Sales at the other two 53rd Street condo towers have yet to start. China Vanke and RFR’s building at 610 Lexington Ave. broke ground on Feb. 25. The developers declined to comment on the project’s status.

“Demand for highest-end condominiums in Midtown has never been stronger,” Rosen, co-founder of RFR, said in a February statement. “Our goal is to combine the finest residences with thoughtful, creative amenities that enhance Manhattan living.”

MoMA Space

The building from Pontiac Land and Hines is slated to reach 1,050 feet, about the height of the Chrysler Building, on a 17,000-square-foot lot near Sixth Avenue, according to Houston- based Hines. It would include 145 apartments, and 60,000 square feet on the second through fifth floors for the Museum of Modern Art to expand its galleries.

“The last time we saw a residential phenomenon like this was in the late ’70s and ’80s when about a half a dozen glass towers were built for residential use,” said Miller of Miller Samuel, referring to skyscrapers including CitySpire tower and Trump Tower in Midtown. “Developers on the 57th Street corridor are the early adopters. Now everybody is fighting to have the tallest, thinnest, most-expensive building.”

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