NEW YORK | 432 Park Avenue (Drake Hotel dev.) | (1,396) FT / 432 M | 89 FLOORS - Page 50

NYguy · #**981** Posted **Jan 20, 2012, 9:27 PM**

Cam shot from earlier today...

www.432park.com

Eidolon · #**982** Posted **Jan 20, 2012, 10:33 PM**

Nice to see the demolition of existing structures is progressing. Let's hope steel begins rising sooner rather than later.

speedy1979 · #**983** Posted **Jan 21, 2012, 1:15 AM**

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Originally Posted by RobertWalpole

The tower will be 75 feet wide based upon Vinoly's statement that the height to width ratio is 19:1.

So this tower will be roughly equal in diameter to 1 tube in the sears tower. It will be interesting to see this built.

hunser · #**984** Posted **Jan 21, 2012, 2:51 PM**

Site is covered in snow...: http://www.432park.com/

Zapatan · #**985** Posted **Jan 21, 2012, 3:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by speedy1979

So this tower will be roughly equal in diameter to 1 tube in the sears tower. It will be interesting to see this built.

How will the elevators fit in?

That's crazy

THE BIG APPLE · #**986** Posted **Jan 23, 2012, 12:15 AM**

field_adam

Say bye bye to what you see in the picture below

Eidolon · #**987** Posted **Jan 23, 2012, 3:32 PM**

Demolition is in full swing at the site and it appears tht one building is mostly gone already.

NYguy · #**988** Posted **Jan 23, 2012, 9:32 PM**

Yeah, you can already see the townhouses getting lower (upper left) in this cam shot from today...

www.432park.com

Dac150 · #**989** Posted **Jan 23, 2012, 9:38 PM**

They are certainly in a hurry to clear the site - a positive sign.

1Boston · #**990** Posted **Jan 23, 2012, 10:33 PM**

I thought it seemed like that building was showing more of the roof. But, how do they take them down. On the other building it looked like they took it down by slowly chipping away at it, even though it seemed to go down wicked quickly

DrNest · #**991** Posted **Jan 24, 2012, 1:59 AM**

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Originally Posted by fimiak

Funny, I looked at the picture first and said "what a beautiful building" and then read the post. Like the Aon Tower, 432 Park really shines in the relationship between its uniformity and height. To me, it is a pure expression of "verticality". In other words, both of these towers embrace and perfect the concept of the 'box'. The 'box' design is not improved in irregular boxes like trump soho. The box is only made worse in trump soho type buildings by unnecessary visual complexity.

This is my exacts thoughts on 432 Park. I was a little dubious at first glance but have totally embraced the slender boxness of this tower.
As a side, I think the Aon Tower is a magnificent skyscraper. After Sears (as it was when I was last there) the Aon was the tower I most wanted to visit.

I'm looking forward to returning to NYC and seeing 432 Park rise in construction.

jd3189 · #**992** Posted **Jan 24, 2012, 2:11 AM**

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Originally Posted by THE BIG APPLE

field_adam

Say bye bye to what you see in the picture below

Meh,I never was that connected with it anyways.

Andrewjm3D · #**993** Posted **Jan 24, 2012, 3:15 AM**

This building is ridiculously thin for it's height. I love it.

NYguy · #**994** Posted **Jan 24, 2012, 3:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by jd3189

Meh,I never was that connected with it anyways.

Doesn't matter. It's not a view that's going to be blocked.

uaarkson · #**995** Posted **Jan 24, 2012, 3:41 PM**

People are worried this thing is gonna block views from TotR? What?

599GTO · #**996** Posted **Jan 24, 2012, 9:07 PM**

Anyway,

When is this building going to start construction??

Dwils01 · #**997** Posted **Jan 24, 2012, 10:19 PM**

This tower is crazy thin for its height. I wish Canada could get a building like this. I will be keeping track of this one as it starts to rise.

speedy1979 · #**998** Posted **Jan 25, 2012, 1:45 AM**

I wonder what kind of concrete will be used in this tower. I'm guessing that it will be at least 100 Mpa since that's what the WTC tower uses. Or maybe they'll use Ductal® concrete! Anybody know?

MrSlippery519 · #**999** Posted **Jan 26, 2012, 7:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by 599GTO

Anyway,

When is this building going to start construction??

What do you mean by construction? I am not sure when it will rise above ground level but there is many months left of demo and prep work.

That said looking at the cam a few times a week they seem to be moving quite fast which is a good sign.

scalziand · #**1000** Posted **Jan 26, 2012, 8:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by speedy1979

I wonder what kind of concrete will be used in this tower. I'm guessing that it will be at least 100 Mpa since that's what the WTC tower uses. Or maybe they'll use Ductal® concrete! Anybody know?

For comparison, One 57 is using about 8000 psi concrete, or about 55 Mpa. 432 Park is a lot skinnier though, so it may be closer to 100 Mpa. We'll know when the construction permits are finally filed.