NEW YORK | Sky House | 588 FT / 179 M | 54 FLOORS

[colemonkee]

Did I read that sign right? Did FX Fowle design this?

[Lost Island]

I like the building, but it seems strange to have a blank windowless section like that on an apartment house.

[JACKinBeantown]

Yeah, it makes sense on one side because there would be elevators there. But there's a blank wall on both sides.

[-GR2NY-]

Funny how on their site when u go to "views", the view to the east is angled north to show mostly midtown. I guess they're not too proud of the tribeca (sp?) view? :shrug:

[antinimby]

You can't say that. They're not going to show every angle.

If they had shown Tribeca, then you would've said they were reluctant to show Midtown.

[CarlosV]

Towering amongst its neighbors.....

March 26, 2007

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v109/nyctowers/2007/CIMG1576.jpg

[hoosier]

It is looking good.

I can't wait for this and Saya to be completed.

[NYguy]

Did I read that sign right? Did FX Fowle design this?


Correct...

Flatiron District, Manhattan

Currently under construction, Sky House is a 54-story luxury condominium located at 11 East 29th Street in Manhattan’s Flatiron District. This dynamic building designed by Fox & Fowle Architects features 138 one, two and three bedroom homes.

http://www.clarett.com/images/skyhouseblock.jpg


http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/76201049/large.jpg

[JACKinBeantown]

March 29, 2007

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f117/JACKinNYC/Skyhouse-7.jpg

[hoosier]

WOW jack, that thing has really sprouted like a beanstalk!!:haha:

[antinimby]

How much more to go?

[JACKinBeantown]

15-18 floors.

[NYguy]

March 29, 2007

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f117/JACKinNYC/Skyhouse-7.jpg

This is what I mean when I speak of the density of a true city at its core. It's when you're
lucky if you can see the sky from the ground, or the ground from the sky. And yet it still
grows. Amazing.

It's interesting that in that photo I see at least 5 other towers that we watched grow
from the ground up with construction threads.

[antinimby]

^ And none of them are really that pretty.

[NYguy]

^ And none of them are really that pretty.


It's not a "pretty" town. Just massive and very busy.

[Hoodrat]

It's not a "pretty" town. Just massive and very busy.

for real:tup:

[Citizen]

Capital of the world. :yes:

[JACKinBeantown]

It's not a "pretty" town. Just massive and very busy.

Actually, lots of those old 10-15 story buildings are very pretty... inside and out. You just can't tell when you're looking at all the 50+ story buildings. And of course, sticking out of the top of my photo is the Empire State Building, and just off to the right is Chrysler. Two very handsome structures.

[JACKinBeantown]

Here's what I mean...

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f117/JACKinNYC/ESB.jpg

And of course, my next door neightbor...

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f117/JACKinNYC/41MadisonAveMcGoldrick.jpg

[NYguy]

Here's what I mean...

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f117/JACKinNYC/ESB.jpg

And of course, my next door neightbor...

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f117/JACKinNYC/41MadisonAveMcGoldrick.jpg

I see nothing "pretty" about either of those. Really, don't go looking for pretty in New York. Besides, who wants it?

[JACKinBeantown]

Um... OK. That's certainly an opinion I disagree with. I guess Beaux Arts grandeur, accentuated fenestration, classic gargoyles and and amazing gold pyramidal crown just don't compare with blue glass and a 300-foot pole stuck on top for added "height." But maybe that's what opinions are for... so we can each have one to call our own.

And I'd like to amend your statement... "Don't go looking for pretty in New York... if you don't want to find it. You'll be sorely disappointed at every turn."

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f117/JACKinNYC/NYLife.jpg

And now, back to Skyhouse...

[CarlosV]

^ I love this Cass Gilbert skyscraper....one of my favorite NYC "Gothic" towers.... :)

[colemonkee]

^ That's the New York Life tower, right? I think I stayed right around the corner from that my first time in New York, at the Gershwin Hotel. Cool spot with a great rooftop party area.

And I agree with Jack, there's plenty of "pretty" in NY. You don't even really have to look that hard.

[antinimby]

The older Beaux Arts and Art Deco buildings are very attractive but the modern ones are all pretty much forgettable.

[NYguy]

Um... OK. That's certainly an opinion I disagree with.

And I'd like to amend your statement... "Don't go looking for pretty in New York... if you don't want to find it. You'll be sorely disappointed at every turn."


A little amendment to your own...

"Don't go looking for pretty in New York... if you don't want to find it. You'll be sorely disappointed at every turn. For it is the city of 'bigness', towers that simply rise into the sky, where the architects are often criticized, but never idle. A city that is simply astonishing by its numbers. 'Pretty' is not what this town does best. Never has, never will. You want that, go to Peoria."

pret·ty (prt) KEY
ADJECTIVE:

Pleasing or attractive in a graceful or delicate way

Nothing you've shown meets that description. Sure, there may be some delicate details to the building, but overall it's a raw behemoth, not the best choice for your argument.

[JACKinBeantown]

I haven't been to Peoria yet. Please show me the pretty examples in Peoria you're talking about. :)

I do agree that many of the new building going up in NYC are lacking in creativity and the finer details that make so many of the old buildings so special. Too many single-pole "spires" on 42nd street, too many all glass facades that make it hard to delineate individual floors thus making the buildings lose their sense of scale and proportion. I'm looking forward to the new Gehry building downtown, and BofA is above average. There's also a really cool new building going up on 11th Avenue downtown with all kinds of uneven windows. That's going to be really cool. The Times Tower blows hard. It's mostly the old skyscrapers in this city that are so cool... ESB, Chrysler, Woolworth, 40 Wall Street, etc.

My favorite element of Skyhouse (an average building) is the many windows. It gives it clear floor delineation and therefore a good sense of scale. It's also skinny, and that makes it appear taller than it actually is. Otherwise, though, it's a pretty plain building. Nonetheless, I'm enjoying watching it rise.

[CarlosV]

April 10, 2007

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v109/nyctowers/2007/CIMG1653.jpg

[NYguy]

Not the best side, but it's still ok. Maybe someday something will block that side of the tower.

[CarlosV]

Funny thing is...i think once completed it will just "dissappear" and no one will look at it twice....

[Antares41]

^ Agreed! it width-to-height and reasonable nice brick facade is it best feature. Although from a distance it along with the Epic and soon to be constructed 400 Fifth Ave will ring the ESB with 600 ft towers that should go a long way in eliminating its isolation in lower Midtown.

[antinimby]

Not the best side, but it's still ok.True. The east-facing side is even worst. The blankwall is even larger.

[NYguy]

from a distance it along with the Epic and soon to be constructed 400 Fifth Ave will ring the ESB with 600 ft towers that should go a long way in eliminating its isolation in lower Midtown.

The large towers planned along the 33rd street corridor will go further in that regard.

[JACKinBeantown]

April 20, 2007

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f117/JACKinNYC/Skyhouse-8.jpg

[NYguy]

The vastness of Manhattan is breathtaking...

[JACKinBeantown]

May 16, 2007

Storm approaching... weird light. It's hard to tell in this photo, but they've reached the first setback (two levels ago). It's hidden behind the orange mesh sheeting. So six floors to go.

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f117/JACKinNYC/Skyhouse-9.jpg

[BayRidgeFever]

I was just going to ask for an update too....haha. It's looking good, and makes a nice presence from the BQE surprisingly. I wish it had a nice hat to complement the tower across the street, but the better brickwork makes up for it I suppose.

[NYguy]

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f117/JACKinNYC/Skyhouse-9.jpg


Thin is in...:tup:

[antinimby]

Depends on which angle. Thin would not describe the view from the east or west.

How many more floors to go by the way?

[Fabb]

^Read the lines that go with the pretty picture. ;)

May 16, 2007

It's hard to tell in this photo, but they've reached the first setback (two levels ago). It's hidden behind the orange mesh sheeting. So six floors to go.

[NYguy]

Depends on which angle. Thin would not describe the view from the east or west.

It's still a thin building, regardless of the view. But it's best viewed from the thin angle.

[Antares41]

What fascinates me is just how many bldgs in the picture above did not exist prior to 2000. I counted six, not including 325 Fifth which is hidden behind the Sky House.

[ZZ-II]

wow, never seen that tower. great addition for NY

[NYguy]

What fascinates me is just how many bldgs in the picture above did not exist prior to 2000. I counted six, not including 325 Fifth which is hidden behind the Sky House.

I counted six also. And we've watched them all rise...:yes:

Make that 7: Bear Stearns, CIBC, 425 5th, TS Tower, Westin TS, that other hotel on 42nd, and that residential on the left.

[Antares41]

I counted six also. And we've watched them all rise...:yes:

Make that 7: Bear Stearns, CIBC, 425 5th, TS Tower, Westin TS, that other hotel on 42nd, and that residential on the left.

I think the small reddish bldg. in front of 425 5th is relatively new, but its soo small its easy to overlook.

[NYguy]

I think the small reddish bldg. in front of 425 5th is relatively new, but its soo small its easy to overlook.

Yeah, there are a lot of smaller residential towers that we don't even pay attention to. I know I don't, there's just too many. But look at that photo, and compare it (as so many do) with Dubai. Even with all the Dubai construction, and different architecture there, this photo tells shows you what a real city looks like. What Manhattan is is much more impressive to me than some built overnight sensation.

[Antares41]

I think history will look back at the period from 2000 to 2015 and designate it as a decade and a half of unprecedented growth of NYC. The re-birth of the WTC complex and the Hudson yard construction will be the grand finale!

And more skyscrapers for me to draw :banana:

[NYguy]

I think history will look back at the period from 2000 to 2015 and designate it as a decade and a half of unprecedented growth of NYC. The re-birth of the WTC complex and the Hudson yard construction will be the grand finale!

That's true. 2001, and 9/11 saw the darkest of days for the city and its skyscrapers. Initially, it was thought to be the end of it all. History will show that it actally led to a spark of building unlike the city has ever seen. Some of our greatest, iconic towers will be constructed in this next decade. Also, a tall building boom around the country unlike any the country has ever seen.

[nygirl1]

That's true. 2001, and 9/11 saw the darkest of days for the city and its skyscrapers. Initially, it was thought to be the end of it all. History will show that it actally led to a spark of building unlike the city has ever seen. Some of our greatest, iconic towers will be constructed in this next decade. Also, a tall building boom around the country unlike any the country has ever seen.


Yeah look at: San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta, Miami, and Philadelphia. Even Dallas, Denver, Nashville, and Baltimore is getting something. Hopefully we can see something in Boston and Houston looks promising. I'd say things are just getting started again over here. It's good to have those ups and downs and not just toss in everything at once because you know there's going to be an up when your down.

[Derek2k32]

What fascinates me is just how many bldgs in the picture above did not exist prior to 2000. I counted six, not including 325 Fifth which is hidden behind the Sky House.
Also The Belvedere, the tower in front of Sky House was completed in 99.

[NYguy]

Also The Belvedere, the tower in front of Sky House was completed in 99.

Yeah, that one seemed to come out of nowhere.

[Scruffy]

5/25

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[Scruffy]

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[Scruffy]

Its a nice looking tower. Great looking on the narrow side. But there is a total chink in its armor and its the east facade.
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z70/Scruffy66/DSC05304.jpg

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z70/Scruffy66/DSC05321.jpg

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z70/Scruffy66/DSC05328.jpg

[RandySavage]

Thanks for the pics. That's an enormous chink. Does you know if they are to brick over the concrete east facade or just leave it like that?

[Antares41]

Either brick or paint it! I doubt it will be left in that condition.

[Scruffy]

It will look bricked up like the edges of that side look which will be an improvement but still. a 600 foot windowless brick wall isn't as pretty as you think.

[VA_Gentleman]

This building is so tall and slender it reminds me of a chimney from a burnt-down house.

[Antares41]

It will look bricked up like the edges of that side look which will be an improvement but still. a 600 foot windowless brick wall isn't as pretty as you think.

Hopefully, I look forward to making that judgement! I prefer brick to paint.
Or, perhaps the space will be use for advertisement? Tacky yes! but hey this is NYC, anything goes, especially if it generates dollars!

[CarlosV]

June 13, 2007


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v109/nyctowers/2007/Picture034.jpg

[JACKinBeantown]

June 14, 2007

Topping out.

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f117/JACKinNYC/Skyhouse-10.jpg

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f117/JACKinNYC/Skyhouse-11.jpg

[VA_Gentleman]

Man I love this thing! I hope that blank wall means the developer knows something will be developed on that side of the building. Let's hope.

[CarlosV]

So Narrow!!!!! It Looks Like It Might Topple Over

[JACKinBeantown]

I'm guessing it's no more than 45 feet wide... if that.

[pico44]

it isn't good

[Locofresh55]

What's the height (unofficiallly or officially) on this building? That Picture infront of ESB makes it look about 700 FT. Maybe it's the angle but it's holding it's own in that area.

[CHAPINM1]

I'd say it's at least 50 feet wide, however not by much. It reminds me so much of the shape of 30 Rock in terms of one side being a whole lot wider than the other!

[speedy1979]

June 14, 2007

Topping out.

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f117/JACKinNYC/Skyhouse-10.jpg

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f117/JACKinNYC/Skyhouse-11.jpg


I hate buildings with blank concrete walls there's one here in Bklyn called the Forte Condo one side has windows looks half-decent the other side facing manhattan is a blank concrete wall. :yuck::yuck:

[JACKinBeantown]

I hate run-on sentences. :)

[AtlanticaC5]

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z70/Scruffy66/DSC05282.jpg


Looks way taller than 588 ft in this pic. I like it :)

[CarlosV]

June 17, 2007

THIS IS THE VIEW FROM THE EAST SIDE OF MANHATTAN TERRIBLE

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v109/nyctowers/2007/Picture036.jpg

:yuck:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v109/nyctowers/2007/Picture037.jpg

[skymetalscraper]

i hope they'll put another tower there to hide that nasty wall !:yuck:

[NYguy]

June 14, 2007

Topping out.

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f117/JACKinNYC/Skyhouse-10.jpg

That's a sweet view for so many reasons...:yes:

[JACKinBeantown]

I feel very lucky to have it, NYguy.

[JACKinBeantown]

They're making the power station/room on top one floor taller. I thought they'd topped out. I guess I assumed wrong. No tree yet. I'll post a photo pretty soon. I'll let them finish pouring concrete first.

[sbarn]

I have to admit that I've got mixed feelings about this one... from certain angles I like it, others I don't at all.

June 20th [an angle I like]:

http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/9122/june20thwalk098kn9.jpg

[NYguy]

I feel very lucky to have it, NYguy.

Hopefully someone will put up a new tower closer to you to block your view...then we'll see who's the NIMBY....;)

[NYguy]

I have to admit that I've got mixed feelings about this one... from certain angles I like it, others I don't at all.

June 20th [an angle I like]:

http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/9122/june20thwalk098kn9.jpg

I like that angle as well, though it could use a few more windows...

[NYguy]

This building sure seems to have gone up very fast. Here's a quote from an article in the NY Sun...


http://www.nysun.com/article/57058

At Condominium Sales Centers, Sophisticated Marketing Sells

By STEPHANIE GARLOW
June 21, 2007

The Sky House — a 55-floor development that will be open for occupancy in early 2008 — will unveil its sale center this week in a hotel next to the building site.

"We just wanted to be as close to our site as possible," said the director of sales for Clarrett Group, David E. Perry.

The sale center has a scale model of the building as well as floor plans to show potential buyers. There is no full model but customers can also walk next door to see a finished apartment in the building.

Perry said that in the past the Clarrett Group had set up sales centers farther away from the actual building site. "We had to do all the razzmatazz, and all the smoke and mirrors, and now we don't have to do that." he said.

[CarlosV]

june 25, 2007



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v109/nyctowers/2007/Picture013copy.jpg

[JACKinBeantown]

Hopefully someone will put up a new tower closer to you to block your view...then we'll see who's the NIMBY....;)

I'm confused. I am a little bit of a NIMBY. :cheers:

[NYguy]

I'm confused. I am a little bit of a NIMBY. :cheers:

Just jealous of your view....:tup:

[JACKinBeantown]

As I said, I feel lucky. Thanks.

[CarlosV]

August 16, 2007


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v109/nyctowers/2007/Picture120-1.jpg


;)


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v109/nyctowers/2007/Picture121.jpg


:rolleyes:


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v109/nyctowers/2007/Picture122.jpg


:P

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v109/nyctowers/2007/Picture129-1.jpg



one block over......


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[GVNY]

I hate it. I am not at all impressed with this building.

Nice photos though!

[CarlosV]

its kind of a mid block filler...but on a sunny day it looks better.....today is gray and rainy here in Gotham...

[NYguy]

August 16, 2007


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v109/nyctowers/2007/Picture120-1.jpg

It's towering for its size...

[Antares41]

I also find its size towering, especially for that area of midtown. A good addition to the skyline. Is that eastern face still showing a bare concrete wall? What are they going to do with that?

[NYguy]

I also find its size towering, especially for that area of midtown. A good addition to the skyline. Is that eastern face still showing a bare concrete wall? What are they going to do with that?

Haven't checked it in a while, but probably so...

[VA_Gentleman]

I was always interested by the size of this building. Does anyone have any updates on it or is it pretty much completed?

[NYguy]

I was always interested by the size of this building. Does anyone have any updates on it or is it pretty much completed?

It's been topped off for a while. They're probably just putting the finishing touches on it.

[Zerton]

this building is hideous. Looks like project housing or something stretched vertically.

[NYguy]

APRIL 12, 2008

Looking down from the Empire State...

http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/95616495/large.jpg


http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/95616523/large.jpg


http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/95617883/large.jpg

[nygirl1]

kinda ugly but it is filler.

[Zerton]

I just wanted to comment on how ugly this is. Even moreso after seeing it in person. It is so boring, uninspired, and no good building has blank walls like that.

[CGII]

Hmmm...I was just going to come on and say how much I liked it, especially considering the atrocity of the renderings. Mark my words, it'll age beautifully with all that brick.

[quobobo]

Hmmm...I was just going to come on and say how much I liked it, especially considering the atrocity of the renderings. Mark my words, it'll age beautifully with all that brick.

Seconded. I love how the height/width ratio borders on absurd, it makes it look quite interesting - otherwise I wouldn't like it nearly as much.

[antinimby]

Being thin helps. Imagine how much worse it would be if it was fatter.

[NYguy]

Hmmm...I was just going to come on and say how much I liked it, especially considering the atrocity of the renderings. Mark my words, it'll age beautifully with all that brick.


This is one of those buildings that changes depending on the view. It's nice in some, not so nice in others. It's an ok tower, pretty much filler. Very thin, but what else were they going to do with that site. In the photos you can see one, lone parking lot, no doubt the site of a future slender residential.

[Busy Bee]

Wasn't the blank wall said to be intentional because they expected a neighboring tower to be be built there covering it up?

[Derek2k32]

The city has rules that prevents most types of windows on lot lines.