skinnyscraper

English

Steinway Tower in Manhattan is the narrowest skyscraper in the world, with a width-to-height ratio of about 1:24.

Etymology

From skinny +‎ -scraper.

Noun

skinnyscraper (plural skinnyscrapers)

1. (informal) An extremely narrow skyscraper; a pencil tower.
   • 2015 September 11, Edwin Heathcote, “How celebrity architects are transforming New York’s skyline”, in Financial Times‎^[1], London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 April 2022:

     The future was the privatisation of the sky and a transfer from corporate power to individual wealth, the visual manifestation of the 0.1 per cent. It was a catwalk of anorexic skinnyscrapers by the equivalents of haute-couture designers — the built manifestations of Tom Wolfe's "social X-rays".

   • 2023 June 12, Joyce Cohen, “Rent this luxe apartment in the world’s skinniest tower for $75K/month”, in New York Post‎^[2], New York, N.Y.: News Corp, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-07-08:

     For the first time since the Manhattan skinnyscraper called Steinway Tower opened for occupancy a year ago, a full floor in the glassy condominium is available for rent — for $75,000 a month.

   • 2023 August 29, Ethan Davies, “Developers squeeze every slice of land with 'skinnyscraper' plans”, in Manchester Evening News‎^[3], archived from the original on 2024-01-08:

     The city centre-Salford border is set to be home to another 'skinnyscraper' as developers eke out every available slice of land.

Further reading

• pencil tower on Wikipedia.Wikipedia