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The tallest residential tower in the western hemisphere and the third tallest building in the United States is now located at 432 Park Avenue in Midtown, Manhattan. The super-slender structure has 86 residential floors comprising 104 condominium apartments, and stands at 1,396 feet high. The total construction cost was estimated at $1.25 billion. The design architect behind 432 Park Avenue is Rafael Viñoly, who envisioned the building on the basis of the square, a purist geometric form. With identical width and length of 93.5 feet and a total height of 1,396 feet, the slenderness ratio of the building is 1:15. The architectural concept, the aspect ratio of the building, and its specified structural performance resulted in interesting challenges which required the pioneering of several structural engineering solutions. The design incorporates energy efficiency and renewable technology approaches which have made the building LEED certified. The main architectural attributes of 432 Park A

432 Park Skip to main content 432 Park Silvian Marcus, P.E., F. ASCE The tallest residential tower in the western hemisphere and the third tallest building in the United States is now located at 432 Park Avenue in Midtown, Manhattan. The super-slender structure has 86 residential floors comprising 104 condominium apartments, and stands at 1,396 feet high. The total construction cost was estimated at $1.25 billion. A Super-Slender High-Rise The design architect behind 432 Park Avenue is Rafael Viñoly, who envisioned the building on the basis of the square, a purist geometric form. With identica

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