VIA 57 West

VIA 57 West
Via 57 West from the West Side Highway
Map
Alternative namesPyramid, West 57th, W57, West57, Tetrahedron
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeResidential
Architectural styleModern
Address625 West 57th Street
Town or cityManhattan, New York City
CountryUnited States
Coordinates40°46′17″N 73°59′35″W / 40.77139°N 73.99306°W / 40.77139; -73.99306
Construction started2013
Completed2016
Height
Architectural467 ft (142.3 m)
Tip467 ft (142.3 m)
Top floor355 ft (108.2 m)
Technical details
Materialconcrete
Floor count34
Floor area830,995 sq ft (77,200 m2)
Lifts/elevators11
Design and construction
Architect(s)Bjarke Ingels Group
DeveloperThe Durst Organization
EngineerThornton Tomasetti
Main contractorHunter Roberts Construction Group
Awards and prizes2016 CTBUH Tall Building Awards:
Best Tall Building Americas[1]
Other information
Parking285
References
[2][3]

VIA 57 West (marketed as VIΛ 57WEST) is a residential building at 625 West 57th Street, between 11th and 12th Avenues, in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. The pyramid shaped tower block or "tetrahedron", designed by the Danish architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), rises 467 ft (142 m) and is 35-stories tall.[4]

  1. ^ "CTBUH Names 2016 Tall Building Award Recipients". June 22, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
  2. ^ "VIA 57 West". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
  3. ^ "Emporis building ID 1189059". Emporis. Archived from the original on September 23, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ Whelan, Robbie (July 22, 2012). "New Face of Design". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 14, 2012.