15 Central Park West
Coordinates: 40°46′10″N 73°58′52″W / 40.76944°N 73.98111°W
| 15 Central Park West | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Residential condominium |
| Architectural style | Post-Modern |
| Address | 13 Central Park West, New York, New York, U.S.[1] |
| Current tenants | 202 units[2] |
| Construction started | 2005[1] |
| Completed | 2008[1] |
| Cost | $950 million (2008) |
| Height | |
| Roof | 164.64 metres (540.2 ft)[1] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 35 floors[2] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Robert A.M. Stern[2] |
| Developer | Arthur Zeckendorf, William Zeckendorf |
15 Central Park West is an ultra-luxurious condominium building located at the corner of West 61st Street and Central Park West in New York City. Construction started in 2005 and was completed in 2008, costing a total of $950 million. The building was designed by Robert A.M. Stern.
The building was constructed by developers Arthur and William Lie Zeckendorf of Zeckendorf Development, grandsons of real estate developer William Zeckendorf, in partnership with Goldman Sachs and Eyal Ofer’s Global Holdings Inc.[3] Eyal Ofer, also owns the Altria Building, 18 Gramercy Park and a new luxury residential tower at 50 United Nations Plaza,[4] which was announced in November 2012.[5] 15 Central Park West is considered by some to be one of New York's most prestigious residential addresses.[6] The location, described as "the most expensive site in Manhattan," (worth $401 million in 2004) comprises an entire, albeit small, city block on Central Park West, formerly occupied by the somewhat dilapidated Mayflower Hotel (a 1926 Neo-Renaissance building designed by the architect Emery Roth) and a vacant lot.[7]
As designed, 15 CPW is divided into two sections, a 19-story tower on Central Park West known as "the house" and a 35-story tower on Broadway, joined by a glass-enclosed lobby. It includes such amenities as a private driveway to screen residents from paparazzi,[8] a cinema with 20 seats and 14,000-square-foot (1,300 m2) fitness center which has a 75-foot (22.86 m) swimming pool.[9]
The New York Times architecture critic Paul Goldberger wrote that 15 CPW was designed to "echo" Central Park West's many notable late Art Deco buildings.[10] He described the building in Vanity Fair as an "ingenious homage to the classic Candela-designed apartment buildings on Park and Fifth Avenues."[7] He compared 15 CPW to the great apartment houses of the 1920s, 834 Fifth Avenue, 778 Park Avenue, 1040 Fifth Avenue and 740 Park Avenue.[7] 15 Central Park West's limestone facade uses material from "the same quarry that was a source for the Empire State Building". [11]
Celebrity residents include or have included Sting, Norman Lear, Denzel Washington, Bob Costas, Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein, Russian businessman Dmitry Rybolovlev,[12] former Citigroup executive Sandy Weill, businessman Min Kao, NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon, and professional baseball player Alex Rodriguez.[8]. Celebrity pets include Mumbai[13] [14] the Guinness Record breaking and globetrotting Havanese.
References [edit]
- Notes
- ^ a b c d "The Tower of 15 Central Park West" on Emporis.com
- ^ a b c "15 Central Park West" on the Robert A. M. Stern Associates website
- ^ "15 Central Park West construction commences". Globes. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ "Eyal Ofer". Forbes. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ "The Developers Behind 15 Central Park West Announced A New Luxury Tower Today". Yahoo Finance. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ Window on the Park: New York's Most Prestigious Properties on Central Park (The Master Architect Series) D. Fitzgerald, Images Publishing, 2009, pp. 172-5.
- ^ a b c The King of Central Park West, Vanity Fair, Paul Goldberger, Sept. 2008
- ^ a b A-Rod joins Sting, Denzel Washington, other rich and famous at 15 Central Park West, Owen Moritz, Feb. 28, 2010, Daily News
- ^ The 15 Central Park West Rundown
- ^ Goldberger, Paul. Why Architecture Matters, Yale University Press, 2009, p. 215
- ^ The Services and Specifications, Fifteen Central Park West
- ^ Na Zdarovia Dmitry Rybolovlev! Fertilizer Kingpin Buys Sandy Weill’s $88 M. Penthouse, New York Observer, December 18, 2011.
- ^ Mumbai and other Wagging Tales
- ^ Guinness Record Breaking Wedding
- Sources
- Goldberger, Paul (September 2008). "The King of Central Park West". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
- Yang, Jai Lynn (2007-12-10). "House of the Holy Moly". Fortune. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
External links [edit]
- 15 CPW Official Site
- 15 Central Park West from City Realty
- 15 CPW The Upper West Side Book
- Global Holdings - 15 Central Park West
- 15 CPW on Google+
