Posted Feb 3, 2021, 10:37 PM
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Location: Borough of Jersey
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Originally Posted by Visionist
The base reminds me of a Victorian woman parting her petticoats.
We all know the hotel is gonna be in a porn film or two. I'm still saving for that suite.
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I notice there are 4 terrace levels, and hopefully the Hyatt will have access to that top level. But I’m sure it will have it’s own amenity spaces as well. It should be spectacular.
https://www.archpaper.com/2021/02/som-reveal-83-story-tower-175-park-avenue-grand-hyatt/
SOM reveals 83-story tower to replace Trump’s Grand Central Hyatt in Midtown Manhattan
By Matt Hickman
February 3, 2021
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Skidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM) has shared new renderings of the colossal tower that will replace the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Midtown Manhattan. Encompassing 2.2 million square feet of mixed-use space including a new 500-room Hyatt property, the 83-story skyscraper located adjacent to—and above—Grand Central Terminal will reach 1,646 feet into the sky and, when completed, rank as one of the tallest buildings—if not the tallest building—in the city. RXR Realty and TF Cornerstone are the project developers with Beyer Blinder Belle and Field Operations joining SOM on the design end as architectural and historical consultant and landscape architect, respectively.
The Commercial Observer was the first to share the latest details on the multi-billion-dollar 175 Park Avenue development that, per a project fact sheet shared by SOM, will breathe new life into “one of the most complex and underutilized sites in New York City” that has “brimmed for decades with untapped potential.”
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The Grand Hyatt, described by the project team as being “an opaque, overbearing building that reduces sidewalk space and offers little visual and physical connectivity to Grand Central and the surrounding landmarks,” will be completely demolished, albeit carefully as to not disrupt the flurry of transit activity below it, to make way for SOM’s cloud-brushing new tower.
Hulking size aside, the design of 175 Park Avenue, with its facade of high-performance transparent glass and a lattice of “elegant structural columns,” attempts to play nicely with—and reflect—its stately historic neighbors including Grand Central Terminal and the Chrysler Building. As detailed by the project team, “the tower’s stone-clad core complements the Terminal’s materiality, creating an interplay of solids and voids that reflect Grand Central Terminal’s iconic design to create visual harmony and cohesion between the two structures” while the “structural lattice also splits into a pattern that aligns with and responds to key features of Grand Central Terminal, such as the cornice line and the statue of Mercury.” Wrapping the tower in its entirety, the structural latticework will conclude at the peak of the tower in a “rounded crown of luminous, interlaced steel.”
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Rounding out the 175 Park Avenue project team is WSP USA Buildings (structural engineer), Stantec (engineering and advisor for transit improvements), Langan (geotech engineering), Jaros, Baum & Bolles (mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection engineer), and Heintges (building envelope and facade consultant).
The developers anticipate that the construction phase of the project, including indirect and induced effects, will generate an estimated 24,700 construction jobs, $1.8 billion in earnings, and an annual output of $3.8 billion towards New York City’s economy. Per the Commercial Observer, demolition work on the Grand Hyatt could kick off as soon as 2022 with the completion of the new tower wrapping up as soon as 2030.
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Last edited by NYguy; Feb 3, 2021 at 10:48 PM.
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