NEW YORK | 270 Park Ave | 1,389 FT | 57 FLOORS

[chefforbz]

These new Park Ave towers along with Tower Fifth will be absolutely massive when viewed from 30 Rock. In some ways I feel it will remain the better observation deck as it’s prime location and at this point medium height will allow for spectacular views of the new towers. As long as nothing tall rises mid block in the gem district to block the ESB.

[NYguy]

https://www.instagram.com/p/B03mLdbncC6/

[Sky88]

I hope this tower looks like this...

[Zapatan]

Too many setbacks for my taste, a few are okay, but large walls where you can look 1300+ feet up a building are cool.

[MercurySky]

How about not having offset and irregular setbacks if at all?

[NYguy]

Originally Posted by MercurySky

How about not having offset and irregular setbacks if at all?

Zoning and also the use of setbacks in today's office market offers the extra amenity space (outdoors).

[Busy Bee]

Yeah that's no good.

[NYguy]

https://www.instagram.com/p/B06VbOVlAA4/

[Skyguy_7]

Absolutely wild. I would love to know the cost of the demo contract.

Anyone?

[jackster99]

Originally Posted by Skyguy_7

Absolutely wild. I would love to know the cost of the demo contract.

Anyone?

Pretty sure I remember reading $1 billion

[NYguy]

http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/Jo...ssdocnumber=04

08/23/2019

EXPRESS SLAB MODIFICATIONS, RE FRAMING OF STEEL AT THE EXPRESS LEVEL, AND TRAIN PLATFORM REDESIGN.

NOTE: THE CONSTRUCTION COST ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SCOPE OF WORK IS CAPTURED IN THE ESTIMATED OF 49,500,000 AS SHOWN ON DOC-03 OF THIS APPLICATION

http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/BS...de=ES997954845




The crane used during demo will get up to 915 ft...


https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external...692957&row=170

Structure Type: Crane
Structure Name: Favco M760D (18211.02.01)

Site Elevation: 57
Structure Height: 915
Total Height (AMSL): 972

Duration: TEMP (Months: 17 Days: 8)
Work Schedule: 06/22/2019 to 11/30/2020

[Busy Bee]

Nothing says "this is the place for me" like a cozy windswept lunch spot on the 65th floor.

[NYguy]

Originally Posted by Busy Bee

Nothing says "this is the place for me" like a cozy windswept lunch spot on the 65th floor.

Apparently.

[photoLith]

So, are they tearing down that entire building and why wouldn't they just buy lots that they didn't have to tear down a huge skyscraper?

[JMKeynes]

I hope that Norm doesn’t let us down.

[chris08876]

This could literally be the tallest in the city. Seems kinda underwhelming if they are tearing down a 700 ft structure only to make it 1320 ft or so. Hopefully it will exceed 1500 ft with some sort of crown or architectural element a top.

We need more ego in the city, with respect to skyscrapers. Chrysler versus ESB style type ego.

I'm not a fan of the war on drugs, the wars in the Middle East... BUT skyscraper wars... hell yes!!!

[Zapatan]

Originally Posted by chris08876

This could literally be the tallest in the city. Seems kinda underwhelming if they are tearing down a 700 ft structure only to make it 1320 ft or so. Hopefully it will exceed 1500 ft with some sort of crown or architectural element a top.

I thought the same thing, it's not like JPMorgan lacks money.

Maybe the 1,320+ is the solid roof or occupied height and some decorative entity will go atop.

And +1 to skyscraper wars

[chefforbz]

Originally Posted by chris08876

This could literally be the tallest in the city. Seems kinda underwhelming if they are tearing down a 700 ft structure only to make it 1320 ft or so. Hopefully it will exceed 1500 ft with some sort of crown or architectural element a top.

We need more ego in the city, with respect to skyscrapers. Chrysler versus ESB style type ego.

I'm not a fan of the war on drugs, the wars in the Middle East... BUT skyscraper wars... hell yes!!!

Yeah but this building is an entire block wide slab reaching towards 1320 feet. All of the cities’ supertalls are, generally speaking half block towers or less. The ESB takes up a giant chunk of its block but 270 will be a very tall slab on the skyline. Unless it radically tapers in its lowers section. I view this like a sequoia tree. Not quite as tall as a redwood but much more massive presence, especially from the ground. 30 Rock, the Solow and GM tower, Met life at 11 Madison, The equitable trust building downtown. New York has a wonderful legacy of giant slab structures and I’m hoping this one has a similar presence on the skyline. Except this tower will reach towards record heights for such a structure.

[chris08876]

^^^^

In the sense of architectural elements. For a world HQ, it would be a shame if the tower that symbolizes it is boxy and bland in nature. There is a ton of square footage potential due to the lot size, and even with the set-backs, this will be massive, but I do hope the top-off point is not bland. A modern day, Class-A box would do wonders to degrade the skyline if not stellar or adequate.

[Amanita]

Originally Posted by photoLith

So, are they tearing down that entire building and why wouldn't they just buy lots that they didn't have to tear down a huge skyscraper?

Apparently something concerning air rights or some such horse dook. I wish they had been able to leave this building alone (Over a million square feet of class A Leed Platinum office space) and build their new HQ close by, replacing some much smaller buildings.