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Central Park Tower Welcomes Its First Residents

Central Park Tower Welcomes Its First Residents

Starts 02/25/2021

Central Park Tower, 225 West 57th Street, New York, New York, United States

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Happened as dated, per the source^[1]: "The first buyers finalized the purchases of their apartments in February 2021."

Start: Feb 25, 202190% CONFIDENCEfrom the source

Central Park Tower Welcomes Its First Residents

The world's tallest residential building began closing apartment sales on Billionaires' Row, months after finishing construction as Manhattan's newest supertall.

Extell announced on February 25, 2021 that Central Park Tower, at 1,550 feet the tallest residential building in the world, had commenced closings and would welcome its first residents^[3]
It has 179 two-to-eight-bedroom residences starting on the 32nd floor, designed by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture^[2][3]
Central Park Club occupies about 50,000 sq ft over three floors, with the 100th floor described as the highest private residential club in the world^[3]
Nordstrom's flagship opened in the base in 2019^[2][3]
Construction started September 17, 2014, topped out September 17, 2019 and completed in 2020 at a cost of $3 billion; developers are Extell and Shanghai Municipal Investment Group^[2]
It won the 2021 CTBUH Award of Excellence for Best Tall Building 400 meters and above^[3]

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