53W53 Completes Above Manhattan's MoMA · Chronopin

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Starts 01/01/2020 ESTIMATED 51% CONFIDENCEGiven as scheduled, per the source^[1]: "the Hines-led development team commenced closings... the building is now ready to welcome its first residents."

Start: Jan 1, 202050% CONFIDENCEfrom the source

53W53 Completes Above Manhattan's MoMA

Jean Nouvel's super-slender 53 West 53rd Street tower, built above an expansion of the Museum of Modern Art, finished construction and began welcoming residents.

53W53 (formerly Tower Verre) is Jean Nouvel's 1,050 ft (320 m) supertall beside MoMA in Midtown Manhattan, developed by Pontiac Land Group and Hines with Lendlease as contractor^[2]
It was completed in early 2020, and the Hines-led team commenced condo closings so the building could welcome its first residents^[2][3]
It has 145 condominiums with interiors by Thierry Despont and about 40,000 sq ft of MoMA gallery space on floors 2, 4 and 5; each unit includes a MoMA membership^[2][3]
The concrete diagrid facade uses 5,747 triple-glazed panels; amenities include a 65-foot lap pool, squash court and private screening room^[2][3]
History: announced in 2007 at 1,250 ft, shortened by 200 ft in 2009 after protests, work began in late 2014 and it topped out in mid-2018; a majority of units were unsold at completion^[2]
Listed availabilities ranged from $3.5 million for a one-bedroom to $63.82 million for the duplex penthouse^[3]

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youtube.com· Posted Sep 15, 2026· Starts Jan 1, 2020 ✓· 98% of score
Given as scheduled, per the source: "the Hines-led development team commenced closings... the building is now ready to welcome its first residents."
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53W53 - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org· Published Jan 1, 2024· 2% of score
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Closings Commence at 53W53 - CityRealty
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