Ponte City Apartments vs One57A1

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Ponte City is a skyscraper at the Berea Area of Johannesburg, South Africa, just next to Hillbrow.

It was developed in 1975 to a height of 173 m (567.6 ft), which makes it the tallest residential skyscraper in Africa. The 55-story building is cylindrical, with an open centre allowing additional light to the apartments. The centre space is known as'the core' and rises above an uneven rock floor.



When built, Ponte City was seen as an extremely desirable address due to its views over all of Johannesburg and its environment. The neon sign on top of the building is the largest sign from the southern hemisphere and advertised for the Coca-Cola Company prior to 2000. It now advertises the South African mobile phone company Vodacom.

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One57, formerly known as Carnegie 57, is a 75-story, 1,005-foot (306 m) supertall skyscraper in 157 West 57th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues in the Midtown neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. The construction has 92 condominium units in addition to a new Park Hyatt Hotel with 210 rooms, the flagship Hyatt property.The tower, developed by Extell Development Company and designed by Christian de Portzamparc, was the first ultra-luxury condominium tower along the stretch of 57th Street which was then named Billionaires' Row. Upon completion in 2014, it was the tallest residential building in the city for a month or two until the completion of 432 Park Avenue.

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