50 West 66th Street
Construction site, March 2022
General information
StatusUnder construction
TypeMixed-use
Construction started2018
Height
Roof775 feet (236 m)
Technical details
Floor count52
Design and construction
Architect(s)Snøhetta
DeveloperExtell Development Company

50 West 66th Street is a skyscraper currently under construction for the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. It is being developed by Extell Development Company and designed by Snøhetta.[1] Construction began in 2018.

The building will contain setbacks, private loggias, chamfered corners, and a 16th-floor communal terrace. The facade will be made of limestone and burnished bronze beneath the 16th floor and glass with burnished-bronze chamfers above that floor.[2] The building was originally to be 25 stories, but the plans were later changed.[3] When plans for an enlarged 775-foot (236 m), 69-story tower were released in late 2017, the tower faced immediate opposition by those living in the neighborhood.[1] The city approved the tower, overriding neighborhood opposition, in December 2018.[4] After neighborhood groups filed a lawsuit to block the project, claiming that increased height was due to misuse of mechanical space,[5] the New York City Board of Standards and Appeals voted to approve the building permit in January 2020.[6][7]

References

  1. 1 2 Bagli, Charles V. (December 8, 2017). "Tower Planned for Upper West Side May Be Too Tall and Too Late". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 28, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  2. ↑ Rosenberg, Zoe (November 27, 2017). "Upper West Side's new tallest tower revealed by Extell and Snøhetta". Curbed. Archived from the original on December 28, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  3. ↑ Fedak, Nikolai (November 28, 2017). "Extell's 50 West 66th Street Triples In Size, Will Become Tallest Tower on Upper West Side". YIMBY. Archived from the original on December 28, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  4. ↑ Walker, Ameena (December 3, 2018). "Snøhetta-designed Upper West Side tower can rise, says DOB". Curbed NY. Archived from the original on December 17, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  5. ↑ Natanzon, Emma (December 20, 2019). "Battle over Snøhetta's Upper West Side tower continues". Archpaper.com. Archived from the original on June 12, 2020. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  6. ↑ Spivack, Caroline (January 28, 2020). "Extell's Upper West Side tower gets the green light—again". Curbed NY. Archived from the original on April 21, 2020. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  7. ↑ Londono, Vanessa (January 30, 2020). "50 West 66th Street Gets Approval to Move Forward on the Upper West Side". New York YIMBY. Archived from the original on June 12, 2020. Retrieved June 12, 2020.

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