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Also known as 53 West 53rd Street, MoMA Expansion Tower, Tower Verre

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 .

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

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Wikidata facts

Official website
www.53w53.com
Image
53 W53 fr 57 St 2020 jeh.jpg
Height
320
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postal code
10019
date of official opening
2020-00-00
floors above ground
77
Commons category
53W53
inception
2007-00-00
floors below ground
3
street address
53 West 53rd Street
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21 sections
Contents
  • 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.

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