Extell finally files for it's supertall tower on Fifth Avenue....
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I wanted more height. Yeah, I know I'm spoiled. Yeah, I know that complaining about a 1,100 ft. tower's height is a tad entitled. But I thought this might be a new skyline peak, and it will just be a really tall tower.
But, in any case, this will be a great addition to Midtown. Extell doesn't build crap. Sometimes their towers are boring, but they're always high quality.
BTW, mods, the technical height is 1,101. Obviously you'd round up. Yes, this is a total skyscraper nerd comment.
I wanted more height. Yeah, I know I'm spoiled. Yeah, I know that complaining about a 1,100 ft. tower's height is a tad entitled. But I thought this might be a new skyline peak, and it will just be a really tall tower.
But, in any case, this will be a great addition to Midtown. Extell doesn't build crap. Sometimes their towers are boring, but they're always high quality.
BTW, mods, the technical height is 1,101. Obviously you'd round up. Yes, this is a total skyscraper nerd comment.
Yeah, we do round up. But the way Extell does things, there'll probably be a little movement in that height, one way or the other, before the approvals process is complete.
Also, this will be basically a block away from 270 Park Avenue, so I'll take this height. It will be a massive tower!
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This tower will be either office or hotel/residential...
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Rough outline of where this tower will be located in relationship to everything else...
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Do we even have a design for this site? I see a massing model, but not a design.
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Seems like the choice between office or residential has to be made before we see a design.
No, the massing will be the same in either version. They give the basic dimensions of the tower (setback heights, etc)., so this massing is basically the tower minus the details of what it looks like (facade, materials, etc.)
What it does is answer the question of whether the corner building will remain. As of now, it will, but it will be dwarfed by this new tower. Gives you an idea of how massive this tower will be.
Also, for 78 office floors, I find the height to be a little conservative. All of the new office towers in the city of similar height have about 20 or so less floors.
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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.
^ So glad they didn't. It will make for a much more interesting development. We should see the same thing over at 37th/6th if the developers had any imagination.
^ So glad they didn't. It will make for a much more interesting development. We should see the same thing over at 37th/6th if the developers had any imagination.
I agree. I hope that the new owner restores it. It’s a beautiful building.
No, the massing will be the same in either version. They give the basic dimensions of the tower (setback heights, etc)., so this massing is basically the tower minus the details of what it looks like (facade, materials, etc.)
Forgive me if I am not using this term correctly, but what I meant by design was the look, including facade, materials, etc.
Forgive me if I am not using this term correctly, but what I meant by design was the look, including facade, materials, etc.
And it's the same. That's why it has the same massing. Maybe further along in the approvals process, we'll get a look at where they are with that, but it's expected to be pretty much the same. Maybe that's why I mentioned earlier it's a modest height for an office tower of 78 floors. They have a design that will work either way. But Extell is known for making changes along the way. So we'll just have to stay tuned.
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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.