"Height isn't the only thing it's lording over the competition: 80 Clarkson's developers, Zeckendorf Development and Atlas Capital Group with the Baupost Group, have been doing everything they can to make their development the spiritual and financial successor to 15 Central Park West, a.k.a. "Limestone Jesus," the Zeckendorf family's runaway hit of the early aughts that set off the craze for ultra-high-end supertall condos."
"At 80 Clarkson, the Zeckendorfs are once again building a pair of limestone towers in a last-of-its-kind location - what the developers describe in marketing materials as "the largest remaining Hudson River waterfront property" in the West Village - with locked-in views and unrivaled development rights transferred from Pier 40, a trade-off that involved attaching 175 units of senior housing to the development's less glamorous east side."
"The Lincoln Square condo, which combined a prewar aesthetic and prime location on the park with all the advantages of a new-construction condo, turned the clubby, co-op-centric world of New York real estate into a speculative game for global billionaires. Apartments at 15 CPW, considered absurdly priced when sales started, proved so in demand that they routinely fetched double or triple the amount on resale."
80 Clarkson is a limestone-clad pair of towers rising along the West Side Highway across from Pier 40. The two towers topped out at 45 and 37 stories, more than twice the height of most neighboring buildings, and visually dwarf nearby 15-story Herzog & de Meuron development. Developers Zeckendorf Development, Atlas Capital Group, and the Baupost Group position the project as a successor to 15 Central Park West, combining grand floor plans, lavish amenities, and high-end finishes. The site is promoted as the largest remaining Hudson River waterfront property in the West Village, with locked-in views and development rights transferred from Pier 40. The project includes a trade-off attaching 175 senior-housing units to its east side.
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