432 Park Avenue
| 432 Park Avenue | |
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 As seen from Rockefeller Center (July 2015) | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Residences |
| Location | 432 Park Avenue Manhattan, New York City |
| Construction started |
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| Completed | 23 December 2015[1] |
| Cost | US$ 1.25 billion[3] |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 1,396 ft (426 m)[2] |
| Tip | 1,396 ft (426 m)[2] |
| Top floor | 1,287 ft (392 m)[2] (occupied) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 85 + 3 below ground[2] |
| Floor area | 412,637 square feet (38,335 m2) |
| Lifts/elevators | 6 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Rafael Viñoly[2] and SLCE Architects, LLP |
| Developer | CIM Group / Macklowe Properties |
| Structural engineer | WSP Cantor Seinuk |
| Main contractor | Lend Lease |
432 Park Avenue is a supertall residential skyscraper in Manhattan, New York City. Originally proposed to be 1,300 feet (396 meters) in 2011,[4] the structure topped out at 1,396 ft (426 m).[2][5][6] It was developed by CIM Group and features 104 condominium apartments. Construction began in 2012 and was completed on December 23, 2015.[1] The building has been much maligned by many city residents who find it an eyesore and believe it represents New York's increasing cost of living and ostentatious wealth.[7]
The building required the demolition of the 495-room Drake Hotel. Built in 1926, it was purchased for $440 million in 2006 by developer Harry Macklowe and razed the next year. Its footprint became one of New York's most valuable development sites due to its location,[8] between East 56th and 57th Streets on the west side of Park Avenue.
As completed, 432 Park Avenue is the third tallest building in the United States, and the tallest residential building in the world.[9] It is the second tallest building in New York City, behind One World Trade Center, and ahead of the Empire State Building.
Height
432 Park Avenue is the second-tallest building in New York City. By mid-2018, 217 West 57th Street and 111 West 57th Street will be at a similar height.[10] The tower has a footprint of approximately 33,000 square feet (3,100 m2).[11] The building was officially topped out on October 10, 2014,[5][12] making it the highest rooftop in the city.
Design
Designed by architect Rafael Viñoly around what is described as "the purest geometric form: the square" and inspired by a trash can designed by Josef Hoffmann,[13] the tower has eighty-four 8,255-square-foot (766.9 m2) stories, each with six 100-square-foot (9.3 m2) windows per face. Interiors are designed by Deborah Berke and the firm Bentel & Bentel, which also designed Eleven Madison Park and the Gramercy Tavern.[14]
Fashion consultant Tim Gunn described the building as "just a thin column. It needs a little cap."[15]
Apartments and amenities
The tower's condominium units feature high ceilings, and will range from a 351-square-foot (32.6 m2) studio to a six-bedroom, seven-bath penthouse with a library, already under agreement for $95 million.[16][17] The building's amenities will include 12-foot (3.7 m) golf training facilities and private dining and screening rooms.[18]
The first sale of apartment #35B, was reported in January 2016 for $18.116 million, over the $17.75 million asking price. Ten additional apartments were available at the time ranging from $17.4 to $44.25 million. #35B covers 4,000 sq. ft., one half of the 35th floor of the tower, and contains three bedrooms and four-and-a-half baths. Each face has six 10 ft. by 10 ft. windows, which for #35B, face south and west with views of Central Park.[19][20]
Engineering
The structure of the tower is composed of a 30 ft. square reinforced concrete core with 30 in. thick walls, that engineer, Silvian Marcus describes as: "like the backbone of a body." This core houses the elevator shafts and all the building mechanical services. The outer structural skin is composed of a grid of 3 ft. 8 in. wide columns and equal width spandrel (horizontal, exterior) beams of reinforced concrete that encloses the symmetrical "basket grid" of window openings. The columns begin with a depth of 5 ft. 4 in. at the bottom of the tower, to as little as 20 in. at the top. This layout permits all of the interior space on each floor to remain fully open for the complete 27 foot span between the core and shell.[21][22]
The facade, with the formed surface left as the final finish without any added facia, was poured in place from concrete using 14,000 psi white Portland cement, and cast around preassembled full-floor cages of #20 rebars with articulated steel formwork. The floor-to-floor height of each of the 85 stories is 15 ft. 6 in. with 10 in. thick floor slabs, although to dampen the acceleration from wind loads, upper floors have slabs up to 18 in. thick to add more mass. Also aimed at reducing the potentially uncomfortable effects of swaying due to wind vortex loading on such a flexible tower, the window grid and interior space of 2 floors between every 12 occupied floors are left open to allow the wind to pass through. These floors also contain modularized mechanical services for the six floor above and below to reduce ductwork. In addition two tuned mass dampers are located at the top of the tower and in the outriggers of some of the mechanical floors to help damp the motion.[22]
Gallery
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Ground up view from 56th Street in July 2014 -
Under construction in March 2015 -
432 Park Avenue on April 1, 2016 -
432 Park Avenue viewed at night -
Tallest buildings in New York City by pinnacle height, including all masts, antennas, poles, etc. 432 Park Avenue is third from the left
See also
- Tallest buildings in the United States
- Tallest buildings in New York City
- List of tallest residential buildings in the world
- 125 Greenwich Street
- 111 West 57th Street
References
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- ^ "Ultra-luxury high rise boom amid New York's housing crisis". World Socialist Web Site. June 24, 2013. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
- ^ "CIM Group and New York real estate magnate Harry Macklowe plan 1,300 foot Manhattan condo and retail complex". PBT Consulting. October 23, 2011. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
- ^ a b Chaban, Matt A.V. (October 13, 2014). "New Manhattan Tower Is Now the Tallest, if Not the Fairest, of Them All". The New York Times. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
- ^ "432 Park Avenue". SkyscraperPage. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
- ^ "432 Park Avenue Tower the tallest if not the fairest of them all". The New York Times. October 14, 2014. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
- ^ "Drake Hotel tops most valuable NYC development sites list". The Real Deal. June 21, 2011. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
- ^ "The Skyscraper Center". CTBUH. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
- ^ "Construction Update: 432 Park Avenue Now Supertall". New York YIMBY. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- ^ "432 Park Avenue". CIM Group. Archived from the original on January 4, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
- ^ "Inside the Tallest Residential Building in the Western Hemisphere". ABC News. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- ^ "NYC's $1.3B Supertall Skyscraper Was Inspired by a Trash Can".
- ^ "432 Park Avenue". CityRealty.
- ^ "Sunday Routine". New York Times. March 20, 2015.
- ^ Bagli, Charles V. (May 18, 2013). "Boom in Luxury Towers Is Warping New York Real Estate Market". The New York Times.
- ^ Alicia Adamczyk (October 16, 2014). "Inside New York's $95 million Penthouse: 432 Park Avenue". Forbes Life. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- ^ Karmin, Craig (October 19, 2011). "New York Placing Tallest Order". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
- ^ "432 Park Avenue". 432ParkAvenue. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
- ^ "432 Park Avenue Records Its First Blockbuster Closing at $18.1M". 6sqft. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
- ^ Alberts, Hana. "Watch 432 Park's Engineer Explain How The Tower Stays Up". Curbed NY. Vox Media. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
- ^ a b Stewart, Aaron. "In Detail> 432 Park Avenue". The Architect's Newspaper. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
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