252 East 57th Street

Residential skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
40°45′33.5″N 73°57′59″W / 40.759306°N 73.96639°W / 40.759306; -73.96639Construction started2013Topped-outOctober 13, 2015[1]Opening2016HeightRoof217 m (712 ft)Top floor217 m (712 ft)Technical detailsFloor count65[2]Floor area40,500 m2 (436,000 sq ft)Design and constructionArchitect(s)Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Roger Duffy
Scott DuncanDeveloperWorld Wide Group, Rose AssociatesStructural engineerDeSimone Consulting EngineersReferences[3]

252 East 57th Street is a mixed use modernist style residential skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, developed by the World Wide Group and Rose Associates, Inc. Construction started in 2013. The building is part of a luxury residential corridor along 57th Street called Billionaires' Row.[4] The residential tower rises to 712 feet (217 m) with condominiums starting on the 36th floor, and is the 63rd tallest building in New York. The complex also houses two new schools and 78,000 square feet (7,200 m2) of retail space, in addition to a Whole Foods Market.[5][6] The residential tower and additional retail portions were anticipated to open in late 2016, and the project was largely complete by 2017.

Architecture

The building was designed by Roger Duffy of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. The building’s curved glass design is based on Alvar Aalto’s Aalto Vase of Finnish design created in 1936.[7] The interiors are designed by AD100 designer Daniel Romauldez. It is Romauldez’s first new development commission, having previously designed private homes for celebrities Aerin Lauder, Tory Burch, Daphne Guinness, and Mick Jagger.[8][9]

Amenities

The building includes a private gated porte-cochère, automated parking, swimming pool, sauna, steam, and ice rooms.[8] The 34th amenity floor will comprise a library, screening room, dining room, terrace, and fitness center with pilates, yoga, and private training studios. The building will also house two furnished guest suites.[10]

References

  1. ^ "252 East Fifty Seven". Field Condition. October 13, 2015.
  2. ^ "252 East 57th St". SkycraperPage. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
  3. ^ "252 East 57th Street". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
  4. ^ Drevets, Tricia (Nov-Dec 2014). "Billionaires’ Row". Private Air Luxury Homes.
  5. ^ "Whole Foods moves into 250 East 57th Street". The Real Deal New York. December 5, 2011. Archived from the original on November 18, 2015. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  6. ^ "250 East 57th Street, New York City | 287455 | EMPORIS". www.emporis.com. Archived from the original on November 18, 2015. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  7. ^ Drevets, Tricia (Nov-Dec 2014). "Billionaires’ Row". Private Air Luxury Homes.
  8. ^ a b Green, Penelope (January 28, 2015). "Over-the-Top Amenities: Sweating the Details". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  9. ^ "2014 AD100: Daniel Romualdez Architects". Architectural Digest. January 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  10. ^ Dutton, Holly. (October 22, 2014). "Condo Curving Out Nice On East Side." Real Estate Weekly.

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