HUGE improvement over the previous renders, even if its just in the details. Still needs the spire though in my opinion.
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It's has such strange massing. Regardless of the cantilever.
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Yeah, the massing is a little awkward. There's the cantiliver to thank for that. (Let's just overlook the blank wall beneath it). But everytime I look at this design I think "this will be essentially the tallest in the country, and more importantly, New York", I'm just underwhelmed. Even the Freedom Tower has it's tacky spire to blunt the impact of it's bulk on the skyline. This tower doesn't actually need a spire (though it could help), but at least a crown of some sort to make it worthy of the city it will tower over. If they made One Vanderbilt taller, then it would be fine. I think when they add 111 W. 57th to the render that will lessen the impact of the "stumpiness" of the top of this tower. But the design is just missing something. http://www.yimbynews.com/wp-content/...cpt_40_1-1.jpg I do like the logo though. http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/64...04350c2d03.jpg |
A crown would definitely help, even something as simple as two additional setbacks maybe 50-60 ft tall (each) made out of translucent glass and lit up from behind, similar to the lit bands on the render from last year. Plus it would put the roof at over 500m/1640' and make the tower stand out more from the nearby 1400 footers. Otherwise, a very robust spire like the first of the two design's proposed (the second spire design was a little too thin and fragile looking) would help.
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It's actually quite a feat. I'm almost in awe of the fact that they made a nearly-1600ft, soaring skyscraper, banal. Well-done (m)E(h)xtell. Way to make the seemingly-impossible, possible.
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If ever a building needed a spire...
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I'm fine with the design. While I like spires and they have their place I think they have been overdone the past 10 years. I prefer the skyline not to be as dominated by them as it has become.
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Is it possible to know the exact number of REAL floors of this tower ? Thank you.
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I hope it !!!!!!
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To change the title from 99 to 108 floors !!!!!! I have seen the new renderings and I have counted 108 REAL FLOORS !!!
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Extell looks to raise $190M in EB-5 funds for Central Park Tower
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http://www.wsj.com/articles/develope...wer-1466536687
Developer Seeks EB-5 Funding for Luxury New York Tower Extell project would be one of the highest-profile buildings to use the visa program https://si.wsj.net/public/resources/...0621122435.jpg By ELIOT BROWN June 21, 2016 Quote:
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Yay, a true new supertall in New York with no cheating spire (besides 432 park ave).
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There's only 1 Vandy, but the spire is mere 100 feet tall. |
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In addition, the One Vanderbilt site is undergoing demolition. |
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