Living in Central Park Tower: what the tallest residential skyscraper in the world offers
'25.01.2021'
Lyudmila Balabay
New York is known for its high-rise buildings and unusual architecture, as well as records in this area. One of these records belongs to Central Park Tower - it is the tallest residential skyscraper in the world. The author told more about him ADJIP Architecture blog on Yandex.Zen.
Its height is incomparable with the height of the nearest buildings, so it can be safely called the “glass spire” of New York.
Central Park Tower was built in 2020 and can be considered a groundbreaking project in many ways.
The structure looks like a single mirror, reflecting the buildings of New York and the bright sky shining above them.
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The name matches the location of the tower. Leaving the street, residents will be able to reach the gates of Central Park in just 2-3 minutes, and the windows offer simply incredible views of Central Park.
The construction cost $ 3 billion. There are 176 apartments in the building, and they are among the most expensive in New York. The price of one apartment is about $ 3 million (about $ 76 per square meter). The most expensive apartments here cost $ 000 million each, these are apartments on the highest floors and penthouses.
Each apartment is decorated by the best designers from different countries. The furniture is made exclusively with warm and woody tones. The most famous amenities of the apartments are panoramic and bright windows, white oak floors and designer furniture.
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Eleven elevators are laid in the core of the skyscraper, all of them travel from the first to the last floor at a speed of 610 meters per minute.
On the 14th floor of the building there are areas for entertainment and family recreation, including an indoor pool, theater, cinema, ballroom, cigar bar, lounges.
