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Skyscraper Living

Jan 30

Boerum Hill Is More Expensive than Dumbo, But Soho Is the Most Expensive Place Of All

The rich still love vast lofts and cobblestone streets, but this year Tribeca has failed to reclaim the title of
By Kim Velsey
Jan 8

57th Heaven: How a Boring Boulevard Became the Billionaires Belt

Michael Stern was walking to a meeting last summer when he saw the vacant site, barely wider than a townhouse,
By Matt Chaban
Jan 3

With Another Luxury Tower, 57th Street Becoming Manhattan’s New Gold Coast

Back in September, The Observer wondered just how many luxury towers could possibly pop up on 57th Street, following the
By Matt Chaban
Going big: The Trump International in Chicago. (Wikimedia Commons)
Dec 17

Gary Barnett Taps Architect of World’s Tallest Tower to Design NYC’s Tallest Apartment Building

By Matt Chaban
Bound for the heavens. (432park.com)
Dec 6

Watch New York’s Tallest Building, 432 Park Avenue, Rise in Real-Time on a Secret Sky Cam Site

By Matt Chaban
The facade of 1780 Broadway will be retained, but that's it. (Matt Chaban)
Dec 3

Demolition Begins on 1780 Broadway, Final Piece of Barnett’s 1,550-Foot 57th Street Tower

By Matt Chaban
A hypothetical skyline, with 225 West 57th at right, One57 middle, 432 Park at left. (Curbed/NYO)
Nov 27

Gary Barnett’s Biggest Blockbuster Yet: 225 West 57th Street, New York’s First 1,550-Foot Tower

By Matt Chaban
(Click to zoom)
Nov 12

Ambulance Chasing on 57th Street: Class-Action Suit Brewing Against One57

By Matt Chaban
Extell wants to say thank you. (Getty).
Nov 7

Extell Development Thanks Everybody for Cleaning Up Its One57 Crane Mess

By Kim Velsey
The boom is back, but the street is not. (Getty)
Nov 5

Even Though West 57th Street Has Reopened, One57’s Powerless Neighbors Wait to Move Back

By Matt Chaban
Nov 4

One57 Crane Is Secure, West 57th Street Block Reopens a Day Early

By dbrundyobserver
Boom! (Getty)
Nov 4

One57 Crane Is Secure, West 57th Street Block Reopens a Day Early

By Matt Chaban
Hang on. (Getty)
Nov 2

One57 Crane Repairs Will Begin Tomorrow, Block Could Open Monday Night

By Matt Chaban
The bathtub in the unoccupied New York by Gehry penthouse. No water rippling in this store.
Oct 29

Skyscrapers May Shiver and Sway, but They’re Perfectly Safe (Just Stay Away From the Windows)

By Kim Velsey
Oct 29

Crane Collapses at One57, Developer Gary Barnett Hopes ‘No One Gets Hurt’ [Updated]

By Matt Chaban
New York's priciest zip codes, based on closing costs, are all in Lower Manhattan (Propertyshark.com)
Oct 25

The UES Isn’t the Nation’s Priciest Zip Code—It’s Not Even New York’s

By Kim Velsey
The king has his crown. (Matt Chaban)
Oct 22

One57 Gets Its Crown—But Who Really Designed It?

By Matt Chaban
Beautiful and sad in her tower high above the city.
Oct 18

Billionaires Rush in: Is One57 Running Out of Apartments?

By Kim Velsey
Oct 17

The World of Goldstein, Hill & West: Mapping the Architect’s 70 Buildings

By Matt Chaban
Oct 17

The Work of Goldstein Hill & West: Touring the Buildings of New York’s Busiest Architects

By Matt Chaban
Oct 16

Goldstein, Hill & West: How New York’s Most Anonymous Architects Have Taken Over the Skyline

By Matt Chaban
Alexander Rovt's $21 million manse falls into the zip.
Oct 16

Actually, the Upper East Side Is Probably Not the Nation’s Priciest ZIP Code

By Matt Chaban and Kim Velsey
Going up. (NYT)
Oct 5

432 Park Will Not Only Be New York’s Tallest Building But Also, at $2.43 B., Its Most Expensive

By Matt Chaban
What if it were a condo?
Oct 4

Why Don’t More Co-ops Hop on the Condo Cash Train?

By Kim Velsey
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