262 Fifth Avenue, the ultra-slim NoMad skyscraper, which is now the tallest all-residential tower on Fifth Avenue, has just revealed how it will finish — a gold crown and rooftop infinity pool.
At 860 feet and 52 stories, 262 Fifth Avenue is one of the skinniest towers of its height anywhere in New York, balanced on a footprint of only 2,211 square feet. An exposed exoskeleton carries the structure and lets the core shift to the perimeter, which is how a building this narrow can offer column-free, full-floor homes with open window walls to the north and south. Above the private penthouse terrace, the frame turns to concave gold paneling, giving the tower a crown that reads for miles.
Renderings show an observation-deck perch capped by an infinity pool, with clear sightlines up and down the island. Lower in the tower, a light-filled loggia and a dedicated fitness suite round out the amenity program, each framed by the same slender proportions that define the architecture.
Inside, the collection stays exclusive: 26 full-floor and duplex residences averaging roughly 3,200 square feet, crowned by a multi-floor penthouse. Distinctive porthole windows and floor-to-ceiling glass wash the interiors in daylight, and the layouts run column-free from wall to wall. Copenhagen studio Norm Architects shaped the interiors with a restrained, tactile hand, favoring natural materials over gloss.
The tower marks the first United States commission for Moscow-based Meganom, with SLCE Architects serving as executive architect and Five Points Development, led by Boris Kuzinez, steering the project. Private showings began this spring, with completion expected in early 2027.