![]() ![]() Here are a couple of renderings of the new super-tall building. However, demolition of the Grand Hyatt isn’t set to begin until 2023, so it appears the Nordstrom/Central Park Tower will continue to have highly valued bragging rights, but only for a limited time as its days are indeed numbered. The project involves an 18-month breakdown of the Hyatt before work can being on the construction of the new super-tall building. It will be erected at the current site of the Grand Hyatt Hotel, between the Grand Central Terminal and the Chrysler Building. But while Central Park Tower is a residential high-rise, the new, 85-story building at 175 Park Avenue is designated as a mixed-use development. ![]() The Central Park Tower just recently announced completing construction and contains some of the most luxurious residences in Midtown. The funny thing is, this tower is the tallest building by roof height in the entire Western Hemisphere, beating the prior record-holder, Willis Tower, in Chicago. The tower, no matter what you call it, measures 1,550 feet in height. The current record holder is the Nordstrom Tower, also known as the Central Park Tower, located at 217 West 57th Street. ![]() The recently approved building plan design-change was altered from 1,642 feet to 1,575 feet in height, which is still tall enough to make the new record for the tallest building by roof height in New York. Number one on YIMBY’s year-end (2021) countdown, coming in at the last minute, is 175 Park Avenue. Tallest Building By Roof Height in New York ![]()
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