Posted Nov 12, 2012, 12:38 AM
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An Optimistic Realist
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Loma Linda, CA / West Palm Beach, FL
Posts: 5,603
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Quote:
Originally Posted by hunser
A new club...
1,300 footers:
1. One World Trade Center, 1787ft (544,7m), Under Construction (steel topped out)
2. 432 Park Avenue, 1398ft (426,1m), Under Construction (height not final; probably 1420ft (432m))
3. Two World Trade Center, 1349ft (411,2m), Under Construction (currently on hold)
4. Hudson Yards North Tower, 1337ft (407,5m), Approved
5. Empire State Building, 1250ft (381m), Completed [ 1454ft (443,2m) when counting the spire]
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Likely candidates:
1. 225 West 57th Street, 1250ft (381m), Site Preparation (likely to exceed 1400ft)
2. Grand Central Tower, 1000ft+ (304,8m+), Proposed (likely to exceed 1700ft)
3. The Girasole, 1060ft (323,1m), Approved (likely to exceed 1400ft) |
Twice as big as the original club. NYC is moving forward.
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