Current Status: Completed 

53 West 53rd Vital Stats

Address: 53 West 53rd Street (Community Board 5)

Type: Mixed Commercial and Residential

Name: Tower Verre aka 53 West 53 aka 53 West 53rd Street aka MoMA Expansion Tower

Construction: Begun 2014, Completed 2018

Design Architect: Jean Nouvel

Executive Architect: ___

Engineer: WSP Global

Developer: Hines, Pontiac Land Group, Goldman Sachs

Builder: Lendlease Group

Height: 950 feet, (290 Meters); 77 Stories 

Total Construction Floor Area: 600,040 square feet; 55,745.5 square meters

Site Area: 2,209 square feet

Density: 145 Residences

View Zoning Diagram HERE

Loopholes Exploited: 

Read through our blog below for more information on Supertalls.

Manhattan Electeds Call on City to prohibit developers from evading zoning regulations

Manhattan Electeds Call on City to prohibit developers from evading zoning regulations

  JOIN Manhattan Electeds on Monday, July 16th   Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer State Senator Liz Krueger (Rep) Council Member Ben Kallos in tandem with FRIENDS of the UES Historic Districts, Carnegie Hill Neighbors, and LW! On the steps of City Hall...

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Breaking News

The news picked up on our original reports from April.  Today's West Side Rag as well as The New York Times followed up about the sale of ABC's UWS holdings to Larry Silverstein.  The latest news: ABC is selling BOTH of its UWS campuses.  The one between West 66th and...

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Contact Information

Sean Khorsandi
Executive Director
LANDMARK WEST!
LandmarkWest@LandmarkWest.org
45 West 67th Street New York, NY 10023
212-496-8110

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