Same thing happened with the crown of the NY Times tower. Is that because some internal work has to be finished before the top of the tower can be sealed with the facade?
It seems to have a greater impact than MetLife... I wouldn't have thought so before I saw tha aerials.
The spire is balanced well with the large spire/antenna of the ESB, easily more dominant
than the Chrysler. Midtown needs another large spire, higher than the ESB.
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Midtown's density is more concentrated along the east side and east river. The Times tower gets easily lost when viewing from the east. However when viewed from jersey, it's a standout because its located in an area where only recently has seen a sizable amount of high-rise construction.
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Midtown looks really awesome and dense from the east side. I love the presence of the 262m Trump Tower and the 279m Citigroup Center in the last picture.
I think the Tower Verre will accomplish that as far as balance goes.
For balance, yes. But for a new, dominating presence, a spire a couple of hundred feet above the ESB.
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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.
Did they create a law that all those buildings in that area were required to have spires? haha no but seriously, why must those 3 buildings have spires, they look out of place and I have never liked it like that.
That's the least costly solution to add spikes to the plateau of the Midtown skyline. There were endless complaints about that three/four years ago.
A cheap and fast solution before the real thing happens : occupied space above 1000 ft. Let's keep our fingers crossed.
Did they create a law that all those buildings in that area were required to have spires? haha no but seriously, why must those 3 buildings have spires, they look out of place and I have never liked it like that.
Only the Times Building and BOA have spires. The Conde Nast building is an antenna mast that was added after 9/11 to broadcast signals from displaced media outlets that originally had their transmitters at 1WTC.
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why must those 3 buildings have spires, they look out of place and I have never liked it like that.
On the contrary, spires on the New York skyline is the way it's supposed to be. After wave and wave of "flat box" complaints, spires have finally returned the skyline to where it should be, and it's just the beginning.
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