With each new day that passes, the view of Midtown from southern Central Park is looking more like the renderings from several years ago. Today, we have a look at 111 West 57th Street, which is on its way to becoming the third-tallest skyscraper in New York City, surpassed only by One World Trade Center and Central Park Tower. It’s been three and a half months since YIMBY last reported on the soon-to-be supertall’s progress from Midtown. In that time, the tower has seen an incredible growth spurt and is now officially over halfway to its eventual 1,428-foot peak.

At over 700 feet up, the structure has now surpassed many of its historic neighbors. The terracotta, bronze, and glass facade is not yet noticeable from Central Park, though a small portion of the terracotta is visible on the building’s west side.

Looking at the tower from across Sheep’s Meadow, it matches the prominence of 53 West 53rd Street, a supertall development next to MoMA. It is rather incredible that a nearly topped-out 1,050-foot-tall tower positioned just six blocks away from Central Park can make such an unremarkable impact on the skyline.

This is a testament to the density of Midtown, but the lack of height is also due to the controversial decision to cut 200 feet from 53W53’s height in 2007.

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