The second setback is now visible. It begins the floor above the two mechanical floors.
|
Yeah, it's getting up there, and the real fun of the setbacks is starting to kick in.
JULY 10, 2018 1. http://a4.pbase.com/o10/06/102706/1/...c071018_8b.JPG 2. http://a4.pbase.com/o10/06/102706/1/...071018_10b.JPG 3. http://a4.pbase.com/o10/06/102706/1/...071018_11b.JPG 4. http://a4.pbase.com/o10/06/102706/1/...071018_54b.JPG 5. http://a4.pbase.com/o10/06/102706/1/...071018_55b.JPG 6. http://a4.pbase.com/o10/06/102706/1/...071018_61b.JPG |
:previous: I still don’t see that dreadful shadow!
This is photo evidence that shadows from skyscrapers don’t exist. :) This tower is going to look amazing! So thin & tall, it’s an engineering marvel. ;) |
Quote:
Shadows from skyscrapers exists, but so do shadows from trees, most of where the shadow in the park will come from. And on these hot summer days, it is most welcome shadow. Genevieve Traczyk https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/914/28...57daa96a_k.jpg |
Quote:
|
Quote:
|
Quote:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BlEfacDn...=williambutler https://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram...90176512_n.jpg |
Quote:
In the winter, you’re in the shade walking through Wall Street. In the summer; as you can see from NYguy’s photos, people enjoy sitting on the great lawn. Show me a skyscraper shadow from Central Park! |
Enough with the shadows.
I like the progress of this tower, can anyone put the current height in one of those height status images? |
If shadows over Central Park are such a problem then why haven’t we cut down all the trees?
|
Quote:
Many developers were bullied into shortening the height of their proposed skyscrapers to earn approval. Air Rights is another method used to control the development of megatall skyscrapers in NYC. 111 W. 57th looks taller due to being very narrow. It’s a risky engineering feat to develop. :cool: |
z
|
|
Quote:
Developers want to build many more units because it the market conditions are right, which right now they are, they will sell. Units in the range of 500k to 1.5 mil are hot hot hot! The city could in theory build much taller and denser. Getting rid of air rights is one way of making this happen. Yet again, what would an untamed NYC look like? One that is a sandbox for developers ambitions and dreams? https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/im...C864&width=768 Quote:
|
Personally, I hate this new crop of towers in Midtown. They are so out of scale with the rest of the built environment. Capitalistic excess, pure and simple. Just because you can build that high, doesn't mean you should. I much prefer the look of Central Park South area before 432 Park and Co. came along. Don't expect to find many who agree with me on Skyscraper Page forum- just sharing my opinion.
|
Quote:
Let us skyscraper fans have this new corridor of residential supertalls. 90% of the prime areas are already off-limits. But if you don't like the scale, you're gonna be very disappointed in the coming years. With technology improvements, these types of towers make more and more financial sense. This is likely just the beginning. |
Quote:
And the reason those type of large footprint developments work is because the areas surrounding them are small, finegrain type blocks, which makes up the bulk of the city. If the whole city was developed like you wanted, with large footprints, NYC would turn into something like a giant Corbusian Brasilia. |
Quote:
Quote:
|
I’d suggest anyone who doesn’t like skyscrapers to spend their quality time on Staten Island. :P
Right now, Manhattan is so dense with miles of skyscrapers in all directions, adding super-slim towers is the way to go that guarantees smiles all around. :D |
All times are GMT. The time now is 7:30 PM. |
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.