Posted on 05/17/2025 9:24:01 AM PDT by BenLurkin
A new supertall structure in Brazil is set to surpass NYC’s Central Park Tower as the world’s tallest apartment building — and its top floor units comes with sky-high price tags.
Soaring above the upscale Brazilian beach resort of Balneário Camboriú, the Senna Tower, said to be inspired by the life of Formula 1 racing legend Ayrton Senna, will rise more than 1,800 feet into the air — slightly higher than the Big Apple’s One World Trade Center.
The costly complex will top out with two triplex penthouses, spanning 9,700 square feet apiece — each priced at a whopping $53 million. The new price tags are a dramatic leap from the original estimate of $15.92 million.
The triplexes will reportedly be sold by the British auction house Sotheby’s.
Senna Tower is being built to contain 228 units in total, including 204 apartments up to 4,300 square feet and 18 suspended ‘mansions,’ spanning 4,520 to 6,060 square feet. Even the tower’s tiniest residences will start around $5 million.
Four duplexes, each about 6,450 square feet, will also be on offer.
The project is a collaboration between the construction company FG Empreendimentos, the Senna family, and Brazilian retailer Havan. The estimated investment totals more than $525 million.
Construction is expected to be completed by 203
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They said I was daft to build a castle in a swamp...
I’m going to buy the whole place with my Zimbabwean Trillion dollar bill!
No thanks. I’ve seen Towering Inferno.
I can see it now. Leave for work at 8 AM, hit the lobby at 4:45 PM, workday over, press UP.
No more than 400 Quatloos.
Yeah, who is this being built for? Definitely not the locals unless you include drug lords and narcos
A Terrorist’s wet dream.
I’ll pass on a top floor unit. I’m too old to walk down that many stairs if there’s a fire.
That’s OK, the fire department will use their 1800-foot ladder to rescue you.
Then I’ll take the top floor. Just make sure there’s no windows.....
China is currently home to 24 of the 50 tallest buildings in the world.
That looks safe in the high winds huh Moe.
Just jump, it’s near water.
Future generations will learn about the peculiar ‘erectile insecurity’ phase of architecture of the 21’st century.
I give it ten years before it falls down
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