Central Park Tower becomes building with highest roof in Western Hemisphere

Sunday, August 18, 2019
NEW YORKI (WABC) -- New York City has new bragging rights, thanks to a building that now holds the title of highest roof in the Western Hemisphere.

Central Park Tower, also known as 217 West 57th Street, is now taller than Chicago's Willis Tower.
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It will top out at 1,550 feet tall, looming over Billionaires' Row.

The project is scheduled to be completed in 2020.
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The One World Trade building remains the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere when the spire is factored in, giving it a total height of 1,776 feet.

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