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Metropolitan Tower General information Location New York City, NY EUA. Construction started 1984 Completed 1987 Height Roof 218 m (715 ft) Technical details Floor count 77 
Metropolitan (left) and Carnegie Towers
The Metropolitan and Carnegie Hall Towers, upper-left cornerThe Metropolitan Tower is a 77-story, 716 ft (218 m) residential skyscraper in Manhattan, New York City, standing at 146 West 57th Street. The building has 235 apartment units.[1]
The tower could be described as an international style tower, but it was described as postmodern, because it features setbacks and triangular shapes, dark glass and a sculpted base.[2]
Construction started in 1984, and was finished in 1987. The tower caused minor discontent, because it blocked a minor sights of Central Park. Critics' attention would turn, after the appearance of its taller neighbors, such as the CitySpire Center in 1987 and the Carnegie Hall Tower in 1991. The Metropolitan Tower is less than 10 meters from Carnegie Hall Tower, separated by the Russian Tea Room.
The tower has a slightly triangular floor plan, whose longer edge points to Central Park.
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Morrel Realty
The realty firm that is in charge of the sales and realty of the many apartments in this tower is Morrel Realty, who are New York City Luxury Real Estate Brokers.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Douglas, George H. Skyscrapers a Social History of the Very Tall Building in America. Jefferson (N.C.): McFarland, 2004.
- ^ Landau, Sarah Bradford, and Carl W. Condit. Rise of the New York Skyscraper, 1865-1913. New Haven: Yale UP, 1996.
- ^ "Morrel Realty"
External links
- Morrel Group Realty
- Official site
- Metropolitan Tower, New York City at Emporis.com
- Metropolitan Life Tower from CityRealty
Categories:- Buildings and structures completed in 1987
- Residential skyscrapers in New York City
- Skyscrapers in New York City
- Skyscrapers between 200 and 249 meters
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