Application filed for new Midtown supertall, proposed as the second-tallest in the Western Hemisphere

2019-01-23T20:46:00-05:00

The developers behind the distinct supertall at 432 Park Avenue want to take a second shot at altering New York City’s skyline. Harry Macklowe submitted last week a preliminary application to the city’s planning department for a 1,551-foot-tall skyscraper between 51st and 52nd Streets in Midtown, the New York Times reported. If the city approves the project, Tower Fifth, the name given to the tower proposed by Macklowe Properties, would become the second-tallest building in the Western Hemisphere.

The 96-story supertall would still fall below the current title-holder One World Trade Center, which measures 1,776 feet tall thanks to its spire. But if looking at ceiling height only, Tower Fifth would be considered the tallest in the city, measuring just a foot taller than Central Park Tower, under construction on Billionaires’ Row.

Macklowe Properties has tapped Gensler, with Adamson Associates Architects, for the design of Tower Fifth. As renderings depict, the tower would sit atop st...

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Application filed for new Midtown supertall, proposed as the second-tallest in the Western Hemisphere