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'{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2014}} {{Infobox building |name = One57 |image = One57 from Columbus Circle, May 2014.png |image_size = |caption = View of One57 (May 2014) |building_type = Residential condominiums and hotel |location = 157 West [[57th Street (Manhattan)|57th Street]]<br>[[Manhattan]], [[New York City]] |coordinates = {{coord|40.7653|-73.9791|region:US-NY|display=inline,title}} | map_type = Manhattan#New York City |roof = {{convert|1005|ft|m|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web|author=CTBUH |url=http://buildingdb.ctbuh.org/?do=building&building_id=570 |title=One57 Facts &#124; CTBUH Skyscraper Database |location=40.76544 -73.97907 |publisher=Buildingdb.ctbuh.org |date= |accessdate=November 2, 2012}}</ref> |top_floor = {{convert|902|ft|m}} |antenna_spire = |floor_count = 73 (+2 below ground floors) |start_date = {{start date|2009|4}} |status = Complete |completion_date = 2014 |floor_area = 853,567&nbsp;ft² (79,299 m²) |cost = US$1.5 billion<ref>{{cite news|title=This Is What $90 Million Looks Like|url=http://nymag.com/homedesign/urbanliving/2012/one-57/index4.html|accessdate=11 July 2016|publisher=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]|date=8 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Randyl|last=Drummer|date=October 31, 2011|title=Extell Closes $700M Loan for One57 Tower in Manhattan|url=http://www.costar.com/News/Article/Extell-Closes-$700M-Loan-for-One57-Tower-in-Manhattan/133249|accessdate=11 July 2016|publisher=[[CoStar Group]]}}</ref> |architect = [[Christian de Portzamparc]] |developer = [[Extell Development Company]] |main_contractor = [[Lend Lease]] |structural_engineer= [[WSP Group]] }} '''One57''', formerly known as '''Carnegie 57'''<ref name="curbed">{{cite web|url=http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2011/06/10/one57_hoping_for_approval_selling_new_york_returns_july_7.php| title=One57 Hoping for Approval|author=Polsky, Sara| date=June 10, 2011| publisher=Curbed| accessdate=June 14, 2011}}</ref> and nicknamed "The Billionaire Building",<ref name=SuperSkyscrapers-TheBillionaireBuilding>{{cite episode|title=The Billionaire Building |series=Super Skyscrapers |network=[[PBS]] |date=26 February 2014}}</ref> is a 75-story<ref>[http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/JobsQueryByNumberServlet?requestid=3&passjobnumber=110463418&passdocnumber=01 NYC Dept. of Buildings filing]</ref> (marketed as 90-story) supertall skyscraper at 157 West [[57th Street (Manhattan)|57th Street]] between [[Sixth Avenue (Manhattan)|Sixth]] and [[Seventh Avenue (Manhattan)|Seventh]] Avenues in the [[Midtown Manhattan|Midtown]] neighborhood of [[Manhattan]], [[New York City]].<ref>Bagli, Charles V (May 26, 2010). [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/26/nyregion/26building.html "Building a Tower of Luxury Apartments in Midtown as Brokers Cross Their Fingers"] ''[[New York Times]]''</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=Emporis| url=http://www.emporis.com/building/one57-new-york-city-ny-usa| accessdate=January 14, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=82104 | title=One57, New York City | publisher=SkyscraperPage.com | date=October 29, 2012 | accessdate=November 2, 2012}}</ref> Upon completion in 2014, it stood at {{Convert|1,005|ft|m}} tall, making it the tallest residential building in the city for a few months until the completion of [[432 Park Avenue]]. The building has 92 condominium units on top of a new Park Hyatt Hotel with 210 rooms, which is set to become the flagship [[Hyatt]] property.<ref>Khan, Bilal (May 31, 2011). [http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2011/05/31/new_carnegie_57_rendering_name_pricing_hints_unveiled.php "New Carnegie 57 Rendering, Name, Pricing Hints Unveiled!"] Curbed.com</ref><ref name="$100 Million">{{cite news|last=Abkowitz |first=Alyssa |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324659404578503150173884778 |title=$100 Million Homes |publisher=The Wall Street Journal |date=May 30, 2013 |accessdate=June 19, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://intransit.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/04/park-hyatt-flagship-is-set-for-new-york/?_r=0 | work=The New York Times | first=Shivani | last=Vora | title=Park Hyatt Flagship Is Set for New York | date=March 4, 2014}}</ref> The building's developer is [[Extell Development Company]], the contractor is [[Lend Lease Project Management & Construction]], and the architect is [[Christian de Portzamparc]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Barbanel |first=Josh |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970203335504578087062647393392 |title=Crane-Arm Snaps In Tower Mishap | publisher=Online.wsj.com | date=October 29, 2012 | accessdate=November 2, 2012}}</ref> As of January 2015, it is home to the most expensive residence ever sold in New York City.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://nypost.com/2015/01/16/this-is-the-most-expensive-residence-ever-purchased-in-nyc/ | work=New York Post | title=The most expensive residence ever purchased in NYC | date=January 16, 2015}}</ref> ==Planning and construction== Extell Development Company’s founder and President, [[Gary Barnett (real estate developer)|Gary Barnett]], spent 15 years assembling the property and air rights on 57th Street. At first, he said he wanted to build a 300,000 square-foot building, but plans for views of the park took shape as the assemblage got larger and markets started rising to new levels.<ref>{{cite news|last=Barrionuevo |first=Alexei |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/19/realestate/rising-tower-in-manhattan-takes-on-sheen-as-billionaires-haven.html?_r=0 |title=Rising Tower Emerges as a Billionaires’ Haven |publisher=The New York Times |date=September 18, 2012 |accessdate=June 19, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=O'Dea |first=Colleen |url=http://www.fa-mag.com/news/high-living-11244.html |title=High Living |publisher=Private Wealth |date=July 1, 2012 |accessdate=June 19, 2013}}</ref> Foundation work started in January 2010. In May 2012, it was announced a buyer had agreed to pay a record price in New York of more than $90 million for the 10,923-square-foot duplex penthouse on the 89th and 90th floors.<ref name="nytimes :0">{{cite news|last=Barrionuevo |first=Alexei |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/18/realestate/midtown-penthouse-at-one57-sells-for-new-york-record.html |title=At Over $90 Million, Sale of Midtown Penthouse Sets a New York Record |publisher=The New York Times |date=May 17, 2012 |accessdate=June 19, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Forbes">{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/morganbrennan/2012/07/02/is-prime-minister-of-qatar-buying-one57s-penthouse-for-100-million-the-building-says-no/| title=One57 Says Prime Minister Of Qatar Is Not Buying Penthouse For $100 Million|author=Brennan, Morgan| date=July 2, 2012| publisher=Forbes| accessdate=June 19, 2013}}</ref> Just two months later, the [[Prime Minister of Qatar]], [[Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani|Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani]], broke that record by agreeing to purchase a penthouse unit for $100 million.<ref name="nytimes :0"/><ref name="Forbes"/><ref>Keil, Jennifer Gould and Margolin, Josh. [http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/sheik_up_at_co_op_rbciiRmDnZL5vRq3MGVZZM "Prime Minister of Qatar to spend $100M to buy city’s most expensive condo"] ''[[New York Post]]'' (July 2, 2012)</ref> After the sales offices had been open for six months, Extell announced One57 was 50% sold with $1 billion in transactions.<ref>Chaban, Matt. [http://observer.com/2012/05/billionaires-act-fast-turns-out-one57-is-50-percent-sold-out/ "Billionaires, Act Fast! Turns Out One57 Is 50 Percent Sold Out"] ''[[New York Observer]]'' (May 19, 2012)</ref> On June 20, 2012, it was announced that framework for the top floor had been completed.<ref name=topped>Chaban, Matt. [http://observer.com/2012/06/thats-it-a-look-at-the-tallest-apartment-building-in-new-york-that-doesnt-look-that-tall-one57/ "That’s It? A Look at the Tallest Apartment Building In New York that Doesn’t Look That Tall, One57"] ''[[New York Observer]]'' (June 21, 2012)</ref> Shortly after, it was revealed the 13,550-square-foot “Winter Garden” duplex penthouse, located on the 75th and 76th floors, had gone into contract for an undisclosed amount.<ref>{{cite news|last=Barbanel |first=Josh |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304299704577502862447440428#articleTabs%3Darticle |title=Manhattan Market Takes a Breather |publisher=The Wall Street Journal |date=July 3, 2012 |accessdate=June 19, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last= Brennan|first= Morgan|url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/mhj45jgfg/one57-penthouses-new-york-ny-3/ |title=$100 Million Homes |publisher=Forbes |date=August 23, 2012 |accessdate=June 19, 2013}}</ref> {{multiple image | align = left | direction = vertical | image1 = One57 Crane Collapse.JPG | width = 200 | caption1 = Dangling construction crane at the top of the building on the day after [[Hurricane Sandy]] | image2 = Secured crane 6 Av 57 St jeh.jpg | caption2 = The crane secured }} In October 2012, entrepreneur Michael Hirtenstein and One57 developer Gary Barnett had a public clash regarding a unit Hirtenstein agreed to purchase in the building. Hirtenstein claimed he would not spend $16 million for a unit without seeing it, and that the view from the unit he purchased was obstructed. Barnett has been strict about not permitting buyers to view apartments prior to purchase, and as Hirtenstein paid a construction worker to show him his unit, Barnett refunded Hirtenstein's funds and canceled the contract.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://therealdeal.com/blog/2012/10/24/gary-barnett-drops-michael-hirsteins-one57-contract/ | title=At One57, Barnett returns Hirtenstein's deposit, cancels contract | work=therealdeal.com | date=October 24, 2012 | accessdate=October 29, 2012}}</ref> ===Crane collapse=== {{See also|Effects of Hurricane Sandy in New York}} On October 29, 2012, during [[Hurricane Sandy]], the construction crane on the building partially collapsed, causing thousands of residents and hotel guests in the neighborhood to be evacuated for six days.<ref name="nydailynews">{{cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/crane-collapse-manhattan-article-1.1194790#ixzz2AjOkqzMY |title=Crane collapse in midtown Manhattan as Hurricane Sandy storms into the East Coast |author1=Kerry Burke |author2=Greg B. Smith |author3=Corky Siemaszko |work=NY Daily News |date=October 29, 2012 |accessdate=October 29, 2012 |location=New York}}</ref><ref name="nypost">{{cite news |url=http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/police_evacuate_area_around_h2T6UMV7he5mZlXwDi2ZQI |title=Police evacuate area around dangling crane |work=NYPOST.com |author1=Bill Sanderson |author2=Reuven Fenton |author3=Beth Defalco |date=October 29, 2012 |accessdate=October 29, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/30/nyregion/crane-accident-at-one57-in-midtown.html| title = Crane Is Dangling Off Luxury High-Rise| publisher = [[New York Times]]| author = Marc Santoro| date = 2012-10-30| page = A21| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20131230081001/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/30/nyregion/crane-accident-at-one57-in-midtown.html| archivedate = 2013-12-30| accessdate = 2015-03-06| deadurl = No | quote = The snapping of the crane, at 157 West 57th Street, was one of the most visible and startling moments in New York in the hours before the full brunt of the storm arrived. }}</ref> By November 5, the crane was secured and through traffic in the surrounding area was allowed. In response to the crane collapse, a class action lawsuit was filed by dentists in the surrounding area, complaining that the incident caused them to evacuate their offices, with subsequent loss of income.<ref>Katz, Basil. [http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-11-09/business/sns-rt-storm-sandylawsuitl1e8m9cmp-20121109_1_crane-collapse-canada-s-pinnacle-industries-construction-crane "Dentists sue over NY crane collapse during storm Sandy"] ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' (November 9, 2012)</ref> The [[New York City Department of Buildings]] also stated they had received multiple complaints about the work site.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://therealdeal.com/blog/2012/10/30/bloomberg-one57-crane-is-stable/ | title=Hurricane Sandy &#124; One57 &#124; Crane Collapse | publisher=Therealdeal.com |date= | accessdate=November 2, 2012}}</ref> However, the crane was inspected a week earlier and considered in good shape. City officials called the failure of the boom a freakish occurrence.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bagli |first=Charles V. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/07/nyregion/drama-behind-securing-crippled-crane-in-manhattan.html?_r=1& |title=As Crane Hung in the Sky, a Drama Unfolded to Prevent a Catastrophe Below |publisher=The New York Times |date=November 6, 2012 |accessdate=June 19, 2013}}</ref> In May 2013, Extell announced plans to hoist a new crane on May 10–11. The plans endorsed by the New York City Buildings Department involved a mandatory evacuation of the neighboring [[Alwyn Court]] as well as the Briarcliff Apartment Building during the process. The residents of the building would each receive up to $1,500.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://therealdeal.com/blog/2013/05/03/barnetts-one57-to-get-new-crane/ |title=One57 Crane &#124; Dangling Crane 57th Street |publisher=Therealdeal.com |date=May 3, 2013 |accessdate=May 24, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/05/nyregion/another-order-to-vacate-at-site-threatened-by-one57-crane.html | work = [[The New York Times]] | first=Colin | last=Moynihan | title=Another Order to Vacate at Site Threatened by One57 Crane | date=May 4, 2013 | archivedate = 2013-10-12 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20131012010245/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/05/nyregion/another-order-to-vacate-at-site-threatened-by-one57-crane.html | deadurl = no }}</ref> The coop board at Alwyn Court announced that it would seek a court order against the forced evacuation, saying the Department of Buildings appeared to be "an arm of the developer." The crane was hoisted on May 11 as planned after Extell and Alwyn signed an undisclosed agreement.<ref>{{cite web|last=Velsey |first=Kim |url=http://observer.com/2013/05/one57-crane-boom-replaced-without-incident-co-op-dwellers-allowed-to-return-to-their-homes/ |title=One57 Crane Boom Replaced Without Incident, Co-op Dwellers Allowed to Return to Their Homes |publisher=Observer |date=May 12, 2013 |accessdate=May 24, 2013}}</ref> Its tasks completed, the replacement crane was removed on November 11, 2013.<ref>[http://therealdeal.com/blog/2013/11/11/extell-takes-down-one57-crane/ Extell takes down One57 Crane] The Real Deal, November 11, 2013</ref> [[File:Fire at Extell's One57 - March 15, 2014.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Fire at Extell's One57, March 15, 2014]] ===Fire=== On the evening of March 15, 2014, a fire broke out in the loading dock of One57, spreading into the courtyard behind the building and then onto the adjacent property at 152 West 58th Street, which had to be evacuated.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20140316/midtown/fire-breaks-out-at-problematic-one57-construction-site |title=Fire Breaks Out at Problem-Plagued One57 Construction Site |publisher=TheRealDeal.com |date=March 16, 2014 |accessdate=May 23, 2015}}</ref> Neither Extell nor Lend Lease has ever offered any explanation of the fire, and the [[New York City Department of Buildings]] did not issue a partial Stop Work order following the fire. The cause of the fire remains a mystery.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_Rw1q_uthI |title=[Video] Extell's One57 ON FIRE and spreading to adjacent property |publisher=YouTube.com |date= |accessdate=May 23, 2015}}</ref> ==Architecture and design== The tower was designed by [[Pritzker Prize]]-winning French architect [[Christian de Portzamparc]]. The interiors are by New York-based designer Thomas Juul-Hansen. The use of dark and light glass on the building’s exterior creates vertical stripes, while also manipulating sunlight and maximizing views.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bradbury |first=Dominic |url=http://howtospendit.ft.com/architecture/6964-soaring-ambition |title=Soaring ambition |work=Financial Times |date=April 11, 2012 |accessdate=June 19, 2013}}</ref> The tower is characterized by its rippled canopies and numerous setbacks on 57th Street, its mottled fenestration, curved tops, scoops and accentuated verticality.<ref>{{cite web|title=One57|url=http://www.cityrealty.com/nyc/midtown-west/one57-157-west-57th-street/review/45511|website=CityRealty}}</ref> One57 is currently the tallest mid-block building in New York City, having succeeded [[40 Wall Street]], which had previously held the record since its completion in 1930. ==Reception== One57 was named "Worst Building of the Year" in 2014 by Curbed.com, whose review said, "Pretty much everyone (or at least most archicritics) agrees that its wavy blue facade is ugly. Justin Davidson of ''New York'' magazine called it "clumsily gaudy." James Russell, formerly of Bloomberg ... lamented the "endless acres of cheap-looking frameless glass in cartoonish stripes and blotches of silver and pewter." Michael Kimmelman of the Times had similarly harsh words: "[The building] unravels as a cascade of clunky curves ... chintzily {{sic}} embellished, clad in acres of eye-shadow-blue glass offset by a pox of tinted panes, like age spots."<ref name="curbed.com">{{cite web|url=http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2014/12/30/from_atlantic_yards_to_one57_the_saddest_buildings_of_2014.php |title=From Atlantic Yards to One57, the Saddest Buildings of 2014 |publisher=Curbed.com |date=December 30, 2014 |accessdate=May 23, 2015}}</ref> ==Gallery== <gallery class="center" widths="225px" heights="275px"> File:2017 One57 base from Seventh Avenue.jpg|The base of One57, as seen from Seventh Avenue File:2017 One57 tower from Seventh Avenue.jpg|The tower of the building, from Seventh Avenue File:Central Park New York May 2015 001 crop.jpg|One57 rises above Central Park </gallery> ==See also== * [[List of tallest buildings in New York City]] * [[List of tallest buildings in the United States]] ==References== '''Notes''' {{Reflist|30em}} '''Further reading''' * {{cite episode |title= The Billionaire Building |series= Super Skyscrapers |network= PBS |date= 26 February 2014 }} ==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{Official website|one57.com}} * [http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/one57/570 One57 listing on skyscrapercenter.com] {{Supertall skyscrapers | current}} {{Hotels in New York City}} [[Category:Residential condominiums in New York City]] [[Category:Residential skyscrapers in Manhattan]] [[Category:Midtown Manhattan]] [[Category:Hotel buildings completed in 2014]] [[Category:Residential buildings completed in 2014]] [[Category:Construction accidents in the United States]] [[Category:2012 disasters in the United States]] [[Category:2012 industrial disasters]] [[Category:2014 disasters in the United States]] [[Category:2014 fires]] [[Category:2014 industrial disasters]] [[Category:2014 establishments in New York (state)]] [[Category:Skyscrapers on West 57th Street]] [[Category:Skyscraper hotels in Manhattan]] [[Category:October 2012 events in the United States]] [[Category:March 2014 events in the United States]]'