Central Park Tower (Nordstrom Tower)
217 West 57th Street, Manhattan, New York, NY 10019
The principal 1,550-foot, no-spire scheme was delivered at its advertised architectural height. Central Park Tower topped out in 2019, its Nordstrom store opened later that year, the first residents moved in during 2020, and completion is generally recorded in 2021. Those milestones are separate from the tower's height measurement.
What got built
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What changed
- Extell first proposed the tower, then referred to publicly as Nordstrom Tower, at roughly 1,550 feet in 2012.
- A leaked 2014 design and 2015 rumors floated a taller version with a spire reaching as high as 1,775 to 1,795 feet, which Extell's Gary Barnett disputed.
- An official Extell rendering released May 14, 2015 was reported by New York YIMBY, and by 6sqft summarizing that report, as matching the earlier released plans without surprises.
- Final construction permits filed in September 2015 confirmed a design without a spire, at 1,550 feet architectural and roof height.
- The tower topped out in 2019; Nordstrom's flagship store in the base opened October 24, 2019; the first residents moved in during 2020; and CTBUH records completion in 2021.
- The completed tower has a 1,550-foot architectural height, matching the principal no-spire scheme released before construction and making it the world's tallest residential building by architectural height.
Why there is nothing to explain
The built tower matched the height and general design shown in Extell's 2012 and 2015 released plans. A taller, spired version was rumored in 2014 and 2015 but was not what was built, so there is no gap between the publicly released renderings and the completed building to explain.
Details
- Status
- Built, and it follows the rendering.
- Where
- New York, NY
- Neighborhood
- Midtown Manhattan (Billionaires' Row)
- Developer
- Extell Development Company, with Shanghai Municipal Investment Group
- Architect
- Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, design architect. AAI Architects, architect of record.
- Rendering credit
- Extell Development Company, via New York YIMBY
- The built result
- Photographed by Percival Kestreltail, Taken on 24 April 2021, 13:31:06
Sources
- 6sqft: Official Rendering Revealed for Nordstrom Tower 6sqft.com
- New York YIMBY: Extell's Central Park Tower Gets Fresh Renderings newyorkyimby.com
- CTBUH Skyscraper Center: Central Park Tower skyscrapercenter.com
- Central Park Tower: official project site centralparktower.com
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