50 West 66th Street
50 West 66th Street is a skyscraper planned for the Upper West Side in Manhattan, New York City. It is being developed by Extell Development Company and designed by Snøhetta.
The building is more contextual than other Extell developments. The building was originally to be 25 stories, but the plans were later changed. When plans for an enlarged, 69-story tower were released in late 2017, the tower faced immediate opposition by those living in the neighborhood. The city approved the tower, overriding neighborhood opposition, in December 2018. After neighborhood groups filed a lawsuit to block the project, claiming that increased height was due to misuse of mechanical space, the New York City Board of Standards and Appeals voted to approve the building permit in January 2020.
