Current Status: Completed
CitySpire Vital Stats
Address: 150 West 56th Street, New York, New York 10019 (Community Board 5)
Type: Mixed Commercial and Residential
Name: CitySpire; CitySpire Center
Construction: Completed 1987; Renovated 2004
Design Architect: Murphy/Jahn Architects
Executive Architect: _
Developer: Continuum Company LLC
Builder: Tishman Construction
Height: 814 feet (248 meters); 77 stories
Total Construction Floor Area: 830,005 square feet; 77,110 square meters
Site Area: 24,237 square feet; 2,252 square meters
Filed prior to July 2009, there are no Zoning Diagrams scanned for this project.
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
