Render courtesy of Rafael Viñoly Architects/Halkin Mason
Current Status: Completed
In the summer of 2014, 432 Park Avenue surpassed the Empire State Building as the tallest building in midtown, a title the ESB held since the Great Depression.
432 Park Avenue Vital Stats
Address: 432 Park Avenue (Community Board 5)
Type: Mixed Commercial and Residential
Name: 432 Park Avenue aka 432 Park Avenue Condominiums
Construction: Begun November 2011; Completed December 2015
Design Architect: Rafael Viñoly
Executive Architect: SLCE Architect LLP
Developer: CIM Group/Macklowe Properties
Builder: Lend Lease Project Management & Construction
Height: 1,396 feet, (425.5 Meters); 88 Stories
Total Construction Floor Area: 412,637 square feet; 38,335 square meters
Site Area: __
Density:
View Zoning Diagram HERE
Loopholes Exploited: Excessive Floor to Floor Heights (16’5″ on average); Excessive Mechanical Area (19 Floors!); Unenclosed Patios as design feature.
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
