Designed by Adrian Smith and Gordon gill architecture, the tallest residential building in the world, nears completion is estimated to be completed later this year, after initial plans were to unveil the project in 2019. The iconic building, stands 1550 feet over the iconic central park, at 225 West 57th street, the project stands as the second tallest building in the United States and the Western hemisphere.
The team at Adrian smith + Gordon gill (AS+GG) realizes its central park tower for real estate developer extell just two blocks away from the park. 179 luxury residences comprise the inside of the mirrored skyscraper, designed by international architecture and interior firm rottet studio. The residence, that hold the title of the largest, comprises of eight bedrooms and over 17,500 square feet of floor area.
Though the sky scrapper mainly focuses towards its residential programme, the Central Park tower, will also host a hotel and a Nordstrom department store at the level of the street. With its completion, the adrian smith + gordon gill-designed skyscraper along billionaire’s row will take the title of world’s tallest residential tower from rafael viñoly’s 432 park avenue.