October 31, 2013 • Page 2 of 4
One57 (157 West 57th Street)
How does Extell President Gary Barnett get away with selling shiny, gift-wrapped ordinariness for top prices? One57 crashes unceremoniously into the street, though a not-yet-installed rippling canopy may bring a note of whimsy. The tower’s exterior, still famous for the construction crane that drooped alarmingly after Hurricane Sandy, is nearly complete. Endless acres of cheap-looking frameless glass in cartoonish stripes and blotches of silver and pewter muddy this tower’s profile. Enough of lazy, no-character glass walls. Skillful marketing is cheaper than real architecture. Architect Christian de Portzamparc salvages a bit of dignity with winsomely curving greenhouse hats atop the setbacks. That shaping of the views seems to have commanded the highest prices. Design Architect: Atelier Christian de Portzamparc. Developer: Extell Development Co. Height: 1,004 feet. Residences: 92. Amenities: Glass-walled pool; pet-wash rooms. Prices: At high end, $90 million-plus penthouse. First « 1 2 3 4 » Next
One57 crashes unceremoniously into the street, though a not-yet-installed rippling canopy may bring a note of whimsy.
The tower’s exterior, still famous for the construction crane that drooped alarmingly after Hurricane Sandy, is nearly complete.
Endless acres of cheap-looking frameless glass in cartoonish stripes and blotches of silver and pewter muddy this tower’s profile. Enough of lazy, no-character glass walls.
Skillful marketing is cheaper than real architecture. Architect Christian de Portzamparc salvages a bit of dignity with winsomely curving greenhouse hats atop the setbacks. That shaping of the views seems to have commanded the highest prices.
Design Architect: Atelier Christian de Portzamparc.
Developer: Extell Development Co.
Height: 1,004 feet.
Residences: 92.
Amenities: Glass-walled pool; pet-wash rooms.
Prices: At high end, $90 million-plus penthouse.
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