Supermodel Sandwich

Stephen Short

Several decades later, that landmark is about to get a new neighbour from another renowned architect—50 United Nations Plaza (50UNP), a svelte, shimmering glass diva from Norman Foster. Neither overbearing nor too self-centred, overlooking the East River, the 88-residence 50UNP is encircled by a brace of architectural supermodels such as the Chrysler and Empire State buildings, along with proximate Fifth Avenue shopping.

This isn’t Foster’s baptism in Manhattan, but it marks his residential high-rise debut. The