^ no -- neither does this: The KVLY-TV mast in Blanchard, North Dakota, is the tallest communication tower in the USA, standing at 2,063 feet (628 meters). Completed in 1963, it was once the world's tallest structure and currently serves as a vital television transmission tower, representing one of several "supertall" guyed masts in the upper Midwest.
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i took a walk from williamsburg to greenpoint the other day --
“Office buildings are our factories – whether for tech, creative or traditional industries we must continue to grow our modern factories to create new jobs,” said United States Senator Chuck Schumer.
We know that we're getting even taller icons at 175 and 350 Park. It will be interesting to see what we're getting at 625 Madison, 405-417 Park, 346 Madison, The Roosevelt, and 41 W 57th Street. Hopefully, there also will be a new tower at 400 Park.
This incredibly iconic skyline could become even more extraordinary.
No sign of the retail pavilion, but I imgine they will put that up when all the saffolding is removed from the plaza.
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“Office buildings are our factories – whether for tech, creative or traditional industries we must continue to grow our modern factories to create new jobs,” said United States Senator Chuck Schumer.
“Office buildings are our factories – whether for tech, creative or traditional industries we must continue to grow our modern factories to create new jobs,” said United States Senator Chuck Schumer.
Maya Lin Connects Nature to a New Manhattan Skyscraper and Beyond
By Jane L. Levere
May 10, 2026
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On a recent spring afternoon, the renowned artist and designer Maya Lin clambered up and down a rocky outcropping in Central Park in New York, undeterred by the crowd of tourists that was shooting photos nearby.
While they snapped selfies, she reflected on how this place — and similar geology near her childhood home in Athens, Ohio — had inspired her latest creation: the stone facade on the western walls of the 60-story JPMorgan Chase skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan. Estimated to have cost from $3 billion to $4 billion, and with glowing artwork at the summit visible citywide, it opened last fall and occupies the block between 47th and 48th Streets and Madison and Park Avenues.
Her project, “A Parallel Nature,” is a sculpture composed of two 59-foot-tall and 55-foot-wide gray stone walls set in an intricate design, with plants that peek out from the crevices. An array of flowers has been newly planted on the walls this spring.
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Central Park, which Lin explores regularly when she is in Manhattan, was its own inspiration. Her family also has a home in southwestern Colorado, where she hikes and bikes every summer.
In 2022, she and representatives of JPMorgan Chase and Tishman Speyer, the development manager of the new skyscraper, took a daylong walk through the park, looking for a rock formation that could serve as the model for “A Parallel Nature” and “bring a little bit of the character” of the park to the building, Lin said.
They initially failed to identify anything appropriate. Lin returned the next morning on her own and came across the Dene, which she had seen on previous walks through the park.
“When I first got a call to look at the building site, I realized that the subway would be running underneath it,” Lin explained. “And I saw an excavation photo of Grand Central Station that showed that its construction cut through Manhattan’s bedrock. And I just had an idea, ‘What if I could bring bedrock to the surface in the middle of Manhattan?’”
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“Office buildings are our factories – whether for tech, creative or traditional industries we must continue to grow our modern factories to create new jobs,” said United States Senator Chuck Schumer.
I'd hoped that the plantings in the wall would be chosen for their hanging or climbing qualities, but columbine and liriope are small and bushy - not exactly the sort of things that will stand out against a 50 foot wall of stone...
Water, in fact, streams down the walls and pools into the "streams" at the base. It's not like Paley Park obviously, but trickles of water definitely flow down the walls.
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“Water would just subtly drip down the cliffs, and there would be ferns and grasses and things growing there,” she explained
This was from forever ago but where were you able to find an actual readout of every floor in the building?
This was from forever ago but where were you able to get such detailed information on every floor description?
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“Office buildings are our factories – whether for tech, creative or traditional industries we must continue to grow our modern factories to create new jobs,” said United States Senator Chuck Schumer.
“Office buildings are our factories – whether for tech, creative or traditional industries we must continue to grow our modern factories to create new jobs,” said United States Senator Chuck Schumer.
Had some minor doubts about the new plaza, specifically the space allocation (while nice to look at, the greenspace does eat up some of the space). But it's actually a very nice oasis on Madison Avenue.
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The water feature is nice, photos don't do it justice, so here's a small sample...
“Office buildings are our factories – whether for tech, creative or traditional industries we must continue to grow our modern factories to create new jobs,” said United States Senator Chuck Schumer.
I was initially against the reclad of 383 Madison, but this looks REALLY nice!
Couldn't agree more! It'll look even better when they replace the Grand Central train shed too! I especially love the bronze coloring, it makes it feel more like an actual campus, which of course, it is!
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