The world's skinniest skyscraper is almost completed. I toured its first luxury condo - take a look inside the NYC tower that's 24 times taller than it is wide.

Katie Warren

Oct 31, 2019, 01:16 IST

The world's skinniest skyscraper is almost completed. I toured its first luxury condo - take a look inside the NYC tower that's 24 times taller than it is wide.

111 West 57th Street, also known as Steinway Tower, is nearing completion in New York City - and, when you consider the building's height-to-width ratio, it's the world's skinniest skyscraper.
The 1,428-foot tower is 24 times taller than it is wide and has only one residence per floor.
111 West 57th Street sits on the southern end of Central Park in an area known as Billionaires' Row, which is home to some of the city's most expensive real estate.
Condos in Steinway Tower, which is expected to be finished in 2020, range from $16 million to $57 million.
I got a sneak peek at the first completed residence in the building. Take a look inside.
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A bevy of super-tall, glossy skyscrapers is rising along New York City's Billionaires' Row, an area south of Central Park that's home to some of the most expensive real estate in the city.

There's Central Park Tower, which recently became the tallest residential building in the world. Then there's 220 Central Park South, which broke real-estate records when billionaire hedge fund manager Ken Griffin paid $238 million for a spread of condos. Both towers are expected to be finished sometime in 2020.

And now, nearing completion is 111 West 57th Street, which has the distinction of being the world's most slender skyscraper. The 1,428-foot tower is 24 times taller than it is wide and has only one residence per floor.

The skinny skyscraper, which was developed by JDS Development Group, Property Markets Group, and Spruce Capital Partners, is expected to be completed in 2020.

Take a look inside the first finished condo at the world's most slender skyscraper.

Steinway Tower, a super-tall, super-skinny tower at 111 West 57th Street in New York City, is the most slender tower in the world, according to the developers.

On a recent gloomy October morning, I took the train uptown to Steinway Tower.

The building is still a construction site, with scaffolding hiding most of the bottom of the tower from view.

I stepped into the Steinway Hall rotunda, which was once part of the famed piano company's showroom. A pianist was playing pieces by composers like Chopin, Brahms, and Rachmaninoff — on a Steinway, of course — next to a glowing model of the building.

The first finished condo in Steinway Tower is a 4,500-square-foot, three-bedroom unit on the 43rd floor — about halfway up the building — with its own private elevator entrance.

The condo has about 4,500 square feet of living space. The open kitchen flows seamlessly into the living area.

Although I wasn't able to get a photo of the living area without people in it, this is what the view of Central Park would look like on a sunny day.

During my visit, the view looked more like this.

The dining area, which can comfortably fit 10 people, sits on the opposite end of the great room from the kitchen.

A door off the dining area opens up to a full wet bar.

The condo has three bedrooms, one of which was set up as a study.

Each bedroom has an en suite bathroom and there's an additional powder room.

The interior design was done by New York-based Studio Sofield.

Each bedroom has floor-to-ceiling windows for optimal city views.

A dressing hall leads toward the master suite.

To the right is a walk-in dressing room ...

... and across from that is the marble-clad master bathroom, which features dual vanities and a walk-in rain shower.

A glossy, freestanding soaking tub is the focal point of the glamorous bathroom.

The master bedroom sits in the southeast corner of the building.

The architect of 111 West 57th Street describes it as the "quintessential" New York City building, but I'm not sure I agree with that characterization.

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