NYC Billionaires' Row Architecture Walking Tour
Decode the engineering and excess behind Manhattan's soaring supertalls
Duration
2 hours
Includes
Licensed guide, walking tour
Highlights
Explore the architecture, engineering, and zoning forces behind Billionaires' Row's most ambitious towers. Discover how a former stretch of Piano Row became a corridor of record-breaking skyscrapers near Central Park.
- Examine the design and structural ideas behind Manhattan's slenderest towers
- Learn how zoning laws, plazas, and architectural history shape the skyline
- Hear insights from a licensed real estate broker and NYC-certified tour guide
- Trace the development process behind towers such as Central Park Tower
Itinerary
- Meeting in the atrium The Hugh
- Focus on The Aalto Building from the Manhattan Art and Antiques Center
- 432 Park Avenue Building Plaza
- Focus Art Deco at the Fuller Building
- Building in the 1980's : The Trump Tower
- IBM Atrium : The power of the plazas in NYC
- Steinway Tower : Manhattan's thinnest Tower
- From the Student's Art League to the Central Park Tower
Important details
- Ages 6+ only
- Children under 18 must join with a parent
- Arrive 15 minutes before the start time
- This walking tour is not wheelchair accessible
Cancellation Policy
Cancel more than 7 days before the tour for a refund minus a $20 administrative fee. No refund for cancellations less than 7 days before the tour. Receive a full refund if the operator cancels the tour.
Product ID: VHGC27
FAQs
Wear comfortable walking shoes and dress warmly. Bring a compact umbrella in case of rain; sunglasses and a hat may also be useful.
Wheelchair access is not available on this walking tour.
Ages 6+ only. Children under 18 must be accompanied by a parent.
Meeting details
The Hugh, 157 East 53rd Street, New York, NY 10022
