Current Status: Under Construction
111 West 57th Vital Stats
Address: 111 West 57th Street (Community Board 8)
Type: Residential and Mixed Commercial (Based on Warren and Wetmore Landmark)
Name: 111 West 57th Street aka Steinway Tower aka Stairway to Heaven aka 105 West 57th Street aka 107 West 57th Street
Construction: Begun 2014; Completed early 2019
Design Architect: SHoP Architects
Executive Architect: __
Developer: JDS Development Group with Property Markets Group
Builder: __
Height: 1,438 feet, (438 Meters); 82 Stories
Total Construction Floor Area: 315,996 square feet; 29,357 square meters
Site Area: 20,621 square feet; 1,915.8 square meters
Density: 58 residential units
View Zoning Diagram HERE
Superlatives: Expected to be the thinnest skyscraper worldwide with a 1:23 or 1:24 width-to-height ratio; Constructed with the tallest freestanding crane in NYC Construction history (220 feet, 67m).
Loopholes Exploited:
Read through our blog below for more information on Supertalls.
Today’s Hearing on 50 West 66th Street
The UWS came out en force today for three and one half hours of arguments on 50 West 66th Street, the 775-foot tower under review by the Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA). The Department of Buildings (DOB) was unable to produce the official who examined and...
Upper West Siders Say Luxury Tower’s Height-Boosting “Mechanical Void” is Mostly Empty Space – GOTHAMIST
Gothamist article By Elizabeth Kim Dec. 17, 2019 4:11 p.m. Rendering of 50 West 66th Street by architecture firm Snøhetta In a challenge that could affect future applications for luxury skyscrapers in New York City, an Upper West Side preservation group is arguing...
Testimony of Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer Re: 50 W. 66th Street
Thank you Gale Brewer for your support as the community's pushes back against excessive mechanical voids at 50 W. 66th Street!
Contact Information
Sean Khorsandi
Executive Director
LANDMARK WEST!
LandmarkWest@LandmarkWest.org
45 West 67th Street New York, NY 10023
212-496-8110
