56 Leonard Street
56 Leonard Street (known colloquially as the Jenga Building or Jenga Tower ) is an 821 ft-tall (250 m), 57-story skyscraper on Leonard Street in the neighborhood of Tribeca in Manhattan, New York City. The building was designed by the Swiss architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron, which describes the building as "houses stacked in the sky." It is the tallest structure in Tribeca.
| 56 Leonard Street | |
|---|---|
View from the Hudson River, 2021 | |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Residential condominium |
| Architectural style | High-Tech |
| Location | Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 40.71767°N 74.00637°W |
| Construction started | Mid-2007 |
| Completed | 2017 |
| Opening | 2017 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 821 ft (250 m) |
| Top floor | 796 ft (243 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 60 |
| Floor area | 500,005 sq ft (46,452.0 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Herzog & de Meuron Goldstein, Hill & West Architects |
| Developer | Alexico Group |
| Structural engineer | WSP Global |
| References | |
The building has 145 condominium residences priced between US$3.5 million and US$50 million. Residences range in size from 1,418 to 6,400 sq ft (131.7 to 594.6 m2) and include two to five bedrooms all with private outdoor spaces.
As of May 2013, 70% of the building had sold. According to building developer Izak Senbahar, the building was 92% sold in seven months. In June 2013, a penthouse at 56 Leonard went into contract for US$47 million, making it the most expensive residential property ever sold below Midtown Manhattan. The building was completed in 2017.