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432ParkAvenue
Coordinates:404541N735818.5W

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432ParkAvenueisaresidentialskyscraperinNewYorkCitythat
overlooksCentralPark.Originallyproposedtobe1,300feet(396.2
432ParkAvenue
meters)in2011,[4]thestructuretoppedoutat1,396ft(425.5m).[3][5][6]
ItwasdevelopedbyCIMGroupandfeatures104condominium
apartments.Constructionbeganin2012andwascompletedon
December23,2015.[1]

Thebuildingrequiredthedemolitionofthe495roomDrakeHotel.
Builtin1926,itwaspurchasedfor$440millionin2006(equivalentto
$540millionin2016)bydeveloperHarryMackloweandrazedthenext
year.ItsfootprintbecameoneofNewYork'smostvaluable
developmentsitesduetoitslocation,[7]betweenEast56thand57th
StreetsonthewestsideofParkAvenue.

Ascompleted,432ParkAvenueisthethirdtallestbuildinginthe
UnitedStates,andthetallestresidentialbuildingintheworld.[8]Itis
thesecondtallestbuildinginNewYorkCity,behindOneWorldTrade
Center,andaheadoftheEmpireStateBuilding.Itisalsothefirst,and
sofaronly,buildinginNewYorkCityoutsideoftheWorldTrade
CenterComplextobetallerthantheoriginaltwintowers. AsseenfromRockefellerCenter(July
2015)

Contents
1 Heightandslenderness
2 Design
2.1 Apartmentsandamenities
3 Engineering
4 Reception
5 Gallery
6 Seealso
7 References
8 Externallinks

Heightandslenderness
432ParkAvenueofficiallytoppedoutonOctober10,2014,at1,398
feet(426m)[5][9]makingitthesecondtallestbuildinginNewYork
CityafterOneWorldTradeCenterandthefifteenthtallestbuildingin
theworld.[10]BecausemuchofOneWorldTradeCenter'sheightisin
itsspireanditsbaseisnearly40feet(12m)lower,therooftopof432
ParkAveis,asof2017,thehighestinthecity.
LocationwithinManhattan
ThetowersitsinthemiddleoftheblockboundedbyEast56thStreet,
Generalinformation
MadisonAvenue,East57thStreet,andParkAvenue.Thebuilding's
100foot(30m)basecoversmostofthe41,000squarefoot(3,800m2) Status Complete
lot.[11]Thetowerisa93foot(28m)squareinplan,givingeach
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lot.[11]Thetowerisa93foot(28m)squareinplan,givingeach Type Residences

floorplateanoccupiableareaof8,255squarefeet(766.9m2).[12]At Location 432ParkAvenue
15:1,432Parkhasoneofthegreatestheighttowidthratiosofany
Manhattan,New
skyscraperintheworld.
YorkCity

Design Coordinates 404541N

735818.5W
Thedesignofthestructurewas Constructionstarted
conceivedbyarchitectRafaelVioly Foundation:
whowasinspiredbyatrashcan September
designedin1905byanAustrian 2011
designer.[14]Thetowerhaseightyfour Aboveground
8,255squarefoot(766.9m2)stories, structure:
eachwithsix100squarefoot(9.3m2) May2012
windowsperface.Interiorsare
designedbyDeborahBerkeandthe Toppedout 10October2014
firmBentel&Bentel,whichalso
Completed 23December
designedElevenMadisonParkandthe
2015[1]
GramercyTavern.[15]Tosupportits
thinorthogonalframe,thestructure Cost US$1.25billion[2]
featureslargercolumnsatitsbasethan Height
ontheupperfloors.[14]
Architectural 1,396ft
Apartmentsandamenities (425.5m)[3]
Thebuilding'spermanent
nightlyilluminationscheme Tip 1,396ft
shownonitsmechanical Thetower'scondominiumunitsfeature (425.5m)[3]
floors,whichbeganon highceilings,andrangefroma351
Topfloor 1,286ft
November14,2016.[13] squarefoot(32.6m2)studiotoa8,255
(392.1m)[3]
squarefoot(766.9m2),sixbedroom,
(occupied)
sevenbathpenthousewithalibrary,
whichsoldfor$95milliontorealestatemogulFawazAl Technicaldetails
Hokair.[16][17][18][19]Thebuilding'samenitiesinclude12foot(3.7m) Floorcount 96+3below
golftrainingfacilitiesandprivatediningandscreeningrooms.[20] ground[3]

Thefirstsaleofapartment#35BwasreportedinJanuary2016for Floorarea 412,637squarefeet

$18.116million,morethanthe$17.75millionaskingprice.Ten (38,335m2)
additionalapartmentswereavailableatthetimerangingfrom$17.4to Lifts/elevators 6
$44.25million.#35Bcovers4,000squarefeet(370m2),onehalfofthe
35thfloorofthetower,andcontainsthreebedroomsandfouranda Designandconstruction
halfbaths.Eachfacehassix10by10ft(3.0by3.0m)windows,which Architect RafaelVioly[3]and
for#35B,facesouthandwestwithviewsofCentralPark.[21][22] SLCEArchitects,
LLP
Engineering Developer CIMGroup/
Macklowe
Thestructureofthetoweriscomposedofa30ft(9.1m)square Properties
reinforcedconcretecorewith30in(760mm)thickwalls,theengineer,
Structuralengineer WSPCantorSeinuk
SilvianMarcusdescribesas:"likethebackboneofabody."Thiscore
housestheelevatorshaftsandallthebuildingmechanicalservices.The Maincontractor LendLeaseGroup
outerstructuralskiniscomposedofagridof3ft8in(1.12m)wide

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columnsandequalwidthspandrel(horizontal,exterior)beamsofreinforcedconcretethatenclosesthesymmetrical
"basketgrid"ofwindowopenings.Thecolumnsbeginwithadepthof5ft4in(1.63m)atthebottomofthetower,
toaslittleas20in(51cm)atthetop.Thislayoutpermitsalloftheinteriorspaceoneachfloortoremainfully
openforthecomplete27feet(8.2m)spanbetweenthecoreandshell.[23][24]

Thefacade,withtheformedsurfaceleftasthefinalfinishwithoutanyaddedfacia,waspouredinplacefrom
concreteusing14,000psiwhitePortlandcement,andcastaroundpreassembledfullfloorcagesof#20rebarswith
articulatedsteelformwork.Thefloortofloorheightofeachofthe85storiesis15ft6in(4.72m),with10in
(25cm)thickfloorslabs,althoughtodampentheaccelerationfromwindloads,upperfloorshaveslabsupto18in
(46cm)thicktoaddmoremass.Alsoaimedatreducingthepotentiallyuncomfortableeffectsofswayingdueto
windvortexloadingonsuchaflexibletower,thewindowgridandinteriorspaceof2floorsbetweenevery12
occupiedfloorsareleftopentoallowthewindtopassthrough.Thesefloorsalsocontainmodularizedmechanical
servicesforthesixfloorsaboveandbelowtoreduceductwork.Inadditiontwotunedmassdampersarelocatedat
thetopofthetowerandintheoutriggersofsomeofthemechanicalfloorstohelpdampthemotion.[24]

Reception
Theskyscraperhasreceivedmixedreviewsfrombothprofessionalsandlaymenalikesincenoteveryoneagreed
withtheartisticvalueofthebuilding.[25][14]

ThebuildinghasbeenmalignedbysomecityresidentssincetheybelieveitrepresentsNewYork's
increasingcostoflivingandostentatiouswealth.[25]
Theassociationofthebuildingtowealthinequalityisalsostatedbythearchitect,RafaelVioly,himself
whocommentedthatThereareonlytwomarkets,ultraluxuryandsubsidizedhousing.[26]
FashionconsultantTimGunndescribedthebuildingas"justathincolumn.Itneedsalittlecap."[27]
ArchitecturecriticoftheNewYorkMag,JustinDavidson,saidthatthebuildingisnothingmorethanjust
stackedcubbyholeunitsandquestionedthecreativevalueofthebuilding.[14]
IthasbeendubbedbymanynativeNewYorkersasthe"middlefingerbuilding,"representingthatthe
buildingisonlymeantfortherichandthericharestickingthemiddlefingertoallworkingclassNew
Yorkers.

Gallery

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Groundupviewfrom Underconstructionin 432ParkAvenueon 432ParkAvenue

56thStreetinJuly March2015 April1,2016 viewedatnight
2014

432ParkAvenueisthe Tallestbuildingsin
skinniestsupertall NewYorkCityby
skyscraperinthe pinnacleheight,
world,thoughafull includingallmasts,
profileviewisblocked antennas,poles,etc.
bysurrounding 432ParkAvenueis
buildings. thirdfromtheleft

Seealso
125GreenwichStreet
WorldOne
Listoftallestresidentialbuildingsintheworld
TallestbuildingsinNewYorkCity
TallestbuildingsintheUnitedStates

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