Central Park Place

Central Park Place is a 56-story condominium building in New York City.[1] The building was completed in 1988, and is located at 301 West 57th Street (between Eighth Avenue & Ninth Avenue).[2] It is tied with 888 7th Avenue as the 110th tallest building in New York, standing at 628 feet (191 m) tall. The architectural firm responsible for the building is Davis Brody Bond and was developed by William Zeckendorf Jr..[3]

Central Park Place
General information
Completed1988
Height
Roof628 ft (191 m)
Technical details
Floor count56
Design and construction
ArchitectDavis Brody Bond
DeveloperWilliam Zeckendorf Jr.
References
[1][2]

In 1987, during the construction of Central Park Place, a piece of lumber was dislodged from one of the higher floors during wind storm and hit a 37-year-old man in the head while he was walking on the east side of 8th Avenue opposite the building. He sustained massive brain trauma and died. The City of New York halted construction to investigate the incident. The builder, losing money because of the work stoppage, sued the city. The consequence of this tragedy was a new requirement that all tall building construction projects were required to place netting over any open areas to prevent the accidental loss of debris from the higher floors.[4]

References
  1. "Central Park Place". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
  2. Central Park Place at Emporis
  3. "Building: Central Park Place at 301 West 57th Street in Clinton". Street Easy. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
  4. "Record Is Poor at Fatality Site on 8th Avenue". The New York Times. June 3, 1987. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
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