# NEW YORK | 111 West 57th St | 1,428 FT | 91 FLOORS **URL:** \ **Category:** Completed\ **Created:** [June 14, 2014, 4:56pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-111-west-57th-st-1-428-ft-91-floors/261 "2014-06-14T16:56:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 117
**Author:** ![NewYorkCity76](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/newyorkcity76/32/190647_2.png) [@NewYorkCity76](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/NewYorkCity76)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-111-west-57th-st-1-428-ft-91-floors/261/2364 "2022-03-18T16:40:17Z")
> [@infoshare](#): > > The crown is ‘see through’ and one can even see the X cross structural beams. Maybe the reason is that wind can go through there? That’s my perspective of it. ---
**Author:** ![infoshare](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/infoshare/32/18825_2.png) [@infoshare](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/infoshare)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-111-west-57th-st-1-428-ft-91-floors/261/2365 "2022-03-18T16:43:33Z")
Yes, that one seems like a good guess. That was likely a structural engineering requirement. ---
**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-111-west-57th-st-1-428-ft-91-floors/261/2366 "2022-03-18T16:43:43Z")
It’s unfortunate that these lighting projects take so long. Frankly I think you have to have a decent lighting system if you’re building a modern skyscraper, especially a supertall or megatall. It doesn’t have to be bombastic, it can be subtle. But it has to be decent. ---
**Author:** ![ALC11](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alc11/32/81254_2.png) [@ALC11](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/ALC11)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 6:47pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-111-west-57th-st-1-428-ft-91-floors/261/2367 "2022-03-18T18:47:29Z")
Agreed. I find it quite a dissapointment for tall buildings to be built without good or any noticable nighttime lighting (just look at the NY Times building or some of the residential Hudson Yards towers (15 and 35). Or even look at Lower Manhattan. Plenty of tall buildings with little to no nighttime lighting. Doesn’t need to be dramatic, but simply lit roof areas or crowns and mechanical floor spaces would be enough. It seems night lighting is _very_ low priority on these projects given it took quite a while for the crown to turn on at 1 Manhattan West. ---
**Author:** ![colrain](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/colrain/32/38661_2.png) [@colrain](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/colrain)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2022, 12:20am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-111-west-57th-st-1-428-ft-91-floors/261/2368 "2022-03-31T00:20:13Z")
[https://www.instagram.com/p/CbvfqVyvAKW/](https://www.instagram.com/p/CbvfqVyvAKW/) ---
**Author:** ![Mackensen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mackensen/32/138218_2.png) [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2022, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-111-west-57th-st-1-428-ft-91-floors/261/2369 "2022-03-31T18:22:31Z")
[https://www.instagram.com/p/CbiwPanuMn3/](https://www.instagram.com/p/CbiwPanuMn3/) ---
**Author:** ![TK2000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tk2000/32/114212_2.png) [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2022, 6:54pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-111-west-57th-st-1-428-ft-91-floors/261/2370 "2022-04-04T18:54:41Z")
[https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb72KkrrhcY/?utm\_medium=copy\_link](https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb72KkrrhcY/?utm_medium=copy_link) ---
**Author:** ![SMCYB](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/smcyb/32/71640_2.png) [@SMCYB](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/SMCYB)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2022, 5:23pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-111-west-57th-st-1-428-ft-91-floors/261/2371 "2022-04-07T17:23:09Z")
> **[The world's skinniest skyscraper is ready for its first residents](https://www.cnn.com/style/article/steinway-tower-intl-scli/index.html)** > > The world's skinniest skyscraper has been completed, adding a new landmark to Manhattan's famous skyline. ---
**Author:** ![bmosborne](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/bmosborne/32/78906_2.png) [@bmosborne](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/bmosborne)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2022, 5:36pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-111-west-57th-st-1-428-ft-91-floors/261/2372 "2022-04-07T17:36:09Z")
Does this building have a lightning rod or antenna on top? ---
**Author:** ![TKDV](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tkdv/32/83069_2.png) [@TKDV](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TKDV)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2022, 6:41pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-111-west-57th-st-1-428-ft-91-floors/261/2373 "2022-04-07T18:41:13Z")
It has a very slim lightning rod that is very unnoticeable. (mine from last September) ![111](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/f/8/f8a5e19e8cd05d20df3c6ed671810bfef3eddf95.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![infoshare](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/infoshare/32/18825_2.png) [@infoshare](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/infoshare)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2022, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-111-west-57th-st-1-428-ft-91-floors/261/2374 "2022-04-07T18:48:22Z")
I don’t about a lightening rod at the top: I can’t see anything that might serve that purpose. I am a bit puzzled by the top section being a ‘see-through’ grid, with the structural steel cross beams on full view. This building is still a beauty; but the crown seems somewhat unfinished IMHO. A blaring design omission which was probably and engineering requirements for minimizing wind forces that make these tall skinny buildings sway slightly. That has been an issue at 432 Park: this ‘hollow’ crown may be a way to avoid those same type of problems. IDK 👨‍🏭 👨‍🏭 ---
**Author:** ![bmosborne](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/bmosborne/32/78906_2.png) [@bmosborne](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/bmosborne)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2022, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-111-west-57th-st-1-428-ft-91-floors/261/2375 "2022-04-07T19:21:54Z")
So what is the structural height? ---
**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2022, 7:26pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-111-west-57th-st-1-428-ft-91-floors/261/2376 "2022-04-07T19:26:40Z")
" floors 51, 71, and 86 contain [windbreaks](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windbreak) and are not occupied " It’s probably just a large area to let the wind through. 1,428 ft (435 m) is the height. Which probably doesn’t include the rod or the cleaning machine on top there ---
**Author:** ![Shane\_Keena](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/shane_keena/32/77791_2.png) [@Shane\_Keena](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Shane_Keena)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2022, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-111-west-57th-st-1-428-ft-91-floors/261/2377 "2022-04-08T16:59:25Z")
Good news for this building! Closings underway, so supply will officially go down! > **[Closings Underway for SHoP Architects' 111 West 57th Street in Midtown,...](https://newyorkyimby.com/2022/04/closings-underway-for-shop-architects-111-west-57th-street-in-midtown-manhattan.html)** > > Closing are now beginning for 111 West 57th Street, the topped-out, 1,428-foot residential supertall designed by SHoP Architects. ---
**Author:** ![the726](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/the726/32/13225_2.png) [@the726](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/the726)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2022, 6:41pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-111-west-57th-st-1-428-ft-91-floors/261/2378 "2022-04-08T18:41:59Z")
fingers crossed we’ll start to see the exterior lighting turn on soon! ---
**Author:** ![the726](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/the726/32/13225_2.png) [@the726](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/the726)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2022, 1:52am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-111-west-57th-st-1-428-ft-91-floors/261/2379 "2022-04-12T01:52:55Z")
> **[r/architecture - In honor of the latest edition to the NYC skyline, SHoP...](https://www.reddit.com/r/architecture/comments/u1iy40/in_honor_of_the_latest_edition_to_the_nyc_skyline/)** > > 1,851 votes and 94 comments so far on Reddit The view is incredible ---
**Author:** ![NewYorkCity76](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/newyorkcity76/32/190647_2.png) [@NewYorkCity76](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/NewYorkCity76)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2022, 10:53pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-111-west-57th-st-1-428-ft-91-floors/261/2380 "2022-04-12T22:53:38Z")
> **[The skinniest skyscraper in the world has completely changed the NYC skyline](https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/the-skinniest-skyscraper-in-the-world-has-completely-changed-the-nyc-skyline-041222?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&cid=~newyork~natsoc~facebook~echobox&fbclid=IwAR3Rzc_7WlqceiibrPijtm9zsapmljigM1kn-PsZjgcYzmu0VNUY5QKhTog)** > > Steinway Tower's height-to-width ratio is a staggering 24:1. ---
**Author:** ![NewYorkCity76](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/newyorkcity76/32/190647_2.png) [@NewYorkCity76](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/NewYorkCity76)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2022, 4:05pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-111-west-57th-st-1-428-ft-91-floors/261/2381 "2022-04-24T16:05:20Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/a/9/a9e8647e2c91be2994caa160ac4ec4770aeeff97.jpeg) Taken by me on April 22nd ---
**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2022, 12:41pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-111-west-57th-st-1-428-ft-91-floors/261/2382 "2022-05-15T12:41:59Z")
> **[Baloghs Buy on Billionaire’s Row](https://therealdeal.com/2022/05/13/baloghs-find-their-crown-jewel-at-billionaires-row-supertall/)** > > The family that owned the Balogh Jewelry brand bought a full-floor apartment on Billionaire’s Row at JDS Deveopment’s 111 West 57th Street ---
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