Current Status: Completed
157 West 57th Vital Stats
Address: 157 West 57th Street (Community Board 5)
Type: Hotel and Residential
Name: One57 aka “The Billionaire Building”; formerly: Carnegie 57
Construction: Begun April 2009; Completed 2014
Design Architect: Christian de Portzamparc
Executive Architect: SLCE Architect LLP
Developer: Extell Development Company
Builder: Lend Lease Project Management & Construction
Height: 1,004 feet, 5 inches (306 Meters); 75 Stories
Total Construction Floor Area: 853,567 square feet; 79,299 square meters
Site Area: __
Density: __
Filed prior to July 2009, there are no Zoning Diagrams scanned for this project.
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City Council Statement on Mechanical Voids
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The Facts of 36 West 66th Street
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Contact Information
Sean Khorsandi
Executive Director
LANDMARK WEST!
LandmarkWest@LandmarkWest.org
45 West 67th Street New York, NY 10023
212-496-8110
