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http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/225_w_57th&page=58 And of course I am open to all viewings...;) |
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I really want to like this tower given the roof height and bringing back the tallest to NY (no I don't count the needle on 1WTC), but the box design and the glass so far are not looking great. I always remain optimistic, so hopefully the finished product when viewed with the other rising towers will look great. I do think the spire that was on the original design would have completed this tower better and giving some more diversity to the overall look. The cantilever is an interesting design, but that isn't obvious on the skyline view - mostly only from the local Central Park south and 57st views.
Maybe it is just the feeling that the "tallest" should have a little better design or eye catching features. However, I guess I'm not a developer trying to make the most money off of the condos as possible. Probably also says how spoiled we are in this area that we can complain about a tower of this size when so many cities don't even have a single tower over 1,000 ft and there are double digit towers in the city right now rising to that height or much higher. End rant ... still hoping they surprise us with the spire. |
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Well, that glass isn't visible yet. I suspect that will be the nicest thing on this tower. It's good height still, but as the tallest, at least in Midtown, it should be something more than a box. |
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https://i.imgur.com/iwSbCf6.jpg By some very very rough estimates, I'm guessing it's standing somewhere around 240m right now. |
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Bruddah looks to be between somewhere around 875' from those pics...About 100' past mid-way(!) to the top.
(220CPS @ 952'--topped out, I assume--as frame of reference) |
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Grape. Googlie. Mooglie? :machinegun: :surrender: :raygun: Bump: No tracing was done in the making of that drawing. Not. One. Iota. |
I think we all agree that the crown could use a little pizzazz as opposed to the boxy flat roof we expect it to have as of now. A friend of mine showed me renderings for an earlier version of the tower. It had a similar tapering crown to One57 and the cantilever was smoothly blended into the side of the tower. It was a very graceful design. This boxy version is much more... practical I guess. That's the best word I can use to describe the building thus far. Still, it's not a bad building by any means.
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I think the facade is what will save it from being a terrible building, and will actually look nice. For previous version though, this one remains my favorite...simple, smooth, and elegant. http://a4.pbase.com/g9/06/102706/2/1...4.gSXbLj5c.jpg http://a4.pbase.com/g9/06/102706/2/1...5.fGbHDeYY.jpg http://a4.pbase.com/g9/06/102706/2/1...9.0nFXMlNi.jpg http://a4.pbase.com/g9/06/102706/2/1...1.g7nzNhs6.jpg But it was not to be, and this one continues to rise... 瞎玩摄像师 https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4715/4...86f9dbfc_b.jpg https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4715/4...8b548b9c_h.jpg |
Yes NYGuy, That was the design I saw. It's much better. I saw renderings of it from the park and it kind of echoed One57's lighting.
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