Extell Files Permit for 88-Story 217 West 57th Street

Gary Barnett’s Extell Development plans to build an 88-story building with 233 residential units at 217 West 57th Street — just a block away from Extell’s current construction site of One57.

Adamson Associates (AAI) Architects is listed as the architect on the permit application. Among the firm’s current projects are three World Trade Center towers, Port Authority Bus Terminal overhaul, One Bryant Park, Times Square Building, Hearst Tower, MOMA Tower and the Goldman Sachs Global Headquarters.

Extell also has developed buildings such as The Aldyn, The Rushmore and 535 West End Avenue.

According to the application, the building will have a height of 1,550 feet, making it 550 feet taller than One57, which has 90 floors. Another building in construction with nearly that height is 432 Park Avenue, at 1,380 feet with a penthouse on the 95th floor. It will be 5 floors higher than 217 West 57th Street but roughly 200 feet shorter.

Meanwhile, Extell expects to have its partially collapsed crane at One57 removed on December 3. By then, a new crane will have been built up to bring the broken one down.