Moving Up in the World
Structural gymnastics help ultrathin, ultra-tall residential towers for the ultrarich make their mark on the Manhattan skyline. By James S. Russell, FAIA http://archrecord.construction.com/t...-the-World.asp Quote:
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Before people panic, please note that it says 1300 ft aproximately, it is not that they reduced the height, in the text of the article you can see that still says 1350 ft. So please don't begin to ask if they reduced the height, they didn't |
This building is so bad-ass it even kicks Tower Verre's ass.
If the upcoming 57th Street towers want to stand out, they will have to top this (both in terms of design and height). That's going to require creative developers with creativity and cojones. |
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I thought it was supposed to be around 1400' now? :uhh: Looking good though |
That's a mistake. SHOP said the tower was approximately 1,400 ft.
You can watch the video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIy2HPTCz3g |
Oh come on! just what I didn't wanted, to start another boring discussion about the height! It seems it started anyway.
As far as we know, officially, the height of this building is still 1350 ft. the guy at the conference said it would be approximately fourteen hundred feet, again, the key word is approximately, He may just round up to fourteen hundred, I don't know why is there such a big deal about that. I think that building is more interesting than just 50 feet more or less. |
this one seems to be languishing. lots of talk, no prep or concrete.
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111 W.57 was announced just a few months ago, and already approvals, financing and demolition. 432 Park was initially announced as an office project back in 2003 or so, then the site wasn't demolished until 2007 or so, then construction didn't begin until 2012. The Nordstrom Tower and One57 sites basically took 10 years from land acquisition to development. 250 East 57th Street was announced around 10 years ago, and yet construction just began a few months ago. But worst of all is the Durst site at 57th & 6th. This site was demolished for a tower in the late 1990's, and yet still hasn't broken ground, supposedly because they're still negotiating for additional buildings and air rights. 52 W. 57, due to location and air rights, could be the most impressive yet if Durst can pull it off. To be fair, Durst didn't acquire 52 W. 57 until relatively recently, so the delays aren't really his fault. |
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I also don't understand why these articles round off numbers. If it's 1350 ft. then say 1350 not "about" 1400' or "almost" 1300. |
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It would be like asking the exact width of a building, or the exact cost of a building. Do you really care if this building costs 1.45 billion or 1.47 billion? Probably not. |
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Also, has financing been confirmed? |
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Yeah, I mean really, this thing should be half risen already. http://www.rew-online.com/2014/04/04...nd-best-deals/ Builders crunching numbers to land best deals April 4, 2014 Quote:
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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??? |
PS If, however,I *am* reading correctly into what you say, whatever exterior tweakages affected by any height change would be minimal.
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Excavation has started the last time I was there on March 14. http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3691/1...0fc971fe_b.jpg |
^^ I don't know if I would call that excavation... :shrug:
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