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SkyscrapersOfNewYork · #81 Posted **May 23, 2010, 8:09 PM**

i think id like it better if it didnt have that piece sticking out of its side

BStyles · #82 Posted **May 24, 2010, 1:43 PM**

I think i'd like it better if we all had jetpacks and didn't need to use elevators.

But since that won't happen we're stuck with it.

SkyscrapersOfNewYork · #83 Posted **Jul 23, 2010, 4:18 PM**

is this the final proposal?

zuelas · #84 Posted **Nov 30, 2010, 2:04 PM**

hopefully someone comes along to get this thing going. it really won't have much of a skyline impact, though, will it?

NYguy · #85 Posted **Nov 30, 2010, 2:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by zuelas

hopefully someone comes along to get this thing going. it really won't have much of a skyline impact, though, will it?

It will have impact from the west mainly because of location. It will rise higher than the NY Times Tower, minus the spire...from the east, it will become part of the mass of Midtown.

Jersey JJ

ty law

STR · #86 Posted **Jan 16, 2011, 10:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by zuelas

hopefully someone comes along to get this thing going. it really won't have much of a skyline impact, though, will it?

This is a VERY large building. It's half a block long. It will be noticeable from north, south and west. It's on my to-do list after 99 Church and 3 Hudson, so you'll be able to see soon enough.

Bucktown718 · #87 Posted **Jan 16, 2011, 11:45 PM**

So ummmm. Is there any chances of this tower getting build? If so, this will definitely be a tower out of sci-fi flick. Regardless of it's location, this tower is massive and will surely have a big impact.

NYguy · #88 Posted **Jan 17, 2011, 12:50 AM**

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Originally Posted by Bucktown718

So ummmm. Is there any chances of this tower getting build?

It has as much chance as anything else proposed at the moment. It needs a tenant and financing. As the commercial development of 42nd Street has proved steady, it's likely to eventually get built.

Obey · #89 Posted **Jan 17, 2011, 1:25 AM**

This my most wanted proposed tower to get built. Will they renovate the actual Bus Terminal because that would be fantastic?

scalziand · #90 Posted **Jan 17, 2011, 2:53 AM**

Yes, parts of the terminal are supposed to be renovated as part of the project.

STR · #91 Posted **Jan 17, 2011, 10:26 AM**

I said I'd do it after a couple of buildings, but I decided to cheat. It seemed like a quick and dirty job. The south face here is extrapolation from the north face, but...you gotta go with what you have. I looks like the — child of 1 Chase Plaza and the BCBS building in Chicago.

AJphx · #92 Posted **Jan 17, 2011, 12:17 PM**

wow, great job STR. I think it looks better in your renderings... in fact I like it now, seeing those, whereas the official renderings I was so-so. (probably because of the colors and clutter in the Rogers renderings. They should have released yours.

NYguy · #93 Posted **Jan 17, 2011, 2:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by STR

Excellent. This is probably the oldest of all New York proposals, although this version of it is relatively new. The terminal was built with a tower planned for the top, but the area was hardly desirable for the type of tenants that now populate it.

This building also reminds me of Foster's HSBC building...

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=156823

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http://www.urbika.com/projects/view/2493-hsbc-building

patriotizzy · #94 Posted **Jan 17, 2011, 7:03 PM**

Damn, I really don't like the proposal. Any chances of a change in design?

Roadcruiser1 · #95 Posted **Jan 17, 2011, 7:17 PM**

I think this building would look better if they moved the X truss on the sides of the building closer to the center so it would balance out, and if they put those white beams on the side of the building that would be even more awesome.