Could that be the first few panels of cladding lying on their sides in the first two real office floors? Immediately to the left of the flagpole and under the flag itself.
Well, let’s hope so. If it is, keep an eye on that cam….
“Office buildings are our factories – whether for tech, creative or traditional industries we must continue to grow our modern factories to create new jobs,” said United States Senator Chuck Schumer.
Could that be the first few panels of cladding lying on their sides in the first two real office floors? Immediately to the left of the flagpole and under the flag itself.
What floors are we working on now? Are we halfway there yet?
The object that appears like a bright box on the lower floors above the table top isn't cladding (even wrapped panels in a pallet, it's too big), it's been there since before the building reached the setback (appeared in early August), it looks to be temporary mechanical related equipment or even a small construction trailer based on how small and big it is compared to the dimensions of the trade floors.
Height wise, with the addition of new columns, it just passed 600', so no, it hasn't reached half it's final height (still needs about 90' more for that) and neither has it passed it's predecessors height (707'). The new columns reach the 27th floor and the finished beams the 25th.
Apologies if someone has already done this but I'd love to see a hazy distance skyline rendering from way up north like the view down the (4) train tracks along Jerome showing just how massive the outline of this monster will appear in the skyline. 432 Park will basically have the shadowy hulk of 270 sitting behind nearly it's entire height from that perspective.
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It's currently between 550 and 600 ft. The Helmsley Building (230 Park) is 565 ft.
Looking at these older aerials from Google Earth, you get an idea of how fortunate JP Morgan was to get this large of a footprint in the heart of Midtown...
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“Office buildings are our factories – whether for tech, creative or traditional industries we must continue to grow our modern factories to create new jobs,” said United States Senator Chuck Schumer.
Looking at these older aerials from Google Earth, you get an idea of how fortunate JP Morgan was to get this large of a footprint in the heart of Midtown...
Which is the reason Union Carbide was taken down. For all those that think it was a perfectly fine mid-century building and were hand wringing the decision to demolish it, the fact of the matter is the lot was just way too enticing not to redevelop.
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