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In addition to the residences, Central Park Tower will also have a hotel, while a Nordstrom department store is located at the base of the tower. Clemence's photos capture the store's wavy translucent facade and manikins arranged in the windows. The supertall skyscraper is on West 57th Street, an area colloquially dubbed Billionaire's Row due to the expensive apartment buildings cropping up along the southern edge of Central Park.

Clemence's photos also show West 57th by SHoP Architects , a neighbouring supertall skyscraper that is also due to complete in Dezeen Weekly is a curated newsletter that is sent every Thursday, containing highlights from Dezeen.

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And the big question is whether Central Park Tower is high enough to rise above the luxury market meltdown. The huge supply of new condo towers in New York has pushed buyers to the sidelines. Add to that fears of a recession, the new federal cap on state and local tax deductions — which has hurt real estate in high-tax states — and New York's new mansion tax, and you have a luxury market that feels like it's in recession.

By one estimate, 1 in 4 new condos built in Manhattan since remain unsold and empty. Barnett declined to give sales numbers. But China is a big unknown for the project. Extell's financial partner in the building is a subsidiary of Shanghai Municipal Investment, a sovereign fund of the Shanghai local government. Funding also came from the EB-5 visa program, which is dominated by Chinese investors. With the Chinese economy slowing, and the trade battle and war-of-words between the White House and China dragging on, Chinese buyers are avoiding U.

That's not the case. But we definitely still see good demand from the Chinese market. Barnett said he can afford to offer discounts to adapt to today's market. Morgan Chase. Of course, Central Park South also boasts the most expensive residence ever sold in the U. But whoever buys at the top of Central Park Tower will also get the satisfaction of living in the world's highest apartment, looking down on the most expensive.

Skip Navigation. Key Points. Topping off at 1, feet, with floors, Central Park Tower will be the world's tallest residential building. Central Park Tower's financial fate rests on its views, and the emotions the vistas will stir among today's global rich. VIDEO For some billionaires, that's worth the price.