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.
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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
