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Originally Posted by JManc
The shitty skinny condo tower fad needs too go.
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As long as there is the expensive real estate to build on, and buyers willing to pay for units at the top of such towers, they will be built. It's another evolution in skyscraper building in New York. And we're getting some of our best gems (111 W. 57th comes to mind) thanks to this. To be sure, we're still getting towers like Manhattan West, Hudson Yards, One Vanderbilt, even the WTC, that are all pushing the supertall development count higher.
When all is said and done though, the changing and evolving skyline shows a thriving New York. I can't imagine what it will be like the day there are no cranes on the skyline anymore. They're all over the place now.
http://therealdeal.com/2015/07/13/co...kyscraper-era/
Could NYC soon be in the 2,000-foot-tall skyscraper era?
Cement and steel doubled in strength the past 10 years, will get even stronger
July 13, 2015
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With the city’s recent wave of supertall skyscraper projects showing no sign of abating, it may not be long before buildings up to and exceeding 2,000 feet in height dot the skyline, according to the 220 Central Park South structural engineer Stephen DeSimone.
Engineering advancements already make structures up to 2,000 feet possible, as cement and steel have doubled in strength in the past 10 years. DeSimone, who operates his own firm DeSimone Consulting Engineers, expects those materials to become another 50 percent stronger in the next five to 10 years.
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http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article...eve-the-answer
How tall can NYC's skyscrapers go? You won't believe the answer
As towers surpass 1,400 feet, one structural engineer predicts 2,000-foot spires are around the corner—and maybe even half-mile-tall spires will follow suit.
http://therealdeal.com/issues_articl...real-estate-2/
The Future of NYC real estate
Kinetic buildings and 2,000-foot skyscrapers are just around the corner
January 01, 2016
By Kathryn Brenzel
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Competing for height is in New York City’s blood.
Since the early 1900s, with the advent of steel frames, developers have attempted to set height records with their buildings.
The 792-foot Woolworth Building, which opened in 1913, was the city’s tallest tower until 1930, when it was surpassed by the Chrysler Building at 1,046 feet. That was followed by the Empire State Building at 1,250 feet in 1931, and then the first World Trade Center at 1,368 feet in 1973.
Today, Extell Development Company’s Central Park Tower is poised to be the city’s tallest — save, symbolically, for One World Trade Center — at 1,555 feet. But developers’ mad dash to one-up each other could lead to a new (and even taller) wave of supertalls.
.....JDS Development is incorporating concrete with a 14,000-pounds-per-square-inch compression strength at 111 West 57th Street, its “skinny” condo tower that’s set to top out at more than 1,400 feet. One World Trade Center also features concrete with the same degree of strength. By comparison, 10 years ago, the strongest concrete used in buildings in the city was 10,000 pounds per square inch.
Looking ahead five to 10 years, concrete and steel are likely to see a 50 percent increase in strength, according to Stephen DeSimone, who runs the structural engineering firm DeSimone Consulting Engineers.
This evolution will usher in towers that reach 2,000 feet or even 2,640 feet — a half a mile — DeSimone told Crain’s last July. That’s about two Empire State Buildings stacked on top of each other.
Making it all possible are leaps in construction technology.
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Looks about 700 feet.
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