50 United Nations Plaza, High-rise building near Turtle Bay, Manhattan, United States.
50 United Nations Plaza is a 44-story residential tower located near the United Nations headquarters in Midtown Manhattan. The structure features a modern glass facade with clean geometric lines that define its presence along the city skyline.
Zeckendorf Development bought the vacant lot in 2007 for US$160 million. Construction began on November 14, 2012, with Israeli investor Eyal Ofer as partner, and the 44-story tower by Foster and Partners was topped out in July 2013. It was the firm's first residential high-rise in the United States.
Several governments own units here for their envoys to the UN. New Zealand bought one in 2015, listed under "Her Majesty the Queen in right of New Zealand". The US moved its ambassador's residence here from the Waldorf-Astoria; Nikki Haley was the first to live in the rented 40th-floor penthouse. The UK bought a 38th-floor penthouse in 2019 for its trade commissioner.
The tower rises 44 stories at 167 metres, with 87 apartments according to the Spanish-language source. It stands beside the United Nations headquarters in Manhattan, and the diplomatic residences inside include the US ambassador's 37th-floor penthouse, bought in 2019, and a British government flat on the 38th floor.
The penthouse has an outdoor swimming pool, and in July 2015 it was listed for US$70 million. The 37th-floor penthouse bought by the US government in May 2019 has five bedrooms and six and a half baths.
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