| Astor Place Tower | |
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 Interactive map of the Astor Place Tower area | |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Mixed use |
| Location | 26Astor Place,Manhattan, New York, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°43′46″N73°59′29″W / 40.729527°N 73.991307°W /40.729527; -73.991307 |
| Construction started | 2003 |
| Completed | 2005 |
| Cost | $50,000,000 |
| Height | 269 feet (82 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 21 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Charles Gwathmey |
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Astor Place Tower (also known asSculpture for Living) is a 21-story residential building located onAstor Place in theNoHo neighborhood ofManhattan in New York City. The building was developed byThe Related Companies and designed by architectCharles Gwathmey. The building was panned by architectural critics as a symbol of gentrification, and sales of the building's condos were slow.[2][3][4]
The triangular site on which the tower was built was formerly a parking lot.[5] Originally, a building developed by bothIan Schrager and Related, to be designed by eitherRem Koolhaas orFrank Gehry, was planned for the location.[6]Cooper Union, the owner of the parking lot, leased the land to the developers for 99 years.
The original plan called for a hotel with approximately 100 rooms, and the terms of the lease from Cooper Union stipulated that the building be an "original artistic invention". The hotel was also to include a movie theater; completion of the building was expected in 2002. Ultimately, the hotel was not built, and instead, a luxury residential building designed by Gwathmey was constructed. There is a retail base which includes a Chase bank branch.
