| Trump World Tower | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Residential |
| Location | 845 United Nations Plaza (First Avenue),Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 40°45′08″N73°58′04″W / 40.7523°N 73.9677°W /40.7523; -73.9677 |
| Construction started | 1999 |
| Completed | 2001 |
| Cost | $300 million |
| Height | |
| Roof | 861 ft (262 m) |
| Top floor | 756 ft (230 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 72 |
| Floor area | 967,000 sq ft (89,800 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Costas Kondylis |
| Developer | Daewoo E&C;The Trump Organization[1] |
| Structural engineer | WSP Cantor Seinuk[1] |
| Main contractor | Bovis Lend Lease[1] |
| Other information | |
| Number of units | 376 |
| Website | |
| www | |
Trump World Tower is a residentialcondominium building in theTurtle Bay neighborhood ofMidtown Manhattan inNew York City, United States. The tower is located at 845 United Nations Plaza, onFirst Avenue between47th and 48th Streets. It was developed byDonald Trump and was constructed between 1999 and 2001.
Trump World Tower has 376 units.[2] Designed by the architectCostas Kondylis, the building is 861 feet (262 m) high,[1][3] butNew York City Department of Buildings records give a separate figure of 843 feet (257 m).[4] It has 72 constructed floors;[1] the top floor is labeled 90, since Trump calculated the floor numbers by declaring the building to be 900 feet (270 m) high and then dividing that figure by 10.[4] Thecurtain wall facades of dark, bronze-tinted glass.[5][6] The tower is rectangular in plan, measuring 77 by 144 feet (23 by 44 m) with aslenderness ratio of 11:1.[7] The resulting large windows allow for extensive views of theEast River and Midtown Manhattan. The building is constructed with concrete to increase itswind resistance.[8]
In 1961, the 18-storyUnited Engineering Center was built on the site. The Center was demolished to make way for the Trump World Tower. In 1997,Donald Trump and his partners, including theDaewoo Corp., a South Koreanchaebol, signed a deal to purchase the site from the United Engineering Trustees for $52 million.[9] Trump also acquired unusedair rights from at least seven adjacent low-rise properties,[10] specifically two brownstones, theChurch of the Holy Family andthe Japan Society.[9][11] Demolition began in October 1998.[11]
Prior to construction, many neighbors, including veteran journalistWalter Cronkite, opposed the building due to its height and lack of distinguishing exterior features. Among the concerns was that this tower would dwarf theheadquarters of the United Nations across the street, in particular theUnited Nations Secretariat Building.[12] East Side neighbors who opposed the project raised $400,000 in a bid to defeat it, withinvestment manager and philanthropistAlberto Vilar contributing $100,000.[13] Opponents argued that the project would block views, was aesthetically unappealing, violated zoning laws, and was out of character with the surrounding neighborhood.[13][14] TheMunicipal Art Society also challenged the project on grounds ofair pollution.[13] Opponents lost their battle instate court.[14]
Construction of the building began in 1999. The construction was financed by two German lenders,Deutsche Bank andBayerische Hypo- und Vereinsbank.[15]
Trump World Tower was briefly thetallest all-residential tower in the world, prior to the completion of the21st Century Tower inDubai (2003) and theTower Palace 3 inSeoul (2004). The tallest of the handful of wholly residential towers completed to date by Trump, it cost approximately US$300 million to construct. Thepenthouse on the top two floors of the structure which totaled 20,000 square feet (1,858 m2) was priced at $58 million; however, after failing to sell for years, it was split into four different units.
Around 2006, Trump was involved in a struggle with thecondominium board at the Trump World Tower. Trump requested the assistance of lawyerMichael Cohen, and Trump gained control of the board.[16]
The tower's most expensive floors attracted wealthy buyers from the formerSoviet Union. Approximately 65 units were sold to Russian buyers in the late 1990s.[17][18]New York Yankees starDerek Jeter purchased a 5,425-square-foot (504 m2) condominium for $12.6 million in 2001, and sold it in 2012 for $15.5 million.[19][20] In 2002,Bill Gates,Harrison Ford, andSophia Loren were reported to have owned or rented apartments in the building.[21] Trump sold the 45th floor in June 2001 for $4.5 million toSaudi Arabia, which made the apartments part of its Mission to the United Nations in 2008.[22][23]George[24] andKellyanne Conway owned a condominium unit at Trump World Tower during the early 2000s.[25]
SocialiteJocelyn Wildenstein owns a 5,160-square-foot (479 m2), eight bedroom penthouse in the Tower. In 2015 she listed it for $17.5 million, but it did not sell. In February 2017 she relisted it for $13 million.[26]
TheWorld Bar, a two-story bar andcocktail lounge, was located in the building.[21][27] It was a popular spot among UN diplomats who worked nearby.[27] The bar has since closed.[28]
The building and some of its condominium units have previously been featured onNBC'sThe Apprentice, which featured Trump. It has also appeared on the NBC syndicated television showExtra Season 13 - Ep. 193.[29] The building also featured heavily in the 2007 filmBefore the Devil Knows You're Dead.[30][31]
The main character of Don Delillo's 2003 novelCosmopolis holds residence in the top three floors of a building that, while unnamed, is described as the tallest residential tower in New York and located atFirst Avenue inMidtown Manhattan.[32]
In June 2001, he sold the 45th floor of Trump World Tower to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for $4.5 million, according to a publicly filed deed for the transaction. In 2007, the Saudis received permission from the New York City Department of Buildings to combine the residential units into a single space to house the Saudi Mission to the United Nations, public records show.
