Extell Development is moving to plant a supertall right in the heart of the Upper West Side, filing plans for a skyscraper that would completely rework the block between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West and dwarf nearly everything around it.
What was filed
According to PincusCo, city records show an 86-story residential tower, roughly 1,198 feet tall, with about 430 apartments, multiple amenity floors and approximately 25,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space. The application was submitted April 21, 2026, under Department of Buildings job number M01382130 and lists Stephen B. Jacobs Group as the architect of record.
How many units and who they’d serve
Extell’s plan sets aside 20 percent of the units, about 121 apartments, as affordable housing, most of them slated as senior studios, a package community leaders say is too small, according to NY1. Council Member Gale Brewer and Manhattan Community Board 7 have pushed for more deeply affordable and family-sized units, with Brewer arguing for…..