“In many ways, Cass Gilbert’sWoolworth Buildingwas the epitome of the New York romantic skyscraper from which the 20-century city derives so much of its visual identity,” declared the 1983Landmarks Preservation Commission report指定1913作为官方的摩天大楼New York City landmark. In its “romantic” way, the Gothic-style, terra-cotta-clad Woolworth Building is also one of the best examples of a pre-zoning commercial tower that isn’t historically considered a skyline behemoth. Though it once held the title of tallest building in the world, the 60-story edifice has not one, but two voluntary setbacks atop its formidable base and rises to become a thinner, elegant tower with a copper pyramid roof. (Its later neighbor, the 1915 Equitable Building, by Ernest R. Graham, grew 38 stories high from its exact lot lines and set city officials in a tizzy that prompted the creation of the 1916 Building Zone Resolution, enforcing a stepped façade requirement for all future buildings above a certain height.)
Though the Woolworth was formerly solely an office tower, architecture geeks and luxury buyers alike have recently made their homes in this landmarked icon. In 2015, developer Alchemy Properties converted the upper half of the building into one-of-a-kind apartments, with the design genius of AD100 Hall of FamerThierry Despont.也没有w, there is an opportunity to live in one of those famous setbacks—for $29.85 million.