We've already seen one aerial...


If that's not enough, this will have to do...

jag9889

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:previous: That's an incredible view you found, NYguy! ;)

The proximity of 225 W 57th Street is going to add some serious density to the Columbus Circle / Central Park South area in a good way. :D

I certainly would like to see how this tower compliments 432 Park, architecturally at the very least. The proximity of both to each other will strike a new balance to the skyline at its northern fringe (Tower Verre also will contribute).

IOW, this tower--and not just the addition of 432P--will effectively end ESB's sole dominance. The entire West Side to the area from 5th to 8th, as well as the MidTown East project, would be some pretty cool side attractions to keep tabs on, too.

The skyline is changing in a dramatic way.
I really like how this is turing out.

Here we go again. :P
The ESB will not lose in any way.
We have taller buildings Downtown at the WTC site and taller buildings to the north.

The ESB will always dominate that specific section of Midtown, even with all of the other nearby towers planned to rise.

I agree that 432 PA is going to make an impact -- but trust me, this is only the beginning! ;)

To ease the pain, some info...


jardine2000 on SSC:

^ Every little bit helps. I would just love to have a collection of all these new skyscrapers in model form.

I can't believe how much New York City's skyline is going to change in just a few years, no one is going to be able to recognize the city anymore. It's always good to have a spy in the elevator. Someone needs to start taking that elevator more frequently with a camera hidden in their hat! ;)

I think this quote by RobertWalpole over on SSC is more telling:

^ There's always the possibility of that. The wait for a rendering is killing me ... :mad:

KPF works in that building where that person saw the model. Extell is not based there. There is also a bank.

^ In that case, it could have been a model of 1 Vanderbilt. If the model includes surrounding buildings like many do, it would be clear. It seems a little soon to have a model for either building, but who knows. I demand a quick investigation.

Any day now, we're going in...

(March 1, 2013)


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Are the odds of this tower being built good?

Yes.

http://therealdeal.com/blog/2013/03/...arew-luncheon/

^ Hmm, he probably meant it won't exceed 1WTC's pinnacle height because otherwise that would be an unsettling statement...

I'm assuming that's what he meant. Remember, he said there wouldn't be a spire.

I'm confused.

Isn't he the guy who would know how it will "turn out". I mean he should be pretty up to speed on the actual height this thing is likely to achieve.

There's no point in analyzing what he said because it could have meant one of many different things. He surely has insider knowledge of the NYC real estate market that few possess. I would bet that towers taller than this will rise (or will soon be rising) in the Hudson Yards area & Midtown East by 2020.

Even if he meant it now, maybe that's just a joke or he may want to give us a real surprise like letting down and exalting...