Posted Nov 13, 2014, 4:36 PM
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118 East 59th Street: Boutique Skyscraper to Rise in Hybrid Area between Midtown and
In terms of height, it looks like it'll fit right in.
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The mid-block tower will soar 38 stories yet contain only 29 units – another example of the city’s new and somewhat oxymoronic building type: the boutique skyscraper, which typically contains fewer units than a standard six-story co-op building, along with even fewer inhabitants. This 59th Street project will join the ranks of 432 Park Avenue (1,398 feet/104 units), 520 Park Avenue ( 781 feet/31 units), and 125 Greenwich Street(1,375 feet/128 units) as buildings with the greatest height-to-unit-count disparity.
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Full article here
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