![]() A neo-art deco tower clad in silvery Alabama limestone, with set-back terraces and ornamental metalwork, it is the work of Robert AM Stern, expedient purveyor of whatever style his client wants, from Spanish revival to Qing dynasty. Standing right across the street, 220 Central Park South aims to be the gentleman of the bunch. You might even be able to peer into your neighbouring oligarch’s flat, given how close the next-door tower is squeezed. Designed by Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill, architects of Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, the tower will form a dizzying stack of superlatives, with the biggest pools, highest health club and farthest-reaching views in town. ![]() ![]() The sturdy trunk of Central Park Tower is rising nearby – a great glass hulk that will soon steal the crown for the most vertiginous residences on the planet. It is the tallest residential building in the world, but it won’t be for long. He can clearly turn garbage into gold, given the penthouse sold for $95m (£72m). It is the most elegant of the new towers, recalling the minimalist sculptures of Sol LeWitt, although its architect, Raphael Viñoly, says it was inspired by a trash can. There is 432 Park Avenue, a surreal square tube of white concrete that appears to shoot twice as high as anything around it, its endless Cartesian grid of windows framing worlds of solid marble bathtubs and climate-controlled wine cellars within. The results range from the sublime to the ridiculous, or even both at once. ![]() 'Transferable development rights' and 'Floor area ratio' explainer ![]()
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