Metropolitan Tower (Manhattan)

The Metropolitan Tower is a 68-story, 716 ft (218 m) residential skyscraper in Manhattan, New York City, standing at 146 West 57th Street. The building has 235 apartment units.[1]

For the building formerly also nicknamed "Metropolitan Tower", see Metropolitan Life Tower.

Metropolitan Tower
Metropolitan Tower (left) and Carnegie Hall Tower (right)
General information
TypeOffice
Architectural stylePostmodern
Location146 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019
Coordinates40°45′54″N 73°58′45″W
Construction started1982
Completed1987
OwnerMacklowe Properties
Height
Roof218.2 m (716 ft)
Technical details
Floor count77
Design and construction
ArchitectSchuman, Lichtenstein, Claman & Efron

The tower was designed by Schuman, Lichtenstein, Claman & Efron and was described as postmodern with setbacks, triangular shapes, dark glass, and a sculpted base.[2] The structure consists of a 48-story triangular tower whose longer edge points to Central Park on top of a 20-story rectangular base. The tower is owned by Macklowe Properties.[3] The building has entrances at 57th and 56th Streets, connected by a passageway that forms part of 6½ Avenue.[4]

Construction started in 1984, and was finished in 1987. The tower uses air rights from the neighboring 140 West 57th Street, which allowed the Metropolitan Tower to be erected at a greater height than would be normally allowed under zoning codes.[5]

The Metropolitan Tower is part of a cluster of tall buildings near 57th Street and Seventh Avenue, along with CitySpire Center, the Carnegie Hall Tower (from which it is separated by the Russian Tea Room), and One57.[6]

See also

References
  1. Douglas, George H. Skyscrapers a Social History of the Very Tall Building in America. Jefferson (N.C.): McFarland, 2004.
  2. Landau, Sarah; Condit, Carl W. (1996). Rise of the New York Skyscraper, 1865–1913. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-07739-1. OCLC 32819286.
  3. "Metropolitan Tower - TRD Research". therealdeal.com. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  4. "Why Is There a Sixth-and-a-Half Avenue in Midtown?". 6sqft. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  5. Goldberger, Paul (January 27, 1985). "Architecture View; the Tower Blight Has Struck West 57th Street". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  6. "NYCityMap". NYC.gov. New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
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