OCTOBER 1, 2020
We are now seeing 3 of the 5 tallest buildings in the country nearing completion, all within months of each other, if not weeks - Central Park Tower, 111 West 57th (Steinway), and One Vanderbilt. That's impressive. Not even the Empire State/Chrysler/40 Wall trio was as tightly spaced in time.
Decided to check out the finishing touches on the crowns, the most visible parts of these towers on the skyline.
This one, 111 West 57th Street, aka the Steinway Tower, is an amazing building on so many levels. But if there is one building fitting of a crown on the skyline, it's this one, our new Queen of the skyscrapers. This building could have been a lot of things, but they decided that it wouldn't be just some "ordinary" building. Can't wait until it's finished, so I can get a photo to frame.
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Flares out just a bit as it reaches the top...
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This guy must feel like the king of the world...
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The glass panels near the crown that are torqued reflect the sky differently...
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