The designers behind the world’s skinniest skyscraper have simply given followers of ultra-luxury dwelling an early Christmas reward.
New York-based agency Studio Sofield has unveiled the interiors of Steinway Tower, the newly constructed 1,428-foot-tall tower overlooking Central Park. The announcement marks the completion of the opulent midtown Manhattan landmark, which was constructed on a website as soon as occupied by the historic Steinway & Sons piano firm.
The Steinway Tower reaches 1,428 ft tall. Credit: David Sundberg
The 91-story skyscraper, also referred to as 111 West 57th Street, incorporates 46 full-floor and duplex residences. Photos launched this month by the designers present opulent lobbies decked out in limestone, marble, blackened metal and velvet, flooring paved in smoke-gray strong oak and unique artworks by Picasso and Matisse.
According to Studio Sofield, Steinway Tower’s interiors had been designed to evoke the grandeur of New York’s Gilded Age, a interval within the late nineteenth century when town’s boulevards had been lined with the stately mansions of robber barons like Andrew Carnegie and Cornelius Vanderbilt. It sits on a Midtown road, crammed with gleaming towers, that has develop into referred to as “Billionaire’s Row.”
The interiors had been designed by William Sofield, founding father of Studio Sofield. Credit: Adrian Gaut
Studio Sofield’s founder, William Sofield, informed Act Daily News he wished to make the tower really feel unmistakably New York.
“We’ve all been to very luxurious places, but I wanted to create a building that could not be anywhere else in the world,” he stated. “I know so many people might have multiple homes, who will have apartments here. And I wanted to create a very distinct experience that could only be had in New York.”
Sofield aimed to create an environment that felt distinctly New York. Credit: Adrian Gaut
A file feat
Elsewhere, the constructing’s interiors embrace an 82-foot swimming pool housed in a light-filled room that includes floor-to-ceiling home windows and a row of Kentia palms. There’s additionally a contemporary tackle New York’s legendary King Cole Bar, full with a decorative balcony and customized gold and silver murals.
Other facilities embrace non-public eating rooms with a chef’s catering kitchen, a golf simulator and a landscaped terrace.
The 82-foot swimming pool has gold leaf detailing. Credit: Adrian Gaut
“I always am very personal in my work,” Sofield stated. “So (take) the swimming pool, for example … I didn’t want it to feel like a normal swimming pool. It has wood paneling with great detailing and gold leaf details.
“It has a vaulted ceiling,” he added. “It has draperies… So it’s extremely in contrast to any swimming pool you’ll discover in New York.”
Despite being described by builders as “essentially the most slender skyscraper on the planet,” it contains 46 duplex residences. Credit: Adrian Gaut
At 1,428 ft, additionally it is one of many tallest buildings within the Western hemisphere, standing simply in need of two others in New York City: The 1,776-foot-tall One World Trade Center and the 1,550-foot-tall Central Park Tower.
Super-slender skyscrapers, also referred to as pencil towers, turned standout options of the Hong Kong skyline within the Seventies. Since then, main cities reminiscent of New York have adopted go well with.
Residences within the Manhattan skyscraper, which was developed by the JDS Development Group and Property Markets Group, vary in value from $7.75 million to $66 million.