Billionaires' Row (Manhattan)

Billionaires' Row is the name given to a set of ultra-luxury residential skyscrapers, constructed or in development, that are arrayed roughly along the southern end of Central Park in Manhattan, New York City. Several of these buildings are in the supertall category (taller than 1,000 feet (300 m)), and are amongst the tallest buildings in the world. Since most of these buildings are built or proposed on West 57th Street, the term has been used to refer to the street itself as well.

These projects have generated controversy concerning the economic conditions[1][2] and zoning policies[3] that have encouraged these buildings, as well as the impact these towers will have on the surrounding neighborhoods and the shadows they will cast on Central Park.[4]

They are also notable for containing some of the most expensive residences in the world. The top two floors of One57 sold for $100.47 million in 2015, setting a record for the most expensive apartment ever sold in New York.[5] Another duplex in the building was bought by hedge fund manager Bill Ackman for $91.5 million.[6] The top penthouse at 432 Park Avenue went to Saudi retail magnate Fawaz Al Hokair for $87.7 million, and hedge fund manager Kenneth C. Griffin is said to have bought three floors at 220 Central Park South for about $200 million.[7][8] Also at 220 CPS, several units were combined into a four-story mansion costing $250 million.[9]

One of the factors underlying the boom is foreign investment, often in the form of capital flight. Some of these buyers have poured money into high-end New York real estate for the purpose of tax avoidance, money laundering, or to export wealth to locales where it is less easily seized.[10] Many of the apartments are only sporadically occupied, functioning as pied-à-terres, or as real-estate based "safe deposit boxes" for parking money.[10]

The ultra-luxury building boom in the area predates the term "Billionaires' Row". Time Warner Center, built in 2003, is at the southwest corner of Central Park. A majority of its tenants bought their condos anonymously (through shell companies and trusts); at least 17 of these have been identified as billionaires.[10] 15 Central Park West (CPW), two blocks north, has counted among its owners billionaires Sarah Blakely, Lloyd Blankfein, Omid Kordestani, Daniel Loeb, Daniel Och, Eyal Ofer, Pan Shiyi, Sandy Weill, Jerry Yang, and Zhang Xin.[11][12][13][14] Prior to the sale of the $100 million penthouse at One57, the record for an apartment in New York was $88 million paid by Dmitry Rybolovlev for a penthouse at 15 CPW.[15]

In 2016, the United States Treasury Department announced it would start identifying and tracking the purchase of multi-million-dollar units, especially those paid for in cash or via shell companies, to cut down on the practice of money laundering.[16] New laws in China restricting capital outflow have also been implemented, and lower oil prices have affected potential Middle Eastern buyers. Uncertainty over Brexit has also played a role.[17][18] This has weakened the market for the highest-end units, with some declaring that the "Eight Digit Boom" on Billionaires' Row has ended.[19] In the face of this soft market, at least one project in the area (1 Park Lane) has been put on hold.[20]

Buildings

The first supertall building to be built in the area was One57,[21] a 1,004-foot (306 m) apartment building between Sixth and Seventh Avenues which was completed in 2014. By then, several other even-taller skyscrapers were proposed or under construction along the stretch of 57th Street roughly corresponding to the southern edge of Central Park.[22] Due to the often record-breaking prices[23][24] that have been set for the apartments in these buildings, the press dubbed this section of 57th Street "Billionaires' Row".[25][26][27] The term has since been extended to other supertall luxury buildings facing southern Central Park not strictly on 57th Street.[28]

Projects (planned, under way, or complete) that have been listed as part of Billionaires' Row include:[29][30][31]

Street address Building name Construction started Completed date Architectural height Image
157 West 57th Street One57 April 2009 2014 1,005 feet (306 m)
157 West 57th Street
432 Park Avenue n/a September 2011 December 23, 2015 1,397 feet (426 m)
432 Park Avenue
252 East 57th Street n/a 2013 2016 712 feet (217 m)
111 West 57th Street The Steinway Tower 2014/15 expected 2018 1,438 feet (438 m)
The Steinway Tower
225 West 57th Street Central Park Tower
or Nordstrom Tower		 2014 expected 2019 1,550 feet (470 m)
Central Park tower
220 Central Park South n/a 2015 expected 2017 952 feet (290 m)
220 Central Park South
53 West 53rd Street 53W53 2014 expected 2018 1,050 feet (320 m)
Tower Verre
520 Park Avenue expected 2017 781 feet (238 m)
520 Park Avenue

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rosenberg, Zoe (18 March 2015). "New York's Megatower Boom Reduced To Mere 'Vertical Money'". Curbed. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  2. ↑ Capps, Kriston (11 May 2015). "Why Billionaires Don't Pay Property Taxes in New York". Citylab. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  3. ↑ Ayala, Shannon (25 September 2014). "Why 57th Street Is the Supertall Tower Mecca of New York". Curbed. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  4. ↑ Adler, Margot (23 April 2014). "New Yorkers Protest Long Shadows Cast By New Skyscrapers". NPR. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  5. ↑ Clarke, Katherine. "$100M condo sale breaks city record". New York Daily News. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  6. ↑ Solomont, E. B. (23 December 2015). "The 10 biggest residential sales of 2015". The Real Deal. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  7. ↑ Brenzel, Kathryn (15 September 2016). "Saudi billionaire closes on NYC's highest pad for $88M". The Real Deal. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  8. ↑ Frank, Robert (4 October 2015). "Kenneth Griffin Goes on a Record-Setting Real Estate Spending Spree". New York Times. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  9. ↑ Solomont, E. B. (5 May 2016). "220 CPS officially has a $250M mansion in the sky: PHOTOS". The Real Deal. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  10. 1 2 3 "Stream of Foreign Wealth Flows to Elite New York Real Estate". The New York Times. 8 February 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  11. ↑ Carlyle, Erin. "Manhattan's New Most Expensive Listing: A $130 Million Park Avenue Penthouse". Forbes. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  12. ↑ "The world's most powerful address. And the people who live there". The Independent. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  13. ↑ "Billionaire Couple Lists 15 Central Park West Pad - Manhattan Scout". Manhattan Scout. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  14. ↑ Zeveloff, Julie; Stone, Madeline (25 January 2016). "Meet the big shots who live at 15 Central Park West, the world's most powerful address". Business Insider. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  15. ↑ Polsky, Sara (19 December 2011). "World's 93rd Richest Person Buys $88M 15 CPW Penthouse". Curbed. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  16. ↑ Story, Louise (13 January 2016). "U.S. Will Track Secret Buyers of Luxury Real Estate". New York Times. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  17. ↑ Putzier, Konrad (9 September 2016). "Billionaires’ Row struggles to live up to its go-go name". Luxury Listings NYC. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  18. ↑ Higgins, Michelle (11 July 2016). "In New York, a Falling Market for Trophy Homes in the Sky". New York Times. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  19. ↑ Plitt, Amy (12 July 2016). "The 'eight digit boom' in NYC real estate is finally over". Curbed. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  20. ↑ Solomont, E.B. (28 January 2016). "Witkoff shelves plans for condos at Park Lane Hotel". The Real Deal. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  21. ↑ Davidson, Justin (15 September 2013). "Giants in Our Midst: The first of the 1,000-footers stomps onto 57th Street". New York Magazine. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  22. ↑ Zeveloff, Julie (14 June 2015). "New York's iconic skyline will look incredibly different in just a few years". Business Insider. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  23. ↑ Marino, Vivian (23 January 2015). "$100.4 Million Sale at One57". New York Times. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  24. ↑ Samtani, Hiten; Hofmann, Tess (28 May 2015). "Saudi billionaire said to be buyer of $95M penthouse at 432 Park". The Real Deal. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  25. ↑ Satow, Julie (27 June 2014). "Moving In, Slowly, to ‘Billionaires’ Row’". New York Times. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  26. ↑ Willett, Megan (2 September 2014). "THE NEW BILLIONAIRES' ROW: See The Incredible Transformation Of New York's 57th Street". Business Insider. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  27. ↑ Goldberger, Paul (May 2014). "Too Rich, Too Thin, Too Tall?". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  28. ↑ Putzier, Konrad (1 August 2016). "Billionaires’ Row: 2014-2016?". The Real Deal. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  29. ↑ "The Most Important Towers Shaping Central Park's South Corridor, a.k.a. Billionaires' Row - 6sqft". 6sqft.com. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  30. ↑ Goldberger, Paul (May 2014). "New Condo Towers Are Racing Skyward in Midtown Manhattan". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  31. ↑ Nicolaou, Anna (29 September 2015). "Foreigners pile into Central Park’s Billionaires’ Row". Financial Times. Retrieved 5 December 2016.

Coordinates: 40°45′52″N 73°58′38″W / 40.7644°N 73.9772°W / 40.7644; -73.9772

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.