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The at 300 West 57th StreetOver its two-mile (3 km) length, 57th Street passes through several distinct neighborhoods with differing mixes of commercial, retail, and residential uses.The first block of 57th Street, at its western end at near the Hudson River waterfront, is home to the building, designed in the form of a triangular pyramid by Danish architect. From there to are low-rise industrial properties, several automobile dealerships, and small-scale residential buildings.
Mar 20, 2020 Central Park Tower, 217 West 57th Street: New York City’s tallest building without a spire, this mixed-use tower at 221 West 57th Street has been built by Extell Development, which started the city’s explosion of SuperTall buildings with One57 at 157 West 57th Street.
Much of the south side of the block between and Tenth Avenues is occupied by the, which is the network's primary East Coast production facility. The street's name was used by to title a program produced by the network in the late 1980s,.From Tenth Avenue to, larger residential buildings appear. Beginning at Eighth Avenue and continuing east through the core of Midtown Manhattan, the street is dominated by very large commercial and residential towers, such as at the at the southwest corner of 57th Street and Eighth Avenue. This stretch of 57th Street is home to several large hotels such as and well-known restaurants such as the (both between and ), and to the offices of several magazines including. The corner of 57th Street and Seventh Avenue is home to the city-owned performance venue.The mid-block between Seventh and Sixth avenues is a terminus of a north-south pedestrian avenue named. At 215 West 57th StreetEast of Sixth Avenue, the street is home to numerous high-end retail establishments including,.
The stores located at 57th Street's intersections with Fifth and Avenues occupy some of the most expensive real estate in the world.Commercial and retail buildings continue to dominate until, where the street rapidly returns to a preponderance of large residential buildings. As it continues from here through its final blocks leading to its terminus at, the street consists of a nearly unbroken stretch of increasingly upscale apartment buildings with doormen, awnings, and small commercial establishments such as drug stores, bank branches, and restaurants.57th Street ends at a small city park overlooking the East River just east of Sutton Place.Notable buildings include by architect.Billionaires' Row. Entrance at 123 West 57th StreetBeginning with the construction of, a 1,004-foot (306 m) apartment building between Sixth and Seventh Avenues which was completed in 2014, a large number of very tall ultra-luxury residential buildings have been constructed or proposed on the section of 57th Street roughly corresponding to the southern edge of Central Park. Due to the often record-breaking prices that have been set for the apartments in these buildings, the press has dubbed this section of 57th Street as 'Billionaires' Row'. These projects have generated controversy concerning the economic conditions and zoning policies 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. Transportation The on the 's is located at the intersection of 57th Street and and is served by the and trains. The station on the is located at 57th Street and, served by the, , , and trains.The and crosstown bus routes share a corridor between 11th and 1st Avenues.
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(April 24, 1988)., and (March 1811),. Accessed June 27, 2016. 'These streets are all sixty feet wide except fifteen, which are one hundred feet wide, viz.: Numbers fourteen, twenty-three, thirty-four, forty-two, fifty-seven, seventy-two, seventy-nine, eighty-six, ninety-six, one hundred and six, one hundred and sixteen, one hundred and twenty-five, one hundred and thirty-five, one hundred and forty-five, and one hundred and fifty-five-the block or space between them being in general about two hundred feet.' .
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Retrieved January 18, 2018. December 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2018.,.,.External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to. by NYC Tourist. – virtual walking tour.
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