Project Description
50 West is a 64-story mixed-use high-rise with retail and 191 residential condominiums. The tower’s curved glass façade provides panoramic views of New York City. On the 64th floor is an observatory with views of New York Harbor, Ellis Island, and the Statute of Liberty.
A total of 3,000 panels of glass were installed, with each pane weighing up to 1,900 pounds (860 kg), framed by aluminum, and braced by stainless steel panels made in Italy. Five hundred of them are curved – no other building uses curved glass in such volume, from street level to penthouse level.
50 West’s curves run in a single vertical gesture right to the edge of the parapet at the top, stopping only for a minor setback near the pinnacle. The base of the building is bowed outwards in a curved cantilever, adding a further sensation of verticality, with a view to open up space for the Ward’s Walk between the building and the Battery Garage immediately to the south.
Within each condominium at 50 West Street, interior designer Thomas Juul-Hansen has crafted interiors with luxurious finishes and spacious layouts.