432 Park Avenue - Wikipedia 432 Park Avenue 432 Park Avenue As seen from 57th Street, looking south. ( November 2017 ) Location within Manhattan General information Status Complete Type Residences Location 432 Park Avenue Manhattan, New York City Coordinates 40 ° 45 ′ 41 '' N 73 ° 58 ′ 18.5 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 40.76139 ° N 73.971806 ° W ﻿ / 40.76139 ; - 73.971806 Coordinates : 40 ° 45 ′ 41 '' N 73 ° 58 ′ 18.5 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 40.76139 ° N 73.971806 ° W ﻿ / 40.76139 ; - 73.971806 Construction started Foundation : September 2011 Aboveground structure : May 2012 Topped - out 10 October 2014 Completed 23 December 2015 Cost US $ 1.25 billion Height Architectural 1,396 ft ( 425.5 m ) Tip 1,396 ft ( 425.5 m ) Top floor 1,286 ft ( 392.1 m ) ( occupied ) Technical details Floor count 85 + 3 below ground Floor area 412,637 square feet ( 38,335 m ) Lifts / elevators 6 Design and construction Architect Rafael Viñoly and SLCE Architects, LLP Developer CIM Group / Macklowe Properties Structural engineer WSP Cantor Seinuk Main contractor Lend Lease Group 432 Park Avenue is a residential skyscraper in New York City that overlooks Central Park. Originally proposed to be 1,300 feet ( 396.2 meters ) in 2011, the structure topped out at 1,396 ft ( 425.5 m ). It was developed by CIM Group and features 104 condominium apartments. Construction began in 2012 and was completed on December 23, 2015. The building required the demolition of the 495 - room Drake Hotel. Built in 1926, it was purchased for $440 million in 2006 ( equivalent to $520 million in 2016 ) by developer Harry Macklowe and razed the next year. Its footprint became one of New York 's most valuable development sites due to its location, between East 56th and 57th Streets on the west side of Park Avenue. As completed, 432 Park Avenue is the third tallest building in the United States, and the tallest residential building in the world. It is the second - tallest building in New York City, behind One World Trade Center, and ahead of the Empire State Building. It is also the first, and so far only, building in New York City outside the World Trade Center Complex to be taller than the original twin towers. Contents 1 Height and slenderness 2 Design 2.1 Apartments and amenities 3 Engineering 4 Reception 5 Gallery 6 See also 7 References 8 External links Height and slenderness 432 Park Avenue officially topped out on October 10, 2014, at 1,398 feet ( 426 m ) making it the second - tallest building in New York City after One World Trade Center and the fifteenth - tallest building in the world. Because much of One World Trade Center 's height is in its spire and its base is nearly 40 feet ( 12 m ) lower, the rooftop of 432 Park Ave is, as of 2017, the highest in the city. The tower sits in the middle of the block bound by East 56th Street, Madison Avenue, East 57th Street, and Park Avenue. The building 's 100 - foot ( 30 m ) base covers most of the 41,000 - square - foot ( 3,800 m ) lot. The tower is a 93 - foot ( 28 m ) square in plan, giving each floorplate an occupiable area of 8,255 square feet ( 766.9 m ). At 15 : 1, 432 Park has one of the greatest height - to - width ratios of any skyscraper in the world. It is currently the tallest residential building in the Western Hemisphere. Design The building 's permanent nightly illumination scheme ; shown on its mechanical floors, which began on November 14, 2016. The design of the structure was conceived by architect Rafael Viñoly who was inspired by a trash can designed in 1905 by an Austrian designer. The tower has eighty - four 8,255 - square - foot ( 766.9 m ) stories, each with six 100 - square - foot ( 9.3 m ) windows per face. Interiors are designed by Deborah Berke and the firm Bentel & Bentel, which also designed Eleven Madison Park and the Gramercy Tavern. To support its thin orthogonal frame, the structure features larger columns at its base than on the upper floors. Apartments and amenities The tower 's condominium units feature high ceilings, and range from a 351 - square - foot ( 32.6 m ) studio to an 8,255 - square - foot ( 766.9 m ), six - bedroom, seven - bath penthouse with a library, which sold for $95 million to real estate mogul Fawaz Al Hokair. The building 's amenities include 12 - foot ( 3.7 m ) golf training facilities and private dining and screening rooms. The first sale of apartment # 35B was reported in January 2016 for $18.116 million, more than the $17.75 million asking price. Ten additional apartments were available at the time ranging from $17.4 to $44.25 million. # 35B covers 4,000 square feet ( 370 m ), one half of the 35th floor of the tower, and contains three bedrooms and four - and - a-half baths. Each face has six 10 by 10 ft ( 3.0 by 3.0 m ) windows, which for # 35B, face south and west with views of Central Park. Engineering The structure of the tower is composed of a 30 - foot ( 9.1 m ) square, reinforced concrete core with 30 - inch - thick ( 76 cm ) walls, which the engineer, Silvian Marcus, describes as `` like the backbone of a body. '' This core houses the elevator shafts and all the building mechanical services. The outer structural skin is composed of a grid of 3 ft 8 in ( 1.12 m ) wide columns and equal width spandrel ( horizontal, exterior ) beams of reinforced concrete that encloses the symmetrical `` basket grid '' of window openings. The columns begin with a depth of 5 ft 4 in ( 1.63 m ) at the bottom of the tower, to as little as 20 in ( 51 cm ) at the top. This layout permits all of the interior space on each floor to remain fully open for the complete 27 feet ( 8.2 m ) span between the core and shell. The facade, with the formed surface left as the final finish without any added facia, was poured in place from concrete using 14,000 psi white Portland cement, and cast around preassembled full - floor cages of # 20 rebars with articulated steel formwork. The floor - to - floor height of each of the 85 stories is 15 ft 6 in ( 4.72 m ), with 10 in ( 25 cm ) thick floor slabs, although to damp the acceleration from wind loads, upper floors have slabs up to 18 in ( 46 cm ) thick to add more mass. Also aimed at reducing the potentially uncomfortable effects of swaying due to wind vortex loading on such a flexible tower, the window grid and interior space of 2 floors between every 12 occupied floors are left open to allow the wind to pass through. These floors also contain modularized mechanical services for the six floors above and below to reduce ductwork. In addition two tuned mass dampers are located at the top of the tower and in the outriggers of some of the mechanical floors to help damp the motion. Reception This article contains a list of miscellaneous information. Please relocate any relevant information into other sections or articles. ( November 2017 ) The skyscraper has received mixed reviews from both professionals and laymen alike since not everyone agreed with the artistic value of the building. The building has been maligned by some city residents since they believe it represents New York 's increasing cost of living and ostentatious wealth. The association of the building to wealth inequality is also stated by the architect, Rafael Viñoly, himself who commented that `` There are only two markets, ultraluxury and subsidized housing. '' Fashion consultant Tim Gunn described the building as `` just a thin column. It needs a little cap. '' Architecture critic of the New York Mag, Justin Davidson, said that the building is nothing more than just `` stacked cubbyhole units '' and questioned the creative value of the building. Gallery Ground up view from 56th Street in July 2014 Under construction in March 2015 432 Park Avenue on April 1, 2016 432 Park Avenue viewed at night 432 Park Avenue is the skinniest supertall skyscraper in the world, though a full profile view is blocked by surrounding buildings. Tallest buildings in New York City by pinnacle height, including all masts, antennas, poles, etc. 432 Park Avenue is third from the left See also 125 Greenwich Street World One List of tallest residential buildings in the world Tallest buildings in New York City Tallest buildings in the United States References ^ Jump up to : `` World Reaches 100 Supertall Skyscrapers with Completion of 432 Park Avenue ''. CTBUH. CTBUH Global News. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2016. 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