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Originally Posted by citybooster
They have a place in the skyline no doubt, but if you're going to go high and the results you get are more akin to 15 Penn and Tower Fifth.... well, is it that impossible to get an architecturally pleasing style with buildings with larger floorplates? 350 Fifth definitely appears to be stylish at over 1,400ft... what are its floor plans?
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I'm not sure what you mean. But towers like 15 Penn, 50 Hudson, even 3 Hudson, those towers aren't being designed specifically as skyline icons. They are as tall as they are by default. We were on the verge of getting a horrible looking 30 Hudson, but Ross decided to have them go back and design something better suited for the skyline, and with such a massive project, they could afford to. Even still, this version of 30 Hudson became more bulky than initial renderings. The top is less refined as a result. Also, One Vanderbilt chopped off some floors to configure the other floors and make the tower more viable. Tower Fifth has its own issues with an irregular and small footprint, resulting in a tower that will basically float in the air, above neighboring buildings.
But on the other hand, we have the Grand Hyatt tower to look forward to. It will be much like One Vanderbilt, in that it won't have the massive floorplans for 1msf tenants. It also will have a mix of programming (office/hotel/retail) that lends itself to a more interesting design.
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