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.
City Council Statement on Mechanical Voids
"The officials highlighted developer tactics such as excessive use of “void spaces” — unoccupied floors intended for mechanical equipment — in order to create extraordinarily tall buildings and circumvent the intent of the Zoning Resolution." The Council of the City...
Addressing the Voids
LANDMARK WEST! Executive Director was featured in an article in CRAINS NY (linked) alongside colleague Rachel Levy from FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts. Since both neighborhoods have similar zoning districts, they are both experiencing some of the...
The Facts of 36 West 66th Street
2018 ended in a flurry, and LANDMARK WEST! met the deadline to file a Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) challenge against 36 West 66th Street (the tower replacing the Jewish Guild for the Blind and Congregation Habonim's synagogue). 2019 begins with the...
Contact Information
Sean Khorsandi
Executive Director
LANDMARK WEST!
LandmarkWest@LandmarkWest.org
45 West 67th Street New York, NY 10023
212-496-8110
