NEW YORK | 220 Central Park So.| 952 FT | 70 FLOORS - Page 14

Perklol · #**261** Posted **Jan 20, 2014, 11:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by NYguy

I don't think it's off at all, but keep in mind this is 2014, so there will be differences.

http://wirednewyork.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4346&page=2

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http://www.namadr.com/nam_ny.cfm
http://daytoninmanhattan.blogspot.com/2010/10/1929-art-deco-chanin-building.html

http://www.flickriver.com/photos/anomalous_a/tags/bryantpark/

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http://artdeco.org/?attachment_id=148

http://www.thecityreview.com/downtown/financial/wall1.html

Future

And now...(January 19, 2014)

It's starting to look like a 1930s building now except with a modern twist.

Perklol · #**262** Posted **Jan 20, 2014, 11:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by antinimby

Have you seen that Fordham tower in person? If you have then you would never put RAMS's designs in the same class as Stephen B Jacobs'.

The only thing those buildings have in common is the beige color. Everything else is worlds apart.

Fair enough. I should see the those towers in person

SkyscrapersOfNewYork · #**263** Posted **Jan 21, 2014, 12:29 AM**

I wish the buildings entrance was directly on 59th street...would have worked nice right on the park.

NYguy · #**264** Posted **Jan 21, 2014, 1:38 AM**

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Originally Posted by SkyscrapersOfNewYork

I wish the buildings entrance was directly on 59th street...would have worked nice right on the park.

We haven't seen a render from that side either. I'm sure it will be nice, but not too many details about the smaller portion.

gttx · #**265** Posted **Jan 21, 2014, 3:49 AM**

This looks very similar to Stern's Mansion on Peachtree (now the Mandarin Oriental) in Atlanta. It's much taller, but the base detailing is weirdly close.

One problem is that the tower turned out looking really cheap (I think it was EIFS). And the crown leaves a lot to be desired. Glad they will actually be using limestone anyway....

sbarn · #**266** Posted **Jan 21, 2014, 4:10 AM**

I think the final cladding on 220 Central Park South will be closer in appearance to 15 Central Park West than that Atlanta example.

SkyscrapersOfNewYork · #**267** Posted **Jan 21, 2014, 5:40 AM**

That Atlanta tower is tacky..

King DenCity · #**268** Posted **Jan 21, 2014, 6:49 AM**

^A lot of the same shapes though.

AtlantaMustang · #**269** Posted **Jan 21, 2014, 7:21 AM**

Similar shapes, far crappier cladding in Atlanta I'm sure, especially that crown.

NYguy · #**270** Posted **Jan 21, 2014, 10:14 AM**

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Originally Posted by AtlantaMustang

Similar shapes, far crappier cladding in Atlanta I'm sure, especially that crown.

I think it's because the standards for such a building are different in each town. He would have been expected to do more in Manhattan. I still think 45 E. 60th will be the best of his current 3 Manhattan towers going up. I think this tower would be a perfect crown for Brooklyn.

Crawford · #**271** Posted **Jan 21, 2014, 12:57 PM**

That Atlanta tower looks like suburban —.

vandelay · #**272** Posted **Jan 21, 2014, 4:51 PM**

The developers of the Mansion on Peachtree had financial problems if I recall correctly. The design probably suffered quite a bit due to them:

Bad picture, but you can see a much better crown.

StoOgE · #**273** Posted **Jan 21, 2014, 5:43 PM**

crown looks a lot like the BNY building in lower manhattan.

One of my favorite overlooked gems in the city.

NYguy · #**274** Posted **Jan 21, 2014, 8:58 PM**

It's too bad this tower won't be in a location where it will truly stand out, but the Nordstrom tower will be offset, even if it didn't have the cantilever, due to Vornado's positioning of the main tower to the west.

gttx · #**275** Posted **Jan 22, 2014, 2:24 AM**

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Originally Posted by Crawford

That Atlanta tower looks like suburban —.

My point is that it was the same architect and a very similar massing. Just something to consider when looking at these renderings compared to the eventual reality....

NYguy · #**276** Posted **Jan 22, 2014, 6:31 AM**

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Originally Posted by gttx

My point is that it was the same architect and a very similar massing. Just something to consider when looking at these renderings compared to the eventual reality....

Stern's work is noted in Manhattan, no concerns. They tried to do something there that's not really appropriate, and it shows.

Hypothalamus · #**277** Posted **Jan 27, 2014, 1:59 PM**

New York YIMBY:

220 Central Park South
BY: NIKOLAI FEDAK ON JANUARY 24TH 2014 AT 12:00 PM

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While excavation is not yet evident at 220 Central Park South, the site’s parking garage — which kept the project in limbo for several years — is now gone.

Renderings of Vornado’s 220 Central Park South came out last week, revealing a tower that has seen a dramatic size increase, with an on-file height of 950 feet. The eventual building could break the 1,000 foot mark, given that DOB permits only measure to the highest occupied space.

koops65 · #**278** Posted **Jan 29, 2014, 5:59 AM**

Drawing has been made for the diagram section: http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=55258
New York City diagram: http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?cityID=8

chris08876 · #**279** Posted **Jan 29, 2014, 6:21 AM**

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Originally Posted by koops65

Drawing has been made for the diagram section: http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=55258
New York City diagram: http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?cityID=8

Amazing work Koops65. And that list of NY's future towers is just absurd; an amazing collection of architecture! Too much to handle at the moment.

One can see the similarities between 30 Park Palace.

Submariner · #**280** Posted **Jan 29, 2014, 2:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by koops65

Drawing has been made for the diagram section: http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=55258
New York City diagram: http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?cityID=8

Great work!