a supertall mixed-use commercial/residential project being developed by the Extell Development Company and Shanghai Municipal Investment Group[4][5] in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, in the U.S. state of New York. The building will rise 1,550 feet (472 m) to the roof.[6] Upon completion, Central Park Tower will become the second-tallest skyscraper in the United States and the Western Hemisphere and the tallest by roof height of a building outside of Asia, surpassing the Willis Tower by around 95 feet.

Design [ edit ]

The building is designed by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture. The first seven floors of the tower will be anchored by New York City's first Nordstrom department store.[7] Floors eight to twelve will house amenity spaces for residents.[8] Due to another residential project, 220 Central Park South, under construction directly across the street from 225 West 57th Street, Extell purchased air rights to build a cantilever over the Art Students League of New York's building, to which the League's members voted in favor.[9] Official renderings were revealed on New York YIMBY on April 20, 2015.[10] According to an announcement on June 25, 2015, the ornamental spire was officially removed from the design, likely to show respect to One World Trade Center by ensuring that it remains the tallest in the city. The building will have 95 habitable floors.[3]

Looking east along 58th Street, Sept 2018.

Construction issues and incidents [ edit ]

A lawsuit was filed by the Art Students League, against their board for selling the rights to build the tower. However, the State Supreme Court judge dismissed the case stating that there was not enough evidence to support the claims of the 200 league members.[11]

A 3,000 pound glass panel standing at the ground floor tipped over on top of a security guard at the building's construction site on May 26, 2018. The security guard was declared dead at the hospital. A construction worker at the scene had tried to rescue the security guard, and ended up fracturing his right foot.[12][13] After the incident, the New York City Department of Buildings announced that it would order a halt on all construction work at the site.[14][15]

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References [ edit ]

Media related to Central Park Tower at Wikimedia Commons