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Originally Posted by UTEPman
Why did you think it wouldn't be lit? I don't think there's a tower in NYC that has a spire that isn't lit, especially if it's aesthetic.
My guess is the whole top of the crown will be lit in some way. The renderings seemed to indicate as much.
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Actually, I guess i'm forgetting that Chrysler's isn't lit. Always seems like it's lit when I picture it in my head for some reason.
In any case, it'll be interesting to see how it looks with the crown lit. I'm still not 100% sold on the massing of this tower since the height cut. The cut basically affected the way in which the tower gradually narrows to it's tip. Instead of a graceful narrowing, it now ends kind of abruptly.
I'm hoping that the lighting doesn't highlight this in an awkward way. It already looks kind of funky in some pics, where the broadness of the tower is evident from the construction lights, which is only a short distance below a very slim spire.
Overall though, I like it. One of my favorite new buildings in NYC for sure.