Trump World Tower, Residential skyscraper in Turtle Bay, Manhattan, United States
Trump World Tower is a residential condominium at 845 United Nations Plaza, on First Avenue between 47th and 48th Streets in Turtle Bay, Manhattan. The 72-floor tower, designed by Costas Kondylis, rises 861 feet (262 m) with a rectangular plan of 77 by 144 feet, a slenderness ratio of 11:1. Its curtain wall is dark, bronze-tinted glass in a dense grid of rectangular windows, and the structure is built of concrete for wind resistance.
Construction began in 1999 on the site of the former Engineering Center, after the developer purchased the land and additional air rights for 52 million dollars. The tower was completed in 2001 during a period of intensive high-rise development along First Avenue.
The building's name sets it apart from the older Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue, completed in 1983. Its two-story World Bar drew United Nations diplomats from the nearby headquarters before it closed. The tower has appeared on NBC's The Apprentice and in the 2007 film Before the Devil Knows You're Dead.
The complex can be spotted from First Avenue and sits about a five-minute walk from Grand Central Terminal. Public areas are accessible to residents, while visitors can view the exterior from the surrounding streets.
Floor numbers skip from 72 to 90: Trump divided a claimed 900-foot height by ten for the elevator labels, though the top floor holds the superintendent's office rather than an apartment. The tower was briefly the world's tallest all-residential building until Dubai's 21st Century Tower (2003) and Seoul's Tower Palace 3 (2004) surpassed it.
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