Despite being the world’s skinniest skyscraper, this New York tower is still shaking up midtown Manhattan in a big way. Located at 111 West 57th Street , the residential skyscraper cuts straight through the sky with an astounding height-to-width ratio of 24:1. The building’s original footprint is smaller than an NBA regulation basketball court—59 by 75 feet—but it rises over 1,400 feet into the sky. With the collaborative effort of developers JDS Development Group and Property Markets Group; SHoP Architects designing the exterior; and AD100 architects Studio Sofield taking on the interiors, 111 West 57th Street is like a monument for impactful design. In addition to holding the record for skinniest skyscraper, the building is also the second tallest residential building in the Western Hemisphere, reaching a whopping 1,428 feet high, including a 300-foot decorative steel crown.…