A Slice of the Sky

It’s an uncomfortable thing to fall in love with a building you wish didn’t exist. Of all the supertall towers that have risen like flares, lighting up the city’s excesses and inequities, 111 West 57th Street—designed by SHoP Architects and erected by JDS Development, Property Markets Group, and Spruce Capital—is by far the most thoughtful. As a statement, it’s infuriating; as architecture, it earns its place on the skyline.

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