See The World’s Skinniest Skyscraper
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The skinniest skyscraper in the world has made its official debut and it’s a tall drink of water. Overlooking Central Park, Steinway Tower stands at 1.428 feet, where the Steinway & Sons piano building once stood. See it on your next NYC vacation (you can’t miss it). More than likely, you’ll be just visiting as apartment homes there are affordable only for multi-millionaires.
The skinniest skyscraper’s luxury interiors were designed by NYC’s Studio Sofield are harken back to the days when New York City was home to folks like Andrew Carnegie and Cornelius Vanderbilt. At the turn of the century, New York experienced a gilded age. And Steinway Tower gives us a glance back to those days.
According to CNN, The tall building sits on what is now known as billionaire’s row in New York City. Yes, with a “B”. Back during the original gilded age, there was a millionaire’s row. So, it seems, the more things change, the more they stay the same.
The skinniest skyscraper has a height-to-width ratio of 24:1, but that has not kept architects from making sure a pool can easily fit inside. With wood paneling adorning the walls, even the room where the pool exists can only be described as decadent.
In a city where rats steal pizza right in front of crowds of people, billionaires with original Picassos hanging on their walls enjoy living the “high” life. Steinway Tower is opulent from another time and was designed to have its inhabitants (who probably own multiple homes) make no mistake that they are located in the heart of New York City. But, a New York City of old.
The skinniest skyscraper in New York is patterned after what was known as pencil towers which were en vogue in 1970s Hong Kong. Other major cities are bringing that trend back. The JDS Development Group oversees Steinway Tower and reports that residences there run from $7.75 million to $66 million.
The designers of the skinniest skyscraper have worked hard to make people feel like they are in luxury that is found in no one else in the world. Its old-world elegance along with fantasy and touches of real gold and black walls whisk you away to another time.
Today’s New York City is practically impossible for a typical person to live in. Most New Yorkers are cramped in small studio apartments with multiple roommates in order to make ends meet. But the Steinway Tower stands tall to let everyone know that in the city that never sleeps, maybe you’ll too reach your dreams.
Some homes in the building come complete with a chef’s kitchen, a golf simulator, and a landscaped terrace. In addition, the outside is adorned with terracotta so that when the sun hits it at different times, the building appears different colors.
Living in the world’s skinniest skyscraper might sound like a harrowing experience, but this building was built with a lavish lifestyle in mind. From that perspective, it could become one of the city’s major attractions.
