252 East 57th Street

252 East 57th Street
General information
Status Under construction
Type Residential, Mixed Use
Location 252 East 57th Street, New York City, United States
Construction started 2013
Estimated completion 2016
Opening 2016
Height
Roof 217 m (712 ft)
Top floor 217 m (712 ft)
Technical details
Floor count 65[1]
Floor area 40,500 m2 (436,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Developer World Wide Group, Rose Associates
Structural engineer DeSimone Consulting Engineers

252 East 57th Street is a mixed use modernist style residential skyscraper in New York City, United States developed by the World Wide Group and Rose Associates, Inc. Under construction since 2013, 252 East 57th Street is part of a surge of redevelopment of 57th Street into a luxury residential corridor that has been named "Billionaires’ Row."[2] The residential tower will be 712 feet tall with condominiums starting on the 36th floor. The building will also include the construction of two new schools and 78,000 square feet of retail space, in addition to a Whole Foods Market. The residential tower and additional retail portions are anticipated to open in late 2016.[3][4]

Design

The building was designed by Roger Duffy of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the architectural firm who was responsible for the neighboring Time Warner Center and Lever House, as well as One World Trade Center and Dubai’s Burj Khalifa. The building’s curved glass design is based on Alvar Aalto’s Aalto Vase of Finnish design created in 1936.[5] The interiors are designed by AD100 designer Daniel Romauldez. It is Romauldez’s first new development commission, having previously designed private homes for celebrities Aerin Lauder, Tory Burch, Daphne Guinness, and Mick Jagger.[6][7]

Amenities

The building will include a private gated porte-cochère, automated parking, swimming pool, sauna, steam, and ice rooms.[8] The 34th amenity floor will comprise a library, screening room, dining room, terrace, and fitness center with pilates, yoga, and private training studios. The building will also house two furnished guest suites.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "SkycraperPage: 252 East 57th St.". Retrieved 23 January 2012.
  2. ↑ Drevets, Tricia (Nov-Dec 2014). "Billionaires’ Row". Private Air Luxury Homes.
  3. ↑ "Whole Foods moves into 250 East 57th Street". The Real Deal New York. Retrieved 2015-11-17.
  4. ↑ "250 East 57th Street, New York City | 287455 | EMPORIS". www.emporis.com. Retrieved 2015-11-17.
  5. ↑ Drevets, Tricia (Nov-Dec 2014). "Billionaires’ Row". Private Air Luxury Homes.
  6. ↑ Green, Penelope (2015-01-28). "Over-the-Top Amenities: Sweating the Details". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2015-11-17.
  7. ↑ "2014 AD100: Daniel Romualdez Architects | Architectural Digest". Architectural Digest. Retrieved 2015-11-17.
  8. ↑ Green, Penelope (2015-01-28). "Over-the-Top Amenities: Sweating the Details". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2015-11-17.
  9. ↑ Dutton, Holly. (October 22, 2014). "Condo Curving Out Nice On East Side." Real Estate Weekly.

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Coordinates: 40°45′33.5″N 73°57′59″W / 40.759306°N 73.96639°W / 40.759306; -73.96639

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