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http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/tower-record-books-article-1.1473461

New 1,550-foot tower at 215 W. 57th St. will be the tallest building in New York City other than 1 World Trade Center, and tallest if you don't count 1 WTC's 400-foot spire
New Yorkers get first look at condo tower just off Broadway that will house city's first Nordstrom's




The 1,350-foot tower at 107 W. 57th St. would be as tall as the Empire State Building, and one of the largest apartment towers in the world. It is one of roughly half-a-dozen towers over 1,000 feet popping up in midtown, where international buyers are gobbling up multi-million-dollar condos like hotcakes.


By Matt Chaban
October 1, 2013

It was a big day for big buildings on 57th St.

On Tuesday, New Yorkers got their first look at 215 W. 57th St., a 1,550-foot condo tower in the works just off Broadway.

It would be the tallest building in the city, not counting the 1,776-foot 1 World Trade Center. But the 104-story downtown tower includes a nearly 400-foot spire.

The developer, Gary Barnett, is already famous for his One57 a block to the east, a 1,005-foot tower that is set to be the city’s tallest apartment building when it opens next year. Two apartments in the building, including the 87th floor penthouse, have sold for more than $90 million, a city record.

The tower at 215 W. 57th St. is being designed by Adrian Smith, architect of the Burj Khalifa, the 2,717-foot Dubai tower that is the world’s tallest.

Only the first 20 stories of the new tower — which will include the city’s first Nordstrom’s — were unveiled Tuesday by author Michael Gross on his blog.

Extell wants to build another towering infernal, as part of what appears to be a game of mine's-bigger-than-yours,” Gross said.

Earlier in the day, JDS Properties presented plans to the Landmarks Commission for its own skinny super-scraper on the block, a 1,350-footer at 107 W.t 57th St., near Sixth Ave. That would be as tall as the Empire State Building. The project incorporates the old Steinway headquarters as well.

The commission expressed approval for the project but did not vote on it.

These three are not alone in reshaping the 57th St.t skyline.

Developer Henry Macklowe, who once demolished a Times Square building in the middle of the night, is currently erecting 432 Park Ave. At 1,397 feet, it would top both the Empire State Building and the World Trade tower, minus the spire.

A boom in international condo buyers is fueling much of this speculative development along 57th St. These globetrotters crave a midtown location with easy access to businesses and shops, along with unrivaled views of Central Park and the rest of the city.