Billionaires’ Row, explained

Billionaires' Row is the informal name for a cluster of ultra-luxury residential skyscrapers near the southern end of Central Park in Midtown Manhattan. It centers on West 57th Street, but the name is also used for nearby supertall condominium towers such as 220 Central Park South, 432 Park Avenue and 53 West 53. Many of the towers offer Central Park views from their upper floors.

The towers most commonly counted are One57 (157 West 57th Street), Central Park Tower (217 West 57th Street), 111 West 57th Street (Steinway Tower), 220 Central Park South, 432 Park Avenue and 53 West 53. Smaller towers such as 252 East 57th Street and 520 Park Avenue are often counted too. The core stretch is West 57th Street between Sixth and Eighth Avenues.

Central Park Tower at 217 West 57th Street is the tallest, rising 1,550 feet with 98 above-ground stories. Developed by Extell Development Company and designed by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, it was completed in 2020 and is described as the tallest primarily residential building in the world. It contains 179 condominium residences, and the project cost about $3 billion to build.

The record is the four-floor penthouse at 220 Central Park South bought by hedge fund manager Ken Griffin for $238 million, which closed in January 2019. It was described at the time as the most expensive home ever sold in the United States. Other nine-figure sales on the row include a $115 million duplex at Central Park Tower in 2024 and One57's $100.47 million penthouse in 2014.

The current generation of supertall towers was built mostly between the early 2010s and early 2020s. One57 was completed in 2014, followed by 432 Park Avenue in 2015, 220 Central Park South in 2019, 53 West 53 and Central Park Tower in 2020, and 111 West 57th Street in 2022. Several of these buildings replaced or incorporated older structures, such as the 1925 Steinway Hall.