445 Lafayette Street / 1 Astor Place (Astor Place Tower / Sculpture for Living)
445 Lafayette Street (also marketed as 1 Astor Place / 13 Astor Place), New York, NY 10003
- Year built
- 2005
445 Lafayette (Astor Place Tower / Sculpture for Living) is Charles Gwathmey's iconic 2005 curved glass tower at Astor Place — and the building public records calls "rather ungainly, but it is chunky and powerful and sinuous and bright and sparkling."
The structural identity rests on three features. First, the Charles Gwathmey architectural pedigree — Gwathmey Siegel's broader body of work includes the Guggenheim Museum addition and substantial NYC institutional residential. Second, the curved-glass curtain wall — among the most architecturally celebrated 2005-era NYC residential facades. Third, the boutique 39-unit configuration at the Astor Place anchor location.
What to know if you’re buying
The Charles Gwathmey architectural pedigree is real institutional context.
The curved-glass curtain wall is structurally distinguishing.
The Astor Place location anchors the East Village / NoHo border.
The Related Companies sponsor pedigree is real institutional context.
The boutique 39-unit configuration supports operational intimacy.
Comparable buildings
- 21 Astor Place — Harney 1890 / Elad 2003 conversion; same-block NoHo peer
- 40 Bond Street — Herzog & de Meuron 2007; nearby NoHo trophy peer
- 25 Bond Street — BKSK 2008; nearby NoHo trophy peer
- 111 East 14th Street (Zeckendorf Towers) — Davis Brody 1987; nearby East Village peer
- Stewart House (70 East 10th) — Mayer 1960; nearby Greenwich Village peer
The Roebling Team at Astor Place Tower / Sculpture for Living
Corey Cohen · The Roebling Team at Compass 646.939.7375 · c.cohen@compass.com
Sources: The Roebling Research Library (offering plans, house rules, financial statements, board minutes, internal transaction records); NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers; publicly recorded NYC building data.