53W53
Sign in to save53 West 53 (also known as 53W53 and formerly known as Tower Verre) is a supertall skyscraper at 53 West 53rd Street in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City, adjacent to the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). It was developed by the real estate companies Pontiac Land Group and Hines. With a height of , 53 West 53 is the twelfth-tallest completed building in the city .
Key facts
- Building.name
- 53 West 53
- Building.completion_date
- 2019
- Building.logo
- 53W53 logo.svg
- Building.image
- 53w53Aug9.jpg
- Building.alt
- Facade of 53 West 53 as seen from the east, with another building at right
- Building.caption
- Looking west on August 9, 2019
- Building.location
- 53 West 53rd Street, Manhattan, New York, U.S.
- Building.mapframe wikidata
- yes
- Building.status
- Completed
- Building.architectural_style
- Postmodern
- Building.building_type
- Museum, Residential Condominiums
- Building.construction_start_date
- 2015
- Building.floor_count
- 77
- Building.architect
- Jean Nouvel, AAI Architects, P.C. (as architect of record)
- Building.structural_engineer
- WSP Global
- Building.main_contractor
- Lendlease
- Building.developer
- Hines, Pontiac Land Group, Goldman Sachs
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
21 sectionsContents
- Site
- Architecture
- Facade
- Structural features
- Foundation
- Superstructure
- Interior
- Lower floors
- Apartments
- Residential amenities
- History
- Planning
- Construction
- Completion
- Critical reception
- See also
- References
- Notes
- Citations
- Sources
- External links
53 West 53 (also known as 53W53 and formerly known as Tower Verre) is a supertall skyscraper at 53 West 53rd Street in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City, adjacent to the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). It was developed by the real estate companies Pontiac Land Group and Hines. With a height of , 53 West 53 is the twelfth-tallest completed building in the city .
53 West 53 was designed by French architect Jean Nouvel and contains 77 stories; the highest story is numbered 87 and some floor numbers are skipped. The facade is set within a concrete diagrid that provides structural support for the building. The northern and southern facades slope inward to a set of five spires at different heights. The building is mixed-use, with MoMA gallery space and a private restaurant at the base. The residential portion of the tower contains 145 condominiums with interiors designed by Thierry Despont. There are also amenities spaces on floors 12 through 16 and a lounge on floors 46 and 47.