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wilfredo267 Apr 4, 2014 9:01 PM

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Originally Posted by sbarn (Post 6526553)
^^ I don't know if I would call that excavation... :shrug:


That photo was taken in March though so l would imagine that they would have made more progress.:)

ILNY Apr 5, 2014 1:34 AM

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Originally Posted by sbarn (Post 6526553)
^^ I don't know if I would call that excavation... :shrug:

You are right, this is mini excavation done by mini construction equipment.
Anyway, most of the work on the site will be demolition not excavation. I will try to get more pictures next weekend.

WonderlandPark Apr 5, 2014 3:31 AM

You can rent one of those little loaders for a couple hundred a day....Hardly evidence...jeez I want this tower to go vertical, best supertall design proposal in NYC IMO.

Danielson27 Apr 5, 2014 7:45 PM

Agreed love this tower...I thought I should post a few of these here. The future of the skyline is bright!. I made models of 111 west 57th street,520 Park Avenue, 220 Central Park south, tower verre, 432 park avenue, one57

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3826/...90e79cd4_b.jpg

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7138/...6e08b13d_b.jpg

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3696/...93b889b7_b.jpg

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2898/...42e139a1_b.jpg

NYguy Apr 5, 2014 8:10 PM

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Originally Posted by JayPro (Post 6525970)
No...no "deep breaths" when you suddenly introduce into the converstion *all the more* of a reson for all the Nervious Nellies around here to start hyperventilating again.

All the nervous nelllies should know by now that designs, especially of this scope, are always being tweaked.



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Originally Posted by sbarn (Post 6526224)
Just curious, is this actually true? Has anyone actually seen construction activity on site?

Why would it not be?

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Originally Posted by Submariner (Post 6526290)
I'll be in that area on Sunday and all 6'3" of me can try and peer over the fence and see what is going on. Perhaps someone can take a look at it sooner, though.

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Originally Posted by ILNY (Post 6527042)
most of the work on the site will be demolition not excavation. I will try to get more pictures next weekend.


Right. As you all already know, this project involves more than just digging a hole. There is much to be done, and if they've begun, they've begun. But let me just state that even if nothing had begun on site, in no way would the development be "languishing", and applies to both this site and the Tower Verre site for those concerned about that one.






The gap with 432 is why I want a tower of 900 ft or so at the 31 W. 57th street sight.

toddguy Apr 5, 2014 8:26 PM

These images are like porn. This and Torre Verre must get built.

gttx Apr 5, 2014 8:29 PM

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Originally Posted by JayPro (Post 6525970)
No...no "deep breaths" when you suddenly introduce into the converstion *all the more* of a reson for all the Nervious Nellies around here to start hyperventilating again.
Why would the architects have gone through all this presentation reigamarole inf they were *even at this point* unsure of what the thing would *even remotely* look like???

Enough with the hysterics. This building will look like the images. There are still lots of details to work out, but nothing fundamental is changing.

My point was that construction documents are not ready for the building (I get the impression that they still aren't through 100% DD), so even if JDS was ready to pour concrete tomorrow we just aren't at that stage yet. The design and documentation phase is still ongoing.

Why all the presentations? They want the buzz, the publicity, the prestige. Why buy a place a One57 for $80 million when you could hold out for an even sexier place down the street?

Sorry that the dog and pony show isn't geared towards nit-pickers on the Internet.

Submariner Apr 5, 2014 8:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Danielson27 (Post 6527654)
Agreed love this tower...I thought I should post a few of these here. The future of the skyline is bright!. I made models of 111 west 57th street,520 Park Avenue, 220 Central Park south, tower verre, 432 park avenue, one57

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3826/...90e79cd4_b.jpg

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7138/...6e08b13d_b.jpg

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3696/...93b889b7_b.jpg

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2898/...42e139a1_b.jpg

Awesome work. Please keep it up! :tup:

Submariner Apr 5, 2014 8:56 PM

Does 31w 57th street include that dumpy building three over from the Plaza? I know it was recently sold and I believe the rumors were that it would eventually be demolished for an ultra luxury tower...

McSky Apr 5, 2014 9:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Submariner (Post 6527720)
Does 31w 57th street include that dumpy building three over from the Plaza? I know it was recently sold and I believe the rumors were that it would eventually be demolished for an ultra luxury tower...


That's the Park Lane Hotel, which is on CPS. Not part of the 31 W 57th deal.

Submariner Apr 5, 2014 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by McSky (Post 6527729)
That's the Park Lane Hotel, which is on CPS. Not part of the 31 W 57th deal.

Ahh. Thanks. Any news regarding that?

McSky Apr 6, 2014 1:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Submariner (Post 6527825)
Ahh. Thanks. Any news regarding that?

Here's the thread. Just two pages so far:

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=208092

Perklol Apr 6, 2014 6:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Danielson27 (Post 6527654)
Agreed love this tower...I thought I should post a few of these here. The future of the skyline is bright!. I made models of 111 west 57th street,520 Park Avenue, 220 Central Park south, tower verre, 432 park avenue, one57

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7138/...6e08b13d_b.jpg

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2898/...42e139a1_b.jpg

Amazing work Danielson. :cheers::cheers:

chris08876 Apr 6, 2014 7:20 PM

^^^

This is making me so impatient. Its like waiting on the 24th of December for gifts, I want it!!! Can't wait to see this one in person in the future. :psycho:

King DenCity Apr 7, 2014 2:35 AM

I know, it looks so damn Beautiful!!!

Hudson11 Apr 7, 2014 6:25 AM

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpo...postcount=1188

http://i.imgur.com/nh23Tel.png

http://i.imgur.com/GVQjmVq.png

NYC2ATX Apr 7, 2014 7:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Danielson27 (Post 6527654)

I know you guys won't mind me reposting at least one of these to comment on real quick...but after having just moved to Austin (another American hotbed of development) things like this make me excited for the New York I will witness on visits towards the end of the decade (and this isn't even including Hudson Yards, Manhattan West, the GCT-area rezoning, etc). We will usher in the 2020s in grand style. :notacrook:

NYguy Apr 7, 2014 9:16 AM

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Originally Posted by gttx (Post 6527692)
Enough with the hysterics. This building will look like the images. There are still lots of details to work out, but nothing fundamental is changing.

My point was that construction documents are not ready for the building (I get the impression that they still aren't through 100% DD), so even if JDS was ready to pour concrete
tomorrow we just aren't at that stage yet. The design and documentation phase is still ongoing.


But beyond that, there is still much to do here. Both interior and exterior portions of the building are landmarked, and portions of the building are in the process of being altered/demolished.

The lowrise portion in the background will be demolished, but more of the building will be left intact due to revisions from Landmarks. That alone has altered the design.
There are other details that are still being worked out, for example revisions to the design on the façade (see below)...


April 6, 2014


http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/155138559/original.jpg



http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/155138560/original.jpg



Slight change to design on the façade...

http://jdsdevelopmentgroup.com/wp-co..._side-face.jpg
http://jdsdevelopmentgroup.com/portf...t-57th-street/


http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/154858495/original.jpg

NYguy Apr 9, 2014 12:30 PM

1,397 ft? At least a couple of the heights are off, so who knows...


http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/20...-new-york-city



http://www.vanityfair.com/dam/2014/0...-street-02.jpg

JayPro Apr 9, 2014 12:32 PM

To rooftop I think they mean?


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