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Old Posted May 11, 2011, 10:39 PM
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That lovely Art Deco slab look. There was a highrise proposed for Chicago back in the day (Apparel Mart, I believe) that was similar in design.
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Still studying to get an architecture, and engineering degree. Lets hope that either me or someone else comes along, and complete it. I would love to complete this building. I would build the building to this configuration. The current building and foundation could support 110 floors.

Floors Floor Use
0-50 Office
51-52 Skylobby
53-70 Hotel
71-72 Skylobby
73-99 Residential
100-102 Open Air & Indoor Observation Deck
103-105 Restaurant
105-107 Cafe
107-109 Broadcasting Equipment
110 Spire With TV & Radio Mast

Height To The Roof: 1410 Feet
Height To The Top Of The Mast: 1810 Feet.

Also there would be 2 Basement floors that would contain Restaurants and a Mall.

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Nice. But i'm sure it would have to go through some sort of structural review.

To me, if One Madison Ave was built, the Metlife Tower wouldn't be as "overwhelmed" by a vertical expansion of Metlife North.
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True. C'est la vie. It is too bad people on the forum can't get their voices heard by developers. Likely nothing of that sort will happen as a result of it.
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That would be built next door at One Madison Ave.


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Wow, a SIMCITY 2000 archology!
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Still studying to get an architecture, and engineering degree. Lets hope that either me or someone else comes along, and complete it. I would love to complete this building. I would build the building to this configuration. The current building and foundation could support 110 floors.

Floors Floor Use
0-50 Office
51-52 Skylobby
53-70 Hotel
71-72 Skylobby
73-99 Residential
100-102 Open Air & Indoor Observation Deck
103-105 Restaurant
105-107 Cafe
107-109 Broadcasting Equipment
110 Spire With TV & Radio Mast

Height To The Roof: 1410 Feet
Height To The Top Of The Mast: 1810 Feet.

Also there would be 2 Basement floors that would contain Restaurants and a Mall.
Nice plan. This could become the new icon of NY
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Can someone who is good at photoshopping try to draw a massing model of this one into a nyc panorama picture? It'd be nice to see how this one would effect the skyline if finished.
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Can someone who is good at photoshopping try to draw a massing model of this one into a nyc panorama picture? It'd be nice to see how this one would effect the skyline if finished.
If you're interested I could show you photos of this in Google Earth, the photos btw will be available in a future thread that i'm going to start soon called "What if names like Larkin, Metlife, and Travelstead were synonymous with New York City"- look for it in the Never Built & Visionary Projects section in the future.
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I am def interested.
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Absolute crime this wasn't completed. We were robbed of something amazing here!!!
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If you're interested I could show you photos of this in Google Earth, the photos btw will be available in a future thread that i'm going to start soon called "What if names like Larkin, Metlife, and Travelstead were synonymous with New York City"- look for it in the Never Built & Visionary Projects section in the future.
That sounds like an awesome thread.
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now i know why this building looks so strange
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I dont see why people are just so crazy about this building, yes it nice, but it pales in comparison to the ESB, theres hardly any detail. Had it been completed the Midtown skyline wouldnt be as centered and balanced as it is, the ESB totally dominates the area, located right in the center of the skyline (when looking north or south) had Metlife been built it would have just, blah.
This would have been just as iconic and would have added greatly to Midtown's classic skyline. ESB would have had a big brother.
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The building just looks so unfinished. They really need to finish this thing.
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What a fascinating topic. I never knew of the original plans to build this tower so tall until I stumbled upon this thread. It will be interesting to see whether anything is ever built on top, let alone taking it up past 100 floors.

Should they do, I would love to see it continue in the same style as originally proposed, and not a glass box put on top. However, the building next door at One Madison Ave is a great design in my opinion. I would be very interested to see that constructed.
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What a fascinating topic. I never knew of the original plans to build this tower so tall until I stumbled upon this thread. It will be interesting to see whether anything is ever built on top, let alone taking it up past 100 floors.

Should they do, I would love to see it continue in the same style as originally proposed, and not a glass box put on top. However, the building next door at One Madison Ave is a great design in my opinion. I would be very interested to see that constructed.
When Midtown goes further south, Metlife North and One Madison can be the new icons of that part of Manhattan. I would like the building to be a few hundred feet more than it was originally conceive to be. Would be a new ESB.
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My proposal from above if no one went up to see it. Some changes though.

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Still studying to get an architecture, and engineering degree (Masters Degree in Architecture now). Lets hope that either me or someone else comes along, and complete it. I would love to complete this building. I would build the building to this configuration. The current building and foundation could support 110 floors.

Floors Floor Use
0-50 Office
51-52 Skylobby
53-70 Hotel
71-72 Skylobby
73-99 Residential
100-102 Open Air & Indoor Observation Deck
103-105 Restaurant
105-107 Cafe/Bar
107-109 Broadcasting Equipment/Telecommunications Equipment
110 Spire With TV & Radio Mast

Height To The Roof: 1410 Feet
Height To The Top Of The Mast: 1810 Feet.

Also there would be 2 Basement floors that would contain Restaurants and a Mall.
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Old Posted Jan 25, 2012, 5:11 AM
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I think this building is too big (bulky) to be residential. Office would definitely be the specification that this building fits and hotel would be possible. That's why you see buildings like Woolworth (possibly) and American International turning residential because they're SO thin, and have more expansive views. This building could have multiple units on the same floor, and people would argue that they're paying the same as "him" but have less views.
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