![]() This is because of the use of terracotta blocks. The building’s façade appears to change colour when seen from different angles and under different light. (Image: Courtesy of 111 West 57th Street) What is special about the design of the world’s skinniest skyscraper? This brings the total number of luxury residences at the location to 60. There are 14 more residences in the adjacent Steinway Hall, a 1920s building restored by JDS Development Group and connected to Steinway Tower. ![]() The skyscraper has 84 storeys, encompassing 46 full-floor and duplex residences. The building towers over all of its nearby skyscrapers, rising from what looks like a deep abyss in between buildings. The land on which it stands was once the site of the historic Steinway & Sons piano company in what is known as the Billionaire’s Row in Midtown Manhattan - an area favoured by some of the world’s richest people, including former US President Donald Trump. How many residences are in the tower? The master bedroom in one of the residences at the tower with a view of the Manhattan skyline. The building is roughly around 18 metres wide. ![]() Measuring an astounding width-to-height ratio of 1:24, Steinway Tower is officially the world’s thinnest skyscraper. However, it is the tower’s width which has made it remarkable in the world. The record that makes Steinway Tower so specialĭesigned by NYC’s SHoP Architects and developed by JDS Development Group with Property Markets Group, the 435-metre-tall tower is the fourth-tallest building in the US.
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