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111 West 57th Street Finishes as the World's Thinnest Skyscraper
SHoP Architects' ultra-slender Steinway Tower, with a width-to-height ratio of 1:24, completed construction on Billionaires' Row after years of delays and a lender dispute.
- 111 West 57th Street (Steinway Tower), by SHoP Architects, was completed in 2022 after construction began July 8, 2015 and topping out in October 2019[3]
- It stands 1,428 ft (435 m) and is described as the thinnest skyscraper in the world, with a width-to-height ratio of about 1:24[2][3]
- It rises from a site of about 59 by 75 ft above the landmarked Steinway Hall (1925), renovated 2019-2021[3]
- Developers are JDS Development Group and Property Markets Group; cost was $2 billion with 59 units[3]
- It has a bronze and terracotta facade referencing New York art deco and uses Steinway Hall's air rights[2]
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- [1]50%youtube.com/watch?v=2STPr1Taaw8youtube.com· Posted Sep 15, 2026· Starts Jun 1, 2022 ✓· 33% of score
Happened as dated, per the source: "Completed 2022 (residential tower)."
- [2]70%10 Facts About Steinway Tower, the World's Thinnest Skyscraperarchitizer.com· Added Sep 15, 2026· 33% of score
- [3]82%111 West 57th Streeten.wikipedia.org· Added Sep 15, 2026· 33% of score
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