The building to be developed by Charles Newmark, which was initially called 780 Park but was later changed to No. 778, was for an 18-story building of full-floor apartments.
Gary Barnett, the president of the Extell Development Company, announced sales of full-floor apartments for more than $50 million apiece in the unfinished building, later confirming that the duplex penthouse and an even larger duplex 14 floors below had each gone into contract for more than $90 million.
This includes nearly 238,000 square feet at 10 Exchange Place, where a number of full-floor tenants have leases expiring in the first quarter of next year, and 135,000 square feet at 480 Washington Boulevard as a sublet from UBS Paine Webber, which is downsizing.
Herzog & de Meuron also custom-designed the interiors, including a view gallery in the middle of full-floor apartments that will allow you to see through the apartment from east to west while also providing a good deal of wall space for art collectors.
Still, the very promise of a full floor battle was a significant step forward after years in which Republican leaders have killed the bill without ever bringing it to a final vote.
"We have the flexibility to go as little as 2,500 square feet per tenant to the length of a full floor, which is about 33,000 square feet," he said.
At 717 Fifth Avenue, the architect Michael Kleinberg, president of Milo Kleinberg Design Associates, a firm that specializes in prebuilt spaces, did an overhaul of two full floors of 20,000 square feet, for a total of 40,000 square feet, for Equity Office Partners, the owners of the building at the time.
Floor plate induction initially requires exposure to a high burst of Shh but full floor plate maturation requires that these cells then attenuate their response to Shh (Ribes et al., 2010).
The 14,098-square-foot arcade generated a bonus of 42,294 square feet, more than a full floor of the 44-story tower.
Removed from the main action are a narrow front dining room behind the cramped reception area; a small midlevel dining area reached by a flight of stairs; and even higher up, a full floor of tables that can be used for overflow and private parties.
