NEW YORK | One Vanderbilt | 1,401 FT | 58 FLOORS

[artspook]

a model of this one will be great . .
'cause this one has exceptionally beautiful vertical lines . .
all the way up into the staggered crown . .
as evidenced in the above post . .

[artspook]

not to mention the distinguishing Shard-like vertical taper as well . .
NY guy's Feb 9th post boggles the mind . .
the venerable Chrysler Building, . . as a f%#@*ng HOLE in the ground . .
and henceforth, these 2 wonders will be forevermore
photographed together . . Wow !!! . .

[hotwheels]

Crews Complete Foundation Pour at One Vanderbilt

Since the ground was broken for One Vanderbilt in October, the New York City site of the Kohn Pedersen Fox-designed supertall has undergone some big changes. Just last week, crews were busy pouring the huge foundation for what will become the tallest office tower in Midtown Manhattan. The numbers tell the story: 8,500 tons of concrete, 420 trucks, and 16 hours, all equating to a massive job for one of the largest skyscrapers in the country.

[NYguy]

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[KWILLSKYLINE]

New York you lucky s.o.b.'s. It seems like you get a new massive mat pour every other month. It's got to be hard keeping track. So jealous. Congrats on another epic.

[NYguy]

Originally Posted by KWILLSKYLINE

New York you lucky s.o.b.'s. It seems like you get a new massive mat pour every other month. It's got to be hard keeping track. So jealous. Congrats on another epic.

It can be hard to keep track of, but in a couple of years we will be rewarded. Most of these developments are still flying under the radar for most people, even this one.
I think once this starts to rise above the Chrysler and the Met Life, people will really start to take note that is not just another New York building going up, but one of the big boys.

Can't wait to see it on the skyline.


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[chris08876]

Originally Posted by KWILLSKYLINE

New York you lucky s.o.b.'s. It seems like you get a new massive mat pour every other month. It's got to be hard keeping track.

The whole city is a construction zone. Name a neighborhood, and I bet something is rising. Quite staggering when you think about it. A lot of it, is under the radar. Even 300 ft gets lost.

A bulk of the construction madness is in Queens/Brooklyn. Whole blocks transformed. It starts to add up. 50 units there, 350 units there, 200-1000 units there...

Factor that over 300+ square mile, and it's quite overwhelming.

In terms of 200-299m, the count has increased a lot. 300 m+, literally doubling the existing super tall count. 50m to 199m is a mad house. A shit load of projects. 100's of them. Then there are the midrises, which outnumber the high rises in the pipeline.

And with the housing plan in full gear, we are just getting started.

Originally Posted by artspook

a model of this one will be great . .
'cause this one has exceptionally beautiful vertical lines . .
all the way up into the staggered crown . .
as evidenced in the above post . .

Vanderbilt definitely took inspiration from the ESB. Its form, its shape, is perfect in a way that it kinda would resemble the way the ESB appears from a far. Keeping that similar magic in the midtown skyline, only modernized and larger.

To this day, the ESB is the symbol of the skyline, but I think Vanderbilt has what it takes to become the new focal point for anything North of 23rd. Some might say CPT, but Vanderbilt will be the true focal point given its bulk and distinguishing crown. Something CPT lacks (a good crown that is).

[streetscaper]

^^ There's gonna be loads and loads of tourists that will mistake One Vanderbilt for ESB from afar

[yankeesfan1000]

I still can't believe we're about to watch a building taller than the ESB rise right smack in the middle of the city. In the HY, or even the WTC, it feels different, but this is gonna be amazing to watch.

[Mr Saturn64]

Originally Posted by streetscaper

^^ There's gonna be loads and loads of tourists that will mistake One Vanderbilt for ESB from afar

Really though? The Empire State Building is one of the most iconic buildings in the world, and isn't slanted in the slightest, except for the spire. I mean, tourists can be pretty dumb, but still.

Originally Posted by yankeesfan1000

I still can't believe we're about to watch a building taller than the ESB rise right smack in the middle of the city. In the HY, or even the WTC, it feels different, but this is gonna be amazing to watch.

432 Park Avenue? That had the same effect for me (even as a non-New Yorker), seeing it rise over the ESB.

[NYguy]

^ Don't forget Nordstrom will be taller than all of them.

Originally Posted by Mr Saturn64

Really though? The Empire State Building is one of the most iconic buildings in the world, and isn't slanted in the slightest, except for the spire. I mean, tourists can be pretty dumb, but still.

Well, consider the fact that many people (amazingly even locals) still confuse the ESB with the Chrysler, and you can see how that wouldn't be a stretch.

[artspook]

One evening I saw a group of people on the South side of W.23rd St. . .
one of them yelling "There's the Empire Syate building !" . .
he was pointing towards the eastern sky over Madison Sq Park . .
specifically towards the illuminated spire of the Met Life clock-tower . .
they all looked intently for a moment or two, . . not one disagreed . .
The happy group headed East in that direction . .

[streetscaper]

Originally Posted by Mr Saturn64

Really though? The Empire State Building is one of the most iconic buildings in the world, and isn't slanted in the slightest, except for the spire. I mean, tourists can be pretty dumb, but still.

Originally Posted by NYguy

Well, consider the fact that many people (amazingly even locals) still confuse the ESB with the Chrysler, and you can see how that wouldn't be a stretch.

Basically what NYguy said

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[Submariner]

Nice.

[NYguy]

Very nice.

[photoLith]

Very very nice

[Swede]

Tres nice.

[Harley613]

So very nice

[Submariner]