Current Status: Under Construction
225 West 57th Vital Stats
Address: 225 West 57th Street (Community Board 5)
Type: Mixed Commercial and Residential
Name: 225 West 57th Street, aka 217 West 57th Street, aka Nordstrom Tower, aka Central Park Tower
Construction: Begun 2014; Estimated Completion 2020
Design Architect: Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
Executive Architect:
Developer: Extell Development Company
Builder: Lendlease Group
Height: 1,550 feet, (472 Meters); 131 Stories (95 habitable)
Total Construction Floor Area: 1,200,000 square feet; 110,000 square meters
Site Area: 15,605 square feet
Density: 179 condominium units
View Zoning Diagram HERE
Loopholes Exploited:
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
