Render courtesy of Gensler
Current Status: In Planning
Tower Fifth Vital Stats
Address: 5 East 51st Street, New York, New York 10022 (Community Board 5)
Type: Commercial
Name: Tower Fifth; 5 East 51st Street
Construction: _
Design Architect: Gensler; Moed de Armas & Shannon
Executive Architect: AAI Architects, P.C.
Developer: Macklowe Properties
Builder: _
Height: 1,556 feet (474 meters); 96 stories
Total Construction Floor Area: _
Site Area: _
There are no zoning documents currently available to the public for this development.
Superlatives: Planned as the tallest building by roof height in New York City.
Loopholes Exploited:
Read through our blog below for more information on Supertalls.
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
