NEW YORK | New York by Gehry | 870 FT / 265 M | 76 FLOORS | T/O

[Danny]

These pictures were taken 15 days ago during my visit to NYC. Incredible building!

Near Pier 17.

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From Brooklyn, beside River Café.

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Greetings from Spain!:tup:

[Zapatan]

on wired new york a member has stated that it will top out tomorrow and that there will be no crown, but I don´t know if that´s true. Either way, it`s a great building and it´s decently tall

[NYguy]

Another distant view....

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[rich_200]

Those pictures from the distance showing the skyline are great!

[vandelay]

Beautiful pictures. This tower has a huge effect on the view from New Jersey. And the curve on Goldman looks amazing.

[NYC4Life]

That last shot is simply incredible. The skyline is being resurrected better than ever before.

[uaarkson]

The skyline is just going to be out of control when the WTC is finally finished. This next 5 years will be the toughest wait of my life.

[Islander]

out of control

Exactly the right words. :laugh:

I'm been trying to picture the building with the facade finished based on the photos, and I just can't do it. It's like my brain can't handle the awesomeness.

[NYguy]

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[J_M_Tungsten]

^^^The contrast in the second shot is almost surreal!

[NYC4Life]

Must be a shot from Liberty State Park....amazing.

[JACKinBeantown]

^^^The contrast in the second shot is almost surreal!

Actually, by definition, it is surreal.

[NYguy]

http://curbed.com/archives/2009/11/19/frank_gehrys_76story_dick_joke_tops_off.php

Can it really be that Frank Gehry's 76-story Beekman Tower (well, 77, but apartments go up to 76) has reached its highest point? Evidence supports that claim. Oh, and there's this totally amazing e-mail we just received:

You missed Frank F’n Gehry this morning at the Beekman Tower topping off ceremony. The most classic one liner ever.

Bruce Ratner is giving his speech praising unions. Blah blah blah. Then he calls up the "great" Gehry to say a few words...

Frank gets up to the mic and pauses...

He looks up to the sky and the 76-story building for about 3 seconds...

Looks at everyone and says...

“NO VIAGRA”

:haha:


A dominant force Downtown...

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[NYC4Life]

Even without the presence of the WTC, the downtown skyline is still a force to be reckoned with. Even more so with the addition of Beekman.

[NYguy]

http://www.observer.com/2009/daily-transom/frank-gehry-no-hurry-ascend-his-own-tower

Frank Gehry Will Wait to Ascend His Own Tower

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Things are looking up for Gehry.

By Reid Pillifant
November 20, 2009

At a topping-off ceremony for his Beekman Tower yesterday, 80-year old architect Frank Gehry took to the podium and made one of those slightly randy jokes that men can get away with when they're 80. Mr. Gehry pointed his finger upright toward the 76-tower residential complex and bluntly proclaimed: "No Viagra."

Mr. Gehry said he will wait awhile to see the view from what will eventually be the tallest residential building in Manhattan. "I can't wait till it's finished. I have height frights, I'm not going to go up. I'll wait till the real elevators are in," he said. The Pritzker-prize winner told Eliot Brown that his tallest building prior to the Beekman Tower was only about 40 stories. Eliot has a slideshow of the ceremony, which was the first time Mr. Gehry has been seen in public with Bruce Ratner since Mr. Ratner scrapped his plans for Atlantic Yards.

While Mr. Gehry seemd to have a good time, the day was probably less enjoyable for Bruce Ratner, who now has another Atlantic Yards lawsuit to litigate.

[NYguy]

http://www.observer.com/2009/slideshow/119998/gehry-and-ratner-top-it-out-lower-manhattan

Topping Out Beekman's 867 Feet

http://www.observer.com/files/slideshow/ratner%20gehry.jpg

Developer Bruce Ratner (left) took some time away Thursday from fretting over his planned Atlantic Yards project to host a topping out soirée for his Frank Gehry-designed Beekman apartment tower, capping the vertical rise of what is to be the tallest residential building in the city.

Filling half of Beekman Street at the Lower Manhattan tower's base, Mr. Ratner and a host of union officials and others involved in the project all lauded the development--started pre-Lehman crash, when filling a luxury tower at high rates seemed a bit more realistic--before hoisting a concrete bucket up 867 feet to the building's top.

I snapped some photos and briefly caught up with Mr. Gehry (right) to chat about the tower.

-Eliot Brown

http://www.observer.com/files/slideshow/concrete.jpg

The Ceremony
The event was infinitely more successful than the last time Mr. Ratner and his firm, Forest City Ratner, tried to have one for the Beekman tower.

The prior attempt was in February 2008, and with a set of government officials and executives set to arrive—and renderings readied for their unveiling—a crane collapsed on East 91st Street, killing two people. Apparently keen to the realization that the announcement of major work beginning on one of the city’s taller skyscrapers-to-be on the same day might draw more bad press than good, the event was scrapped.

Thus Mr. Gehry had said little in a public forum about the tower, beyond magazine interviews.

http://www.observer.com/files/slideshow/gehry.jpg

Simple, Without Tricks
I grabbed Mr. Gehry after the event for a few minutes, and he talked some about how he came to design the tower.

“First of all, it’s a New York building, and so I respected the body of the New York skyscraper,” he said. “I think, for me, the best model of how to do it was Cesar Pelli,” he said, adding that his style is “very simple, doesn’t try any tricks, just respects the language.

“We built many models of this. I holed myself up two days in a tall hotel room here and just looked at the skyline while I was designing it.”

http://www.observer.com/files/slideshow/overview_0.jpg

Inspired by Bernini Folds
The tower’s most defining characteristic is its skin, which has undulating streaks that ride up the building, like small aluminum waves.

Mr. Gehry said that in a skyscraper project of this size he was constrained by the need to make the apartments conform to a general set of what is needed: walls without sharp edges, predictable layout, etc.

“There’s very little room to mess with it inside. The marketplace dictates, pretty much, how apartments are laid out, for better or for worse,” he said.

This led to the waves.

“There is a need to follow that, and the only thing I could play with was the idea of having bay windows, so if you put a bay window in every living room, they would line up; you’d have a stripe.

“And I wanted to loosen that up. So I found out that if I moved the bay window at each floor, I could get these softer, drawn images. So most of those bumps are actually nothing more than a conventional bay window,” he said, pointing to the waves.

That undulation is, he said, inspired by Bernini folds, the folds on the clothing of marble sculptures carved in the 17th century.

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http://blogs.wsj.com/photojournal/2009/11/20/pictures-of-the-week-nov-14-20/

http://online.wsj.com/media/1120pow02.jpg

Architect Frank Gehry, front center, looked up at Beekman Tower during a topping-off ceremony in lower Manhattan Thursday. The high-rise will include 903 apartments, a public school, an ambulatory care center, retail space, parking and two public plazas. It is scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2011. (Mark Lennihan/Associated Press)

[rich_200]

Well, it seems we only got an extra floor, but we can't complain as we don't usually get this "extra" height

[NYguy]

Beautiful city, beautiful skyline....

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[francely57]

November 4, 2009

from Newark Liberty International Airport (before flying to China)... I never thought I could have such views on Manhattan from Newark
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[NYC4Life]

Beautiful skyline indeed, but still painful to see it with that hideous eyesore Verizon Building. In sorts, it spoils the dominance by Beekman.

[rich_200]

Beautiful skyline indeed, but still painful to see it with that hideous eyesore Verizon Building. In sorts, it spoils the dominance by Beekman.

Actually at night I don't think the Verizon looks that bad as it does on day light

[CoolCzech]

So is this thing topped out now?

I saw from the White Stone bridge yesterday - it's certainly an impressive addition to the skyline. Only thing is, the NYC skyline is so crowded with other impressive buildings I don't think I would have even noticed anything new if I wasn't a regular here.

[YSL]

The most beautiful skyscraper built in any city in a very long time!!!

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/3567/41328056600913aacf3co.jpg (http://img199.imageshack.us/i/41328056600913aacf3co.jpg/)

[Patrick]

Beautiful city, beautiful skyline....

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When I saw this picture I immediately imagined what it would look like with the Twins still there, the Beekman would have looked great from this viewpoint offsetting the Twins. Its amazing how big of an impact this building makes on the skyline. :tup:

[Dac150]

To me it’s just refreshing to have a relatively tall building without a crown or spire; nearly 900’ of just building.

[hunser]

as the building is T/O, do we know its final height? i'm interested if it's over 900'!

EDIT: the title should be changed to 77 floors.

[NYguy]

Downtpown's newest peak...

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[NewYorker2009]

Great pic from Sunset Park NYguy, it captures every aspect of the Manhattan Skyline. The Twin Towers would have looked incredible from that view and I know the Freedom Tower will do the same if not better. Beekman Tower is just a tease of what's to come but it's a good tease.

[NYguy]

Looming...

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[Aleks]

I absolutely love this (http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/3567/41328056600913aacf3co.jpg) angle. The old rust coloring of the Brooklyn Bridge, the stone of Woolworth, the sleekness of Beekman. If it wasn't for the obvious U/C I would've thought this was a render!

[NYguy]

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[NYguy]

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[Upward]

Looks great. I look forward to seeing the progress on this tower for myself when I'm in NYC in two weeks. :)

[uaarkson]

Well, apparently this isn't topped out yet. Last two days they've been pouring a new floor.

[CHAPINM1]

That marks the 78th floor, for sure this one will be over 900 feet!!!

[JACKinBeantown]

In the renderings there are 27 floors in the top section, with the top floor being double height. I count 26 in the most recent photos, and as of this morning I saw them working on the double height top floor (the 27th). So I think this building will be 867 feet as planned.

[photoLith]

Why are some people saying its going to be over 900 feet tall? The designated height is 867ft, its not like the engineers or architects are like, oh, well, lets jus randomly add 40 more feet to it even though its TO.

[scalziand]

Why are some people saying its going to be over 900 feet tall? The designated height is 867ft, its not like the engineers or architects are like, oh, well, lets jus randomly add 40 more feet to it even though its TO.

The designated height is only to the highest occupied floor, and doesn't cover the rooftop mechanical equipment, which nearly always adds a couple floors worth of extra height.

[uaarkson]

Why are some people saying its going to be over 900 feet tall? The designated height is 867ft, its not like the engineers or architects are like, oh, well, lets jus randomly add 40 more feet to it even though its TO.

Except it's not topped-out. They've been busy pouring a new floor the past two days, and they're starting to put in rebar for a second.

[NYguy]

Maybe they're just adding mechanical space. It's supposedly topped out. They could just be completing those floors also.

http://www.observer.com/2009/slideshow/119998/gehry-and-ratner-top-it-out-lower-manhattan

Topping Out Beekman's 867 Feet

http://www.observer.com/files/slideshow/ratner%20gehry.jpg

Developer Bruce Ratner (left) took some time away Thursday from fretting over his planned Atlantic Yards project to host a topping out soirée for his Frank Gehry-designed Beekman apartment tower, capping the vertical rise of what is to be the tallest residential building in the city.

Filling half of Beekman Street at the Lower Manhattan tower's base, Mr. Ratner and a host of union officials and others involved in the project all lauded the development--started pre-Lehman crash, when filling a luxury tower at high rates seemed a bit more realistic--before hoisting a concrete bucket up 867 feet to the building's top.

I snapped some photos and briefly caught up with Mr. Gehry (right) to chat about the tower.

-Eliot Brown

http://www.observer.com/files/slideshow/concrete.jpg

The Ceremony
The event was infinitely more successful than the last time Mr. Ratner and his firm, Forest City Ratner, tried to have one for the Beekman tower.

The prior attempt was in February 2008, and with a set of government officials and executives set to arrive—and renderings readied for their unveiling—a crane collapsed on East 91st Street, killing two people. Apparently keen to the realization that the announcement of major work beginning on one of the city’s taller skyscrapers-to-be on the same day might draw more bad press than good, the event was scrapped.

Thus Mr. Gehry had said little in a public forum about the tower, beyond magazine interviews.

http://www.observer.com/files/slideshow/gehry.jpg

Simple, Without Tricks
I grabbed Mr. Gehry after the event for a few minutes, and he talked some about how he came to design the tower.

“First of all, it’s a New York building, and so I respected the body of the New York skyscraper,” he said. “I think, for me, the best model of how to do it was Cesar Pelli,” he said, adding that his style is “very simple, doesn’t try any tricks, just respects the language.

“We built many models of this. I holed myself up two days in a tall hotel room here and just looked at the skyline while I was designing it.”

http://www.observer.com/files/slideshow/overview_0.jpg

Inspired by Bernini Folds
The tower’s most defining characteristic is its skin, which has undulating streaks that ride up the building, like small aluminum waves.

Mr. Gehry said that in a skyscraper project of this size he was constrained by the need to make the apartments conform to a general set of what is needed: walls without sharp edges, predictable layout, etc.

“There’s very little room to mess with it inside. The marketplace dictates, pretty much, how apartments are laid out, for better or for worse,” he said.

This led to the waves.

“There is a need to follow that, and the only thing I could play with was the idea of having bay windows, so if you put a bay window in every living room, they would line up; you’d have a stripe.

“And I wanted to loosen that up. So I found out that if I moved the bay window at each floor, I could get these softer, drawn images. So most of those bumps are actually nothing more than a conventional bay window,” he said, pointing to the waves.

That undulation is, he said, inspired by Bernini folds, the folds on the clothing of marble sculptures carved in the 17th century.

_______________________________

http://blogs.wsj.com/photojournal/2009/11/20/pictures-of-the-week-nov-14-20/

http://online.wsj.com/media/1120pow02.jpg

Architect Frank Gehry, front center, looked up at Beekman Tower during a topping-off ceremony in lower Manhattan Thursday. The high-rise will include 903 apartments, a public school, an ambulatory care center, retail space, parking and two public plazas. It is scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2011. (Mark Lennihan/Associated Press)

[NYCLuver]

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[NYguy]

DECEMBER 4, 2009

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[rich_200]

You can clearly see rebar for at least one more floor, then why did they made the topping out ceremony if it wasn't really topped out?

[NYguy]

You can clearly see rebar for at least one more floor, then why did they made the topping out ceremony if it wasn't really topped out?

Maybe Gehry had other things to do, like designing this hat for Lady Gaga...

(curbed.com)

http://curbed.com/uploads/ladygagagehryhat.jpg

After Beekman Tower's topping off ceremony, we didn't think we could be surprised by anything Frank Gehry said or did any more. That is, until Archpaper pointed us to the news that Gehry designed a hat for Lady Gaga to wear to a benefit at LA's Museum of Contemporary Art. It sounds like the move from buildings to headgear was a little challenging for our favorite Canadian-born starchitect, who drew the initial design for the hat on his iPhone: "Since I've never designed a hat before, I was afraid she wouldn't be able to walk....I did have an idea that involved people with sticks holding it up, walking behind her. I didn't know how far I could go with this thing." Thanks to photos from Gaga Daily, we know exactly how far he went, and it doesn't quite stop us from wishing for people with sticks. Next time, Gehrmeister.

[Dac150]

What a freak.....

[New Skyline]

This Tower Just Won't Stop Growing.

And when it's Topped Out: Surprise! 900+ Footer

Just Watch!

[scalziand]

You can clearly see rebar for at least one more floor, then why did they made the topping out ceremony if it wasn't really topped out?

It looks like it topped out to the roof, and the 'levels' being built now are for the parapet to hide the mechanicals.

[BStyles]

Yeah, it sure does look that way. I took a picture the other day and it looks to be two levels past that cage they installed.
http://s279.photobucket.com/albums/kk157/BOJAMforeva/SDC10638.jpg

[NYguy]

It looks like it topped out to the roof, and the 'levels' being built now are for the parapet to hide the mechanicals.

That makes the most sense.


Here's a view normally be dominated by the new Goldman...

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[NYCLuver]

A good looking guy and a great looking building. Can't go wrong. :D

[wrab]

http://www.observer.com/2009/slideshow/119998/gehry-and-ratner-top-it-out-lower-manhattan

.....“And I wanted to loosen that up. So I found out that if I moved the bay window at each floor, I could get these softer, drawn images. So most of those bumps are actually nothing more than a conventional bay window,” he said, pointing to the waves.

That undulation is, he said, inspired by Bernini folds, the folds on the clothing of marble sculptures carved in the 17th century.


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[NYguy]

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Hmmmm, maybe it was his inspiration for the hat as well...:shrug:

http://curbed.com/uploads/ladygagagehryhat.jpg


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[CoolCzech]

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You mean the Beekman Tower is just St. Theresa about to be porked, err, "speared" by an angel? Who'da thunk??? :shrug:

[CoolCzech]

http://curbed.com/uploads/ladygagagehryhat.jpg

Beyond Fashion Victim.

Fashion Tragedy.

[Wheelingman04]

What a great and significantly tall edition to the downtown skyline. It sticks out well do to its location north of the downtown core.

[NYCLuver]

Gaga has become a Fashion Icon! Even architects are buildings outfits for her now. <3

And this building is certainly going to become an icon of the city! :D

[NYguy]

What a great and significantly tall edition to the downtown skyline. It sticks out well do to its location north of the downtown core.

If not for the WTC rebuilding (and stalled 30 Park Place), this would be the biggest news Downtown. Even with everything else, it's one of the brightest new stars.

In this shot you see the two tallest topped out towers under construction Downtown...

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[J.M.]

Wow, I really didnt follow this much, but this is an amazing tower. I give this alot of points. Probably one of the best developments in New York. Cant wait to see it complete.

[rich_200]

I hope the ilumination of this tower will make it stand out even more at night

[RoldanTTLB]

I hope the ilumination of this tower will make it stand out even more at night

There will be limits to how it can be lit based on it being residential. The crown may be lit, but there won't be spotlights on it or anything. That's for sure.

[NYguy]

Posted on curbed.com

http://curbed.com/uploads/2009_12_beekmanwoolworth.jpg

[Aleks]

Balls. Spot lights would be soooo filthy! This easily became my favorite skyscraper in North America. It's such a beauty.

[NYCLuver]

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[uaarkson]

Having the entire building lit up with spotlights like the GE building would be outrageously awesome, but it wouldn't happen being that Beekman is residential.

[DENrising]

I was there last Friday, walked up from Wall Street, to City Hall Park, Brooklyn Bridge Subway and the Beekman is simply massive and makes a huge impact on Lower Manhattan. In some places it just looks freaking TAAALLLL.

Can't wait to see it when it's done.

[Patrick]

Maybe Gehry had other things to do, like designing this hat for Lady Gaga...

(curbed.com)

http://curbed.com/uploads/ladygagagehryhat.jpg

Only Gaga would get the opportunity to wear a Gehry designed hat <3

And of course, there are just too many good things to be said about this building, I never thought it would make this much of an impact on the skyline, this thing will look amazing upon completion :tup:

[tommaso]

I've been down there (Pace Uni./downtown area) quite a bit lately, and it's presence (the Beekman's) is starting to grow on me. New York is fortunate to have this tower and to have it in that location in downtown. I can say the immediate neighborhood will ultimately benefit socially from having The Beekman Tower. I am always rooting for downtown to become the type of neighborhood where residents can feel like they live in a neighborhood and I think Beekman Place contributes to this concept. This is a case where more is literally more. The Beekman Tower will bring more attention and interest to this immediate area and that's a huge positive. Of course, we can be proud to have the Beekman, the residents should enjoy the experience of living there, the public school, the New York Downtown Hospital space and the retail space will make this building, yeah a neighborhood icon. Let's continue to wet our appetite as the cladding makes its way to the top and start fully enjoying this building sometime next year!

[CoolCzech]

Only Gaga would get the opportunity to wear a Gehry designed hat <3

And of course, there are just too many good things to be said about this building, I never thought it would make this much of an impact on the skyline, this thing will look amazing upon completion :tup:

I designed something just like that once, but I used it to line a trash can instead of a head. :rolleyes:

[NYguy]

knightmare6 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/knightmare6/4172783693/sizes/o/in/set-72157613296106166/)

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[View2saintmartin]

from my roof this morning, ft. the Queen Mary 2
4th Ave@17th St.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2781/4173583539_2ae1c264ce_o.jpg

[NYguy]

^ It's amazing the things you can see in New York in the distance. You're never really too far away from things to see something (if that makes any sense).

scriptingnews (http://www.flickr.com/photos/scriptingnews/4175749076/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

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[Wheelingman04]

This building is making more of a dent into the skyline than I thought.:tup: I love that picture from farther away also.

[CoolCzech]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2582/4175749076_5efb965a3b_b.jpg

Too bad this side had to be "value engineered" smooth.

[uaarkson]

Why do people complain about the flat side? It looks great and compliments the other faces nicely.

[Bucktown718]

i think the flat side is good i guess it could of been better with curves but hey you not in charge of the building so hush lol
the flat side makes the building look taller dont you think?

[CGII]

december 12, 2009

http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/1852/beekman.jpg

november 21, 2009 from greenwood cemetery

http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/9286/lowermanhattangreenwood.jpg

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[SkyscrapersOfNewYork]

when will the exterior be complete?

[RoldanTTLB]

when will the exterior be complete?

It's about a floor a week once they finish this large mechanical floor. Since the building has something on the order of 40 more floors above this one, you have to figure that it will be until September or October of 2010. I know the current plan is to open the building for 2011. What could happen before then is that the school might open for next fall (I believe that was Ratner's commitment to the community). That doesn't mean they'll be finished with even the exterior by then, although that would make the logistics of opening a school in a construction site much simpler.

Here's a few oblique photos from Friday...

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_3T08TVQ0h2g/SyKZ88qlOzI/AAAAAAAADxs/TIW-x2vk4Bo/s800/IMG_0170.JPG

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_3T08TVQ0h2g/SyKZ9tOtZ2I/AAAAAAAADxw/cJP4w4iGgX0/s800/IMG_0181.JPG

[NYguy]

Why do people complain about the flat side? It looks great and compliments the other faces nicely.

I like that it's smooth on that side. It's the side that seems to soar more also. It's a great tower all around. No complains here.

chirag jog (http://www.flickr.com/photos/chirag_jog/4181310882/sizes/l/)

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dicegirlsnapz (http://www.flickr.com/photos/32343662@N08/4143204437/sizes/o/in/set-72157620746660675/)

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[RoldanTTLB]

You know, until now I hadn't even noticed that the crane was gone from 123 Wash. Maybe the reason they're going so slow on the glass on the north face is that they're putting it up everywhere else right now.

[evanmack]

i have a perfect view of downton manhattan because of the view from my brooklyn apt. everyday i at least look outside and one of the things that i look at is beekman place. i hav heard that beekman place was topped off, but i hav noticed that a couple of floors have gone up pretty clearly. can any1 explain this?

[RoldanTTLB]

i have a perfect view of downton manhattan because of the view from my brooklyn apt. everyday i at least look outside and one of the things that i look at is beekman place. i hav heard that beekman place was topped off, but i hav noticed that a couple of floors have gone up pretty clearly. can any1 explain this?

76th Floor was the topping out ceremony. There is then the roof, the lower bulkhead, and the upper bulkhead. These are mechanical floors/supports. The rebar protruding from the top is for the upper bulkhead, and then it's really topped off.

[NYguy]

Frankenstein (http://www.flickr.com/photos/frankenstein/4163511800/sizes/l/in/pool-18964236@N00/)

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[SkyscrapersOfNewYork]

does this tower have a crown?

[NYguy]

m.loeff (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mloeffler/4194488930/sizes/l/)

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[UrbanSoldier]

I find the flat side of Beekman very dramatic! It's as if the flat side is the solid face of the tower while the rest of the building is flowing in the wind.

[JACKinBeantown]

That's one way to look at it on the bright side.

So looking forward to more cladding going up to the higher floors where it will be highly visible.

[Zapatan]

I like the flat wall, it's cool to be able to look straight up 900 feet.

This tower's height could have been measured from the top floor, maybe the 76th floor is 867 feet and the extra floors bump it over 900, from some angles it looks that tall.

But I think we should stick to the 867 figure until proven otherwise.

[hunser]

:previous: yeah, we have 76 residential and 3 mechanical floors by now. in total: 79 floors. so i think this tower hits the 900ft mark easily, but as you mentioned we should wait for an official update.

[kznyc2k]

I didn't realize it had gotten that tall! Makes for a nice parallel with what's going on with Brooklyn's skyline:

http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/6716/img5302.jpg

[NYguy]

^ Looks like the talest Downtown from that angle.

[NYguy]

DECEMBER 20, 2009

http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/120452316/large.jpg


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[pico44]

I see no rebar sticking up from the latest level. I believe we have reached the top.

[rich_200]

I see no rebar sticking up from the latest level. I believe we have reached the top.

True, now it is truly topped out:cheers:

[sashyenka]

That means the cladding will start to rise faster soon, right? :yes:

[NYguy]

bytegirl24 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bytegirl/4203621354/sizes/l/)

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[STERNyc]

Great pic. Sad to see a visual confirmation that a large part of 7 WTC is still empty.

[Antares41]

Great pic. Sad to see a visual confirmation that a large part of 7 WTC is still empty.

Yea, first thing I noticed. Hopefully as the economy improves so will the occupancy of WTC 7. Great DT shot!

[NYguy]

Great pic. Sad to see a visual confirmation that a large part of 7 WTC is still empty.

That may not be for long. They've had good news recently on the leasing front.

[NYguy]

Another shot from bytegirl24 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bytegirl/4207713194/sizes/l/)

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