Current Status: Completed
56 Leonard Street Vital Stats
Address: 56 Leonard St., New York, New York 10013 (Community Board 1)
Type: Mixed Residential and Commercial
Name: 56 Leonard; 56 Leonard Street; Jenga Building
Construction: Begun 2007; Completed 2017
Design Architect: Herzog & de Meuron Architekten
Executive Architect: Hill|West Architects
Developer: Alexico Group
Builder: Lend Lease Corporation
Height: 821 feet (250 meters); 57 stories
Total Construction Floor Area: 500,005 square feet; 46,452 square meters
Site Area: 12,518 square feet
Filed prior to July 2009, there are no Zoning Diagrams scanned for this project.
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Sean Khorsandi
Executive Director
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LandmarkWest@LandmarkWest.org
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212-496-8110
