Current Status: Completed
53 West 53rd Vital Stats
Address: 53 West 53rd Street (Community Board 5)
Type: Mixed Commercial and Residential
Name: Tower Verre aka 53 West 53 aka 53 West 53rd Street aka MoMA Expansion Tower
Construction: Begun 2014, Completed 2018
Design Architect: Jean Nouvel
Executive Architect: ___
Engineer: WSP Global
Developer: Hines, Pontiac Land Group, Goldman Sachs
Builder: Lendlease Group
Height: 950 feet, (290 Meters); 77 Stories
Total Construction Floor Area: 600,040 square feet; 55,745.5 square meters
Site Area: 2,209 square feet
Density: 145 Residences
View Zoning Diagram HERE
Loopholes Exploited:
Read through our blog below for more information on Supertalls.
The Right Rights
As reported in the New York Times, neighbors of an Extell Properties owned corner lot on West 17th street banded together to purchase and "bank" air rights over the neighboring development in order to protect their views. In "How Much is a View Worth in Manhattan? Try...
The MTA is not to blame!
When GOTHAMIST reported a deluge "Video: Subway Platform Flash Flood Knocks Man To The Ground" at the 23rd/Ely aka Court Square station, several commenters were jaded, or furious. Personally, one had to question why the videographer was recording and not helping the...
MBPO hosts DCP hearing on Loopholes – This Thursday at 6:30pm
LANDMARK WEST! has been tirelessly advocating for the closure of LOOPHOLES which yield SUPERTALLS. Despite this new typology sprouting up for years, the Department of City Planning (DCP) relies on decades- old regulations that never envisioned buildings of this...
Contact Information
Sean Khorsandi
Executive Director
LANDMARK WEST!
LandmarkWest@LandmarkWest.org
45 West 67th Street New York, NY 10023
212-496-8110
