Join us on an exclusive JDS and SHoP-hosted tour of 111 West 57th Street!

Manhattan’s classic skyscrapers are a powerful combination of optimistic expression and technical invention. 111 West 57th Street updates that heritage for today. With a total height of 1,428 feet, the residential tower at 111 West 57th Street is among the tallest buildings in New York City. As a prominent new local and regional landmark, it bears a special responsibility to contribute meaningfully and elegantly to the shared skyline. We achieved that goal by carefully shaping the tower’s profile, and by developing an innovative approach to using an authentic material from the golden age of the Manhattan skyscraper: terra-cotta.

The tower’s form is a bold interpretation of what is possible within the requirements of the Midtown Manhattan zoning envelope. Mandated setbacks were multiplied where the building form contacts the sky-exposure plane, resulting in a feathered rather than a stepped profile. The setbacks serve as sites for a finial at the top of each column of the terra-cotta ornament that rises on the east and west facades. Without mimicking historic precedent, this approach unifies the massing of 111 West 57th Street in the tradition of classic towers such as One Wall Street, 30 Rockefeller Center, or the Empire State Building.

The remarkable tower features just 46 beautifully proportioned full-floor and duplex residences with interiors by acclaimed interior design firm Studio Sofield. The imperative of Central Park views dictated the placement of living rooms to the north, spanning the entire frontage in duplex units or combined with dining and kitchens. They feature Great Rooms with ceiling heights of 14 feet throughout, expansive floor-to-ceiling windows, and formal entrance galleries.

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Tour Leads -

Dana Getman is a principal at SHoP Architects and was lead design architect for 111 West 57th Street. In addition to 111 West 57th, her current work includes 3401 South La Cienega, a mixed use project in Los Angeles, the master plan and campus design for Fulbright University in Vietnam; the plans for New Embassy Compounds through a global SHoP contract since 2013 with the U.S. Department of State; and the recently completed National Veterans Resource Center at Syracuse University, a first-of-its-kind facility in higher education, creating a home on campus to welcome and connect generations and communities, academic and cultural life. Her particular interest and expertise is in projects at the intersection of complex city-building and community engagement, including her leadership of the master plan and key public programs for Essex Crossing on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, and design and construction for the East River Waterfront master plan, which created 14 million square feet of public space for New Yorkers and visitors. Dana also is the chair of the Urban Land Institute New York Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI) and a member of the urban planning committee at the Municipal Art Society. Dana has also taught architectural design studio at Yale University, Columbia University and the Cornell University New York City program. She received a Bachelor of Architecture from Cornell University, and a Master of Architecture II from Yale University.

Dr. Marci Clark, Managing Director Strategy & Development, is an architectural historian and Managing Director at JDS Development Group, where a team of innovators and builders are pioneering progressive new forms of large-scale urban development that challenge the status quo of the real estate industry.

Dr. Clark oversees strategy, market positioning, communications, and sales across all JDS projects. With her unique background, she provides guidance to development and design teams, particularly in the adaptive reuse of historical structures, including New York City landmarks.

In addition to her work at JDS, Dr. Clark is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Spitzer School of Architecture at City College in New York City. She received her PhD in architectural history from The Graduate Center at The City University of New York and her MA in Art History and Archeology from Columbia University in the City of New York. Her research considers the interconnected work of planners, architects, and developers in North America in the twentieth century. She has been commended for her academic and professional achievements and profiled in The New York Times.