Central Park Tower Building

Address: 217 W 57th St, New York, NY 10019, USA

Website: https://www.centralparktower.com

A supertall residential skyscraper on West 57th Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York, noted for its extreme height and luxury condominiums. Construction was completed around 2020-2021 and the tower forms a prominent part of the city skyline adjacent to Central Park.

The building contains high-end residential floors, building amenities and a retail podium at street level; it is primarily occupied by private residences and limited public access is available only to the ground-level retail spaces. The tower stands on Billionaires’ Row opposite the southern edge of Central Park and is visible from many points across midtown Manhattan.

Developed in the late 2010s as part of a wave of new supertalls, the tower was designed and built to house luxury condominiums and related amenities, changing the scale and profile of the 57th Street corridor.

Located on West 57th Street at the southern perimeter of Central Park in Manhattan, the site sits directly on the edge of the park and within walking distance of major Midtown landmarks and transport hubs.

• Height and status: Height approximately 472 metres, making it among the tallest residential buildings in the world and a prominent element of Manhattan’s Billionaires’ Row skyline.
• Public access: Primarily a private residential building so public access is limited to retail areas at the base rather than a public observation deck.

What to See#

• Residential tower: A supertall residential skyscraper with roughly 98 occupied stories of condominiums and amenity floors, forming one of the tallest mixed-use towers in Manhattan.
• Retail podium and amenities: A multi-level retail and service podium at the base that occupies the street level on West 57th Street and integrates with the building’s lobby and amenity spaces.

Central Park Tower sits on West 57th Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues in Midtown Manhattan. Take the subway to 57th Street-Seventh Avenue (N, Q, R, W) or to 59th Street-Columbus Circle (A, B, C, D, 1) and walk 1-5 minutes (a couple of blocks) to the tower. From Times Square it’s roughly 1-2 miles (about 1.5-3 km) north by car or subway; driving in Midtown is subject to heavy traffic and parking is in nearby garages.

• Remember Central Park Tower is a private residential skyscraper with retail at street level, not an observation tower - plan to admire and photograph its supertall profile from nearby public viewpoints such as the south side of Central Park (around the Pond/Bethesda area) or from 57th Street.
• If you want to see the building up close, access the publicly open retail/restaurant spaces at the tower's base rather than attempting to enter residential lobbies; these street-level areas provide the most direct public experience of the building.