NEW YORK | Bank Of America Tower | 1,200' Pinnacle / 945' Roof | 53 FLOORS - Page 149

NYC4Life · #**2961** Posted **Aug 12, 2008, 7:06 PM**

It's very fortunate no one was seriously injured. Not the first time something has come crashing down from the tower.

Lecom · #**2962** Posted **Aug 12, 2008, 8:34 PM**

Lucky for them that Verizon was undergoing renovations right across that street. If not for that scaffolding, I'd be very surprised if no one got killed at such a busy intersection.

NYC2ATX · #**2963** Posted **Aug 13, 2008, 6:35 AM**

ugh this is frustrating. I'm sure work will be stalled for a bit now. It's like watching your favorite team keep losing, or watching the hero in some movie or book keep getting stopped or pushed back by obstacles.

Just when you think everything is OK, ooops...

Jularc · #**2964** Posted **Aug 15, 2008, 6:03 AM**

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CoolCzech · #**2965** Posted **Aug 24, 2008, 4:29 PM**

Is this building ever to, like... finish?

Zerton · #**2966** Posted **Aug 24, 2008, 4:34 PM**

Does anyone know why the top is taking so much longer than the rest? Is it basically done and it simply doesn't have glass?

Dac150 · #**2967** Posted **Aug 24, 2008, 4:38 PM**

I don't know, but for some reason the slow completion of crowns seems to be the new trend. The same thing happened with the NYTT. It's almost there.

The only logical reason I can think of is that space in the crown is being used for mechanical equipment. Perhaps they need room to install it and will complete the rest of the facade afterwards?

Dac150 · #**2968** Posted **Aug 24, 2008, 4:41 PM**

Just a side observation; it looks like the Verizon (1095) is completed and already occupied, though you can clearly see that some floors are still vacant.

NYC4Life · #**2969** Posted **Aug 24, 2008, 7:06 PM**

The building has had at least 2 construction accidents, the most recent about 2 weeks ago. To some degree or another, these might have had an effect on the crown's progress.

pianowizard · #**2970** Posted **Aug 25, 2008, 4:24 PM**

I was in Manhattan yesterday and walked by this building. It didn't look very tall, which didn't surprise me since the roof height is only 881 feet. Kind of disappointing.

aluminum · #**2971** Posted **Aug 25, 2008, 4:56 PM**

^ Its not just the roof height of 881' (which is certainly not very tall, if you ask me) , its also the onion like shape which makes it look short.

Dac150 · #**2972** Posted **Aug 25, 2008, 6:26 PM**

It depends on what angle you look at the building from. On the corner of 42nd and 6th it appears more short and stubby, yet very large. When looking at it from the corner of 42nd and 5th, (IMO) it seems much more taller and a tad more slender.

Even when looking at it from Bryant Park near the Public Library it appears more taller. I think it's safe to say from more of a distance is appears taller, at least that's how I view it. I can agree that when looking at it straight up from 6th it appears shorter than it really is.

SkyscraperJunky · #**2973** Posted **Aug 26, 2008, 3:56 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dac150

It depends on what angle you look at the building from. On the corner of 42nd and 6th it appears more short and stubby, yet very large. When looking at it from the corner of 42nd and 5th, (IMO) it seems much more taller and a tad more slender.

Is this the angel you mean? It really slims the tower, doesnt it.

Dac150 · #**2974** Posted **Aug 26, 2008, 4:06 AM**

Well yes, from that angle the tower does appear to be more slim. However the angle I'm speaking of is at the corner of 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue. You can only see it if you were standing there looking up past 1114 6th (the white building in that picture).

Nowhereman1280 · #**2975** Posted **Aug 26, 2008, 4:06 AM**

Is it just me or are there way more construction accidents in New York City than Chicago or similar large metros? It can't be due just to the fact there are more project in NY, because the difference isn't that huge. I can only remember two major accidents in Chicago this year, one a carpenter fell down and elevator shaft and died and the other a forum burst on MOMO and dumped some cement down on the street.

NY has had two crane collapses alone in the same period of time.

Any ideas as to why this is, or am I just seeing things and thinking there are more accidents in NY than Chicago when its really the same?

Lecom · #**2976** Posted **Aug 26, 2008, 5:48 AM**

August 2008, from work

Dac150 · #**2977** Posted **Aug 26, 2008, 2:22 PM**

It makes a nice dent in the skyline. Something I'm noticing about the spire; any shorter and it wouldn't fit, and any taller and it wouldn't fit. I know the spire has earned some bad rap, but when looking at the building as a whole from that standpoint, among others, the building wouldn't be complete without it.

And as far as roof height goes it's a very respectable height at that. Ranks right up there with 30 Rock, Conde Nast, and you can even say 1251 6th as dents in the Western portion of the Midtown skyline (and of course NYTT).

All in all an attractive building that brings some new perspective to an area of Midtown that is dominated by 60's and 70's international architecture.

Lecom · #**2978** Posted **Aug 26, 2008, 3:39 PM**

Yep. it's an interesting building stuck halfway between being a thin tower piercing the skyline and a massive office hulk that dominates the street. I'm not sure how I feel about that duality, but it's certainly different and is an interesting approach to combining a landmark tower and an office slab money-maker.

Zerton · #**2979** Posted **Aug 26, 2008, 3:43 PM**

The façade kind of stunts it.

Lecom · #**2980** Posted **Aug 26, 2008, 3:51 PM**

Actually when you see it in person, the mundane office facade is what gives the building a surreal quality that couldn't be achieved with a more avant-garde facade. It's like seeing a boring office tower break and shift dimentsion in a manner you really wouldn't expect it to. This gives the tower a touch of deconstructivism more interesting than its deconstructivist massing.