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Plaza 57 topped out and about 90 percent sold
By Carter Horsley   |   From Archives Monday, November 7, 2005
The 36-story Place 57 tower has recently been topped out and is already about 90 percent sold out.

A project of the Clarett Group, the mid-block building at 207 East 57th Street will have 68 condominium apartments when it is finished next spring. Clarett recently developed the 64-unit Opus at 2770 Broadway on the Upper West Side and is building Sky House, a 54-story condominium tower at 11 East 29th Street and Chelsea House, a 13-story condominium project at 130 West 19th Street Its other projects have included the handsome Post Luminaria at 385 First Avenue at 23rd Street.

The attractive, blue-glass facade at Place 57 is about 80 percent finished.

The building was designed by Ismael Leyva and its northwest corner is sharply angled.

The building will have a 24-hour doorman, a fitness center, a residents' lounge, a children's playroom, concierge service and individual storage units.

There will be no more than two apartments per floor on average. Other amenities include a 24-hour doorman, fitness center, resident's lounge, children's playroom and individual storage compartments. A concierge service is available.

The mid-block building occupies the former site of the Sutton movie theater.

Working in partnership with famed crystal maker Baccarat, features include a lobby with crystal lighting and decor and an outdoor garden ornamented with chandeliers. Both are designed by interior designer Vicente Wolf.

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Architecture Critic Carter Horsley Since 1997, Carter B. Horsley has been the editorial director of CityRealty. He began his journalistic career at The New York Times in 1961 where he spent 26 years as a reporter specializing in real estate & architectural news. In 1987, he became the architecture critic and real estate editor of The New York Post.