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Designed by SHoP Architects, with its reinforced concrete superstructure and a total height of 1,428 feet, the residential tower at 111 West 57th Street is among the tallest buildings in New York City. 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 s