50 West 66th Street

Lincoln Square | built 2026

Open on the map10 entries

Written with AI from the source each entry cites, then fact-checked.

  1. 2017

    December

    Neighbors and local officials rally against the tower, calling its filing a bait-and-switch

    After Snøhetta's design appeared in November 2017, neighborhood groups, Council Member Helen Rosenthal and Borough President Gale Brewer opposed the 775-foot tower. Critics said it broke local zoning and called Extell's approach a bait-and-switch, since the first filing was for 25 stories, about a third of the final height. Developer Gary Barnett said he expected approval.

    Source: 6sqft

  2. 2017

    Snøhetta unveils a 775-foot, 127-condominium tower for Extell at 50 West 66th Street

    Snøhetta's design for Extell is a through-block tower with a synagogue in its base fronting West 65th Street. Setbacks and chamfered corners form a planted communal terrace on the 16th floor, and the facade moves from limestone and burnished bronze to glass higher up. The site sits just outside the Upper West Side-Central Park West Historic District, beside the First Battery Armory.

    Source: Internet Archive

  3. 2017

    Extell's plan triples in size after it buys about 201,000 square feet of air rights for $202 million

    New York YIMBY had reported first permits in 2015 for a 25-story building here. By November 2017 the developer had bought roughly 201,000 square feet of added air rights for $202 million, and the revised tower would rise 775 feet, over 100 feet above 200 Amsterdam Avenue. The synagogue was to be rebuilt into its base.

    Source: Internet Archive

  4. 2018

    July

    Construction begins after the neighboring Jewish Guild for the Blind is demolished

    Construction of Extell's tower began in July 2018, after the neighboring Jewish Guild for the Blind was demolished. Extell had first filed permits for the project in 2017. Snøhetta designed the building with SLCE as executive architect.

    Source: 6sqft

  5. 2018

    The Department of Buildings rejects a neighborhood challenge to the tower's height

    Opponents, including Council member Helen Rosenthal, argued that the proposed 775-foot tower was out of context and that empty spaces between floors added height without adding counted floor area. A Department of Buildings spokesperson said the challenge's arguments were not valid and the hollow spaces were within code. The tower would pass the planned 668-foot 200 Amsterdam Avenue.

    Source: Internet Archive

  6. 2019

    The city pulls the tower's permits over mechanical voids, then approves revised plans

    In January 2019 the Department of Buildings pulled the tower's permits over how Extell used mechanical voids. The department approved revised plans that April, and the project was allowed to go ahead.

    Source: 6sqft

  7. 2020

    January 28

    A split Board of Standards and Appeals vote lets the tower proceed

    On January 28, 2020, the board voted 2-2 on Landmark West's challenge to Extell's use of mechanical space. Because a tie leaves the Department of Buildings' ruling in place, the permit stood. Chair Margery Perlmutter voted against the challenge but said the department must improve how it reviews mechanical space. Landmark West's lawyer said he would press the department.

    Source: Internet Archive

  8. 2023

    Sales open quietly, and the tower wins 6sqft's Building of the Year vote

    Sales at 50 West 66th Street launched quietly in 2023. That year the tower also won 6sqft's Building of the Year vote, drawing 334 of nearly 1,200 votes. Sales are handled by Extell Marketing Group, with Douglas Elliman and The Corcoran Group.

    Source: 6sqft

  9. 2024

    Listings run from a $4.6 million two-bedroom to an $85 million penthouse

    By 2024 prices at the tower started at $4.6 million for a two-bedroom and reached $85 million for a six-bedroom penthouse, and Extell said the building was over 50 percent sold. The roughly 50,000 square feet of amenities take in a pickleball and basketball court, an indoor saltwater lap pool and an outdoor pool on the 20th floor.

    Source: 6sqft

  10. 2024

    Snøhetta's 775-foot residential tower tops out

    Snøhetta's tower for Extell reached its full 775 feet in early 2024. Its form refers to Central Park's rock formations, with 127 homes and a 16th-floor amenity terrace holding a pool and seating. Construction started in 2018, and completion was expected in 2026.

    Source: dezeen.com

Further reading

Nearby

All 48 buildings with stories in Lincoln Square