Real Estate

Manhattan’s Tallest Condo Building Joins a Swamped Luxury Market

  • Central Park Tower under construction near Billionaires’ Row
  • Developer’s competition has multiplied since debut of One57
Extell Development Chairman Gary Barnett talks about luxury real estate in New York City.Source: Bloomberg)

On paper, it’s the most expensive condo tower in the U.S. And at 1,550 feet above Manhattan, it’s also the Western Hemisphere’s tallest.

Extell Development is building Central Park Tower, the firm’s ultra-luxury follow-up to One57, the Billionaires’ Row skyscraper that touched off the city’s high-end construction boom -- and set the stage for the market’s current slowdown.