50 West 66th Street
| 50 West 66th Street | |
|---|---|
 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Mixed-use |
| Height | |
| Roof | 775 ft (236.2 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 69 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Snøhetta |
| Developer | Extell Development Company |
50 West 66th Street is a skyscraper planned for the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. It is being developed by Extell Development Company and designed by Snøhetta.[1]
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[]
- ^ a b Bagli, Charles V. (December 8, 2017). "Tower Planned for Upper West Side May Be Too Tall and Too Late". The New York Times. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- ^ Rosenberg, Zoe (November 27, 2017). "Upper West Side's new tallest tower revealed by Extell and Snøhetta". Curbed. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- ^ Fedak, Nikolai (November 28, 2017). "Extell's 50 West 66th Street Triples In Size, Will Become Tallest Tower on Upper West Side". YIMBY. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- ^ Walker, Ameena (December 3, 2018). "Snøhetta-designed Upper West Side tower can rise, says DOB". Curbed NY. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
- ^ Natanzon, Emma (December 20, 2019). "Battle over Snøhetta's Upper West Side tower continues". Archpaper.com. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
- ^ Spivack, Caroline (January 28, 2020). "Extell's Upper West Side tower gets the green light—again". Curbed NY. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
- ^ "50 West 66th Street Gets Approval to Move Forward on the Upper West Side". New York YIMBY. January 30, 2020. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
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