Current Status: Complete
220 Central Park South Vital Stats
Address: 220 Central Park South (Community Board 5)
Type: Residential
Name: 220 Central Park South
Construction: Begun 2014; Completed 2018
Design Architect: Robert A.M. Stern Architects
Executive Architect: SLCE Architects
Structural Engineer: DeSimone Consulting
Developer: Vornado Realty Trust
Builder: __
Height: 953 feet, (290.4 Meters); 70 Stories
Total Construction Floor Area: 414,346 square feet; 38,494 square meters
Site Area: __
Density: 116 residential units
View Zoning Diagram HERE
Superlatives: 10th Tallest Building in NYC at time of construction.
On January 23, 2019, billionaire hedge fund manager Kenneth C. Griffin purchased a $238 million penthouse, making it the most expensive home ever sold in the United States
Loopholes Exploited: Packing multiple mechanical floors above street level to elevate sellable floors.
Read through our blog below for more information on Supertalls.
ICYMI: W66th St Tower at BSA
While many were hitting the beach to beat the heat last week, LW! had an eventful 3 1/2 hour hearing at the Board of Standards and Appeals regarding 36 West 66th Street (aka 50 West 66th Street) and how it does (but mainly, how it does not) comply with Zoning. You...
LW’s Sean Khorsandi on Fox5 re 50 W. 66th Street Supertall
LW! Executive Director Sean Khorsandi is interviewed about developers' attempts to take advantage of zoning loopholes to build a Supertall tower at 50 W. 66th Street. Fox5 caught up with Sean outside the Board of Stand and Appeals during LW's hearing last week:
Helen Rosenthal at BSA: “I’m asking the BSA to…take a stand for our community and the zoning guidelines established to protect it.”
Council Member Helen Rosenthal gave testimony before the BSA on August 7 in support of Landmark West! and the community's appeal against the permits for the 50 W. 66th Street proposed development. Her 8/8/2019 e-newsletter highlighted her position (emphasis added): "I...
Contact Information
Sean Khorsandi
Executive Director
LANDMARK WEST!
LandmarkWest@LandmarkWest.org
45 West 67th Street New York, NY 10023
212-496-8110
