NEW YORK | 50 West Street | 778 FT / 237 M | 64 FLOORS

[chris08876]

Downtown Manhattan by Jules Faivre, on Flickr

Originally Posted by Submariner

What are they doing with the wretched building that abuts 50 West? It appears that there is some kind of facade work going on, but I cannot make out what exactly it may or may not be.

Might be a smaller tower rising. I think we can see it in the pic above.

[JSsocal]

Re building next to 50 west: White panels (Aluminum?) are being affixed on top of the brick facade for a new look. The windows are not being replaced as of yet.

[chris08876]

Credit: JC_Heights

[chris08876]

NYC Dec 2016 (170) by Raul-305, on Flickr

[chris08876]

Credit: Tectonic

[chris08876]

[jsbrook]

Looking good. Love the glass on this. I wonder if FIDI will start to fell more alive as some of the newer towers come to fruition. The population is supposed to have either doubled or tripled since 2000, but it still feels kind of dead.

[chris08876]

50 West and the surroundings:


Towers and Spans by beanhead4529, on Flickr

[PeterQM]

Carter Reviews 50 West Street, Helmut Jahn's "Shimmering Sentinel"
March 1, 2017

This shimmering sentinel at 50 West Street, a taller, kindred spirit to the glorious, curved reflective glass tower at 17 State Street overlooking the harbor, is a major addition to Lower Manhattan’s celebrated and changing skyline. The 778-foot-high tower has a roof slanted upwards toward the pinnacle of One World Trade Center, a few blocks to the north.

MORE PICTURES & INFO in the post here.

[chris08876]

Safe to say this is complete.

[chris08876]

Originally Posted by jsbrook

Looking good. Love the glass on this. I wonder if FIDI will start to fell more alive as some of the newer towers come to fruition. The population is supposed to have either doubled or tripled since 2000, but it still feels kind of dead.

Lower Manhattan is more livelier than ever. See a lot of baby strollers and young folks around.

Even at night, I've noticed a lot of younger folks in the FiDi. Even late at night!

I mean, if we are talking like a really cold day, you might not see as big of a crowd on lets say a nice summer night. But people are out. Its not the pure madness of Midtown, but it's quite busy most of the day.

[chris08876]

50 West on the right.



Center


Credit: FC

[Eidolon]

Almost there!

[UTEPman]

Will they be lighting up the mechanical section, or is this doomed to be another good looking skyscraper that disappears in the dt skyline when the sun goes down?

[kznyc2k]

[TechTalkGuy]

This is one of my fav Downtown towers (not the tallest), but certainly in design.

[chris08876]

111 Murray might take the spotlight when finished. Its design is a magnitude higher than 50 West. Better crown, facade, and I think, location. IMO of course. 50 West is still great. Likewise for 99 Church, which blends into the area very well. You'd almost be inclined to forget it was built recently. That's how well it blends into the urban fabric.

[jsbrook]

Originally Posted by chris08876

111 Murray might take the spotlight when finished. Its design is a magnitude higher than 50 West. Better crown, facade, and I think, location. IMO of course. 50 West is still great. Likewise for 99 Church, which blends into the area very well. You'd almost be inclined to forget it was built recently. That's how well it blends into the urban fabric.

111 Murray has a better design, but I think the glass they chose for 50 West is much nicer. Both great buildings.

[ILNY]

[streetscaper]

Superb shots ILNY!