# NEW YORK | 200 Amsterdam Ave | 668 FT | 55 FLOORS

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**Category:** Completed\
**Created:** [January 13, 2015, 2:26am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-200-amsterdam-ave-668-ft-55-floors/1395 "2015-01-13T02:26:19Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 11, 2021, 6:39pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-200-amsterdam-ave-668-ft-55-floors/1395/683 "2021-03-11T18:39:44Z")

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**Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 7:04pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-200-amsterdam-ave-668-ft-55-floors/1395/684 "2021-03-15T19:04:51Z")

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![Photo by Elevator World Inc. on March 08, 2021. May be an image of skyscraper and sky.](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/a/2/a231acf73b864b3f8c9c617a8805e636643fbea0.jpeg)

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**Post date:** [March 18, 2021, 5:34pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-200-amsterdam-ave-668-ft-55-floors/1395/685 "2021-03-18T17:34:08Z")

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> **[Construction Update: 200 Amsterdam — FIELD CONDITION](http://fieldcondition.com/blog/2021/3/18/construction-update-200-amsterdam)**
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> Construction is wrapping up at SJP Properties’ 200 Amsterdam, a 52-story residential tower on the Upper West Side. Designed by Elkus Manfredi Architects, the tower features a stepped massing at the east facade, allowing for terraces with Central Park...

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**Author:** ![ophizer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e36b37/32.png) [@ophizer](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/ophizer)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2021, 11:40pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-200-amsterdam-ave-668-ft-55-floors/1395/686 "2021-03-18T23:40:17Z")

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nimbys be maaaad 😈

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**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 18, 2021, 11:45pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-200-amsterdam-ave-668-ft-55-floors/1395/687 "2021-03-18T23:45:24Z")

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It already looks dated. Except for the height, it’s like it was designed in the late 1990s/early 2000s along with the Riverside blvd buildings.

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**Author:** ![HerrDavid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f07891/32.png) [@HerrDavid](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/HerrDavid)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2021, 12:34am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-200-amsterdam-ave-668-ft-55-floors/1395/688 "2021-03-19T00:34:46Z")

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Agreed. I’ve always thought it blends perfectly with the Kondylis mediocrities along the river. Still, I give it credit for not leaving a blank wall on its eastern side.

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**Author:** ![GSPLover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@GSPLover](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/GSPLover)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2021, 2:32am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-200-amsterdam-ave-668-ft-55-floors/1395/689 "2021-03-19T02:32:07Z")

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Western side

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**Author:** ![HerrDavid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f07891/32.png) [@HerrDavid](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/HerrDavid)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2021, 2:49am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-200-amsterdam-ave-668-ft-55-floors/1395/690 "2021-03-19T02:49:36Z")

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Yes, of course that’s right. Some wires must have got crossed between my brain and my fingers – a sadly common occurrence! 😄

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**Post date:** [March 19, 2021, 2:50am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-200-amsterdam-ave-668-ft-55-floors/1395/691 "2021-03-19T02:50:42Z")

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**Author:** ![chris08876](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/chris08876/32/1617_2.png) [@chris08876](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/chris08876)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2021, 5:48am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-200-amsterdam-ave-668-ft-55-floors/1395/692 "2021-03-21T05:48:31Z")

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Pic by me. Taken today.

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 ](https://flic.kr/p/2kMKczQ)[Upper West Side - 03-20-2021](https://flic.kr/p/2kMKczQ) by [Christopher Estevez](https://www.flickr.com/photos/138198804@N03/), on Flickr

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**Post date:** [March 28, 2021, 9:48pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-200-amsterdam-ave-668-ft-55-floors/1395/693 "2021-03-28T21:48:38Z")

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3.25.21

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**Post date:** [April 5, 2021, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-200-amsterdam-ave-668-ft-55-floors/1395/694 "2021-04-05T19:23:40Z")

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**Post date:** [April 9, 2021, 10:50pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-200-amsterdam-ave-668-ft-55-floors/1395/695 "2021-04-09T22:50:49Z")

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**Post date:** [April 9, 2021, 11:14pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-200-amsterdam-ave-668-ft-55-floors/1395/696 "2021-04-09T23:14:05Z")

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I really like the treatment of the crown lighting here

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**Post date:** [May 17, 2021, 12:10am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-200-amsterdam-ave-668-ft-55-floors/1395/697 "2021-05-17T00:10:19Z")

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Credit: [LamborghiniDriver](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azPeL1SmvHo&ab_channel=LamborghiniDriver)

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**Post date:** [June 7, 2021, 1:52am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-200-amsterdam-ave-668-ft-55-floors/1395/698 "2021-06-07T01:52:09Z")

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**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2021, 11:23pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-200-amsterdam-ave-668-ft-55-floors/1395/699 "2021-07-21T23:23:04Z")

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I can’t believe it’s been a month since someone posted here.

> **[Condo Fatigue on the Upper West Side (Published 2021)](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/20/realestate/condos-upper-west-side.html?action=click&algo=bandit-all-surfaces&block=more_in_recirc&fellback=false&imp_id=321513318&impression_id=736439b0-ea7a-11eb-92e9-77f73416860e&index=0&pgtype=Article&pool=more_in_pools%2Fnewyork&region=footer&req_id=310781757&surface=eos-more-in&variant=0_bandit-all-surfaces)**
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> Residents and preservationists have tried to stop three new towers, but so far, the developers are winning.

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**Author:** ![stache](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/stache/32/30186_2.png) [@stache](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/stache)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2021, 1:25pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-200-amsterdam-ave-668-ft-55-floors/1395/700 "2021-07-22T13:25:34Z")

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Isn’t it pretty much finished?

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**Post date:** [September 1, 2021, 11:29pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-200-amsterdam-ave-668-ft-55-floors/1395/701 "2021-09-01T23:29:41Z")

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**Post date:** [October 2, 2021, 2:08am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-200-amsterdam-ave-668-ft-55-floors/1395/702 "2021-10-02T02:08:28Z")

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