Madison Square Park Tower, previously 45 East 22nd Street, is a skyscraper completed in 2017 and located between

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and

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in the

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neighborhood of

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. The building was designed by

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and developed by

Ian Bruce Eichner Ian Bruce Eichner (born June 25, 1945) is an American real estate developer and founder of The Continuum Company, LLC. Biography Eichner was born to a Jewish family in New York City.One Madison One Madison is a luxury residential condominium tower located on 23rd Street (Manhattan), 23rd Street between Broadway (Manhattan), Broadway and Park Avenue South, at the southern end of Madison Avenue, across from Madison Square Park in the Fl ...

Construction

Demolition began on the buildings occupying the lot in April 2014 and was finished by July 2014. Construction finished in 2017.

Architecture

Madison Square Park Tower was designed by

and Goldstein, Hill & West Architects. Martin Brudnizki Design Studio is responsible for designing the interiors. There are 83 condominiums in the building. The base is built from granite in order to resemble other buildings in the

. Above the base stands a cantilevered tower that becomes progressively wider as the tower becomes taller. DeSimone Consulting Engineers is the structural engineering firm for the project. The structural system of the building comprises cast-in-place concrete slabs and columns with lateral load resisting shear wall cores. At the roof, there is a

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which uses viscous liquid and steel plates to dampen the movement of the building during windy conditions for the comfort of occupants.

Amenities

It has a fitness center on the second through fourth level featuring a basketball court, a golf studio, private training facilities, and a fitness center. Also there is a children's playroom, a library, and a club with a private dining room on the fifty fourth floor. It contains a small garden outside the building.

References

External links

Official website
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