On the top of the world! Stunning six-story apartment in the spire of the Woolworth Building - once the tallest in the world - hits the market for $79million
An unfinished penthouse suite at New York City's iconic Woolworth Building, once the world's tallest, is on the market for $79 million after being listed for $110 million four years ago. 'The Pinnacle' suite at 2 Park Place takes up floors 50 to 58 of the 792-foot-tall building in Tribeca and offers panoramic views of the Manhattan skyline and New York Harbor. The five levels span 9,680 square feet and offer access to the skyscraper's signature spire. The catch, however, is that the suite remains incomplete. The only thing tying the floors together, where mechanical equipment was stored for decades, is a private elevator and a dozen steel beams. Commissioned by retail magnate Frank W. Woolworth in 1910, the gothic-inspired tower that bears his name features four turrets, terra-cotta gargoyles, a limestone facade and flying buttresses. Architect David Hotson designed a floor plan that fits the puzzling design of 'The Pinnacle,' located at the top of the