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625 West 57th Street
Last updated on Feb 13, 2025

VIA 57 WEST,
625 West 57th Street

VIA 57 WEST is a 41-story rental building with a dramatic sail-like design by architect Bjarke Ingels. The building offers stunning river views, modern amenities, and a variety of recreational facilities for residents.

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Overview of VIA 57 WEST at 625 West 57th Street

VIA 57 WEST at 625 West 57th Street is a 41-story rental building with a dramatic design that prompted CityRealty architecture critic Carter Horsley to call it “the most dramatic new building in New York City since Frank Lloyd Wright’s Guggeheim Museum” and rank it among CityRealty’s Top 10 NYC Buildings of the Decade. Architect Bjarke Ingels of the BIG Group designed a structure that soars with a sail-like, metallic surface to a fine point, combining the American skyscraper form with the European courtyard building type. The courtyard, notched sithin the pyramid, offers a tranquil strolling garden.

 

Many of the building’s one- to four-bedroom residences are angled to the west to capture sweeping panoramas of the nearby Hudson River and offer dishwashers and washers/dryers. The pet-friendly, smoke-free building, full-time-doorman building features several lounges, a party room, a chef’s kitchen, a game room with ping pong, billiards, and poker tables, a golf simulator, a screening room, and a fitness center with an indoor swimming pool, exercise studios, and an indoor half-basketball court.

Doorman
Full Time
Type
Rental
Year Built
2016
Apartments
Floors
41
Neighborhood

Amenities

  • Attended Lobby
  • FT Doorman
  • High-Rise
  • Post War
  • Resident Storage
  • Central AC
  • Garden
  • Health Club
  • Pool
  • Rooftop Terrace
  • Washer/Dryer in building
  • Elevator
  • Mail Room
  • Party Room
  • Event Room
  • Children's Playroom
  • Lounge
  • Fitness Center
  • Rooftop Terrace
  • On-Site Parking
  • Outdoor Entertainment Space
  • Courtyard
  • Laundry Room
  • In-Unit Washer/Dryer
  • Bike Room
  • Game Room
  • Library
  • Screening Room
  • Sports Court
  • Terraces / Balconies

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Pros & Cons

  • Architectural masterpiece
  • Many bay windows
  • Close to Hudson River
  • Many river vistas
  • Doorman
  • Concierge
  • Health club
  • Garage
  • Many apartments
  • No roof deck
  • No fireplaces

CityRealty Rating

35
/44
Architecture
+
26
/36
Location
+
17
/39
Features
+
10
Editor’s Points
=
88
CITYREALTY
RATING
  • How is the CityRealty Rating calculated?

    Architecture
    • 30+ remarkable
    • 20-29 distinguished
    • 11-19 average
    • < 11 below average
    Location
    • 27+ remarkable
    • 18-26 distinguished
    • 9-17 average
    • < 9 below average
    Features
    • 22+ remarkable
    • 16-21 distinguished
    • 9-15 average
    • < 9 below average

Broker & Resident Comments

This "architectural marvel" on Manhattan's West Side offers "striking modern design" and "breathtaking Hudson River views" in a "clean, contemporary setting." The "impressive" amenity package and "beautiful lobby" draw praise, though the "isolated" location proves "challenging for subway access." While the "spacious common areas" and "riverside location" near Central Park earn kudos, some note the building is "better appreciated from outside than in." Expect "varying levels of service" and "basic apartment finishes" that may not match the exterior's grand promises.

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Alternate Addresses

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