NYC | Central Tower Interstate Center | 3,844' Pinnacle / 3,011' Roof | 275 FL

hunser · #1 Posted **Dec 20, 2009, 8:02 PM**

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Centraltower Interstate Center is a hypertall skyscraper proposed for construction in New York City. The project was announced in December 2009.

Standig 1,171 m (3,844 ft) tall it will be the tallest building in the world upon completion and surpass the Burj Dubai which stands at 818 m (2,684 ft). At it´s completion date, Centraltower Interstate Center is considered the worlds tallest structure ever built. The tower will contain 275 stories of residential and office space.[1] Upon completion, the skyscraper will house the highest observation deck in the world on it´s roof at 917.7 m (3,011 ft). The buildings pinnacle height is reached by a 254 m (833 ft) spire. Construction is expected to begin in late 2010. Smith & Boldrow, based in New York City, developed the project. The building is scheduled for completion in 2017. Construction site is located in Lower Manhattan near Battery Park City. A contractor is currently not found to built the buildings superstructure.[2] A team of architects of Smith and Boldrow designed the building.[3]

The building slightly resembles the old World Trade Centers Northtower.

Floors Use
Roof Open Oberservation Deck (proposed)
275 Broadcasting
274 Oberservation Deck (indoor)
273 Restaurant
270-272 Mechanical, Broadcasting
188-269 Office
187 Skylobby
178-186 Mechanical
95-177 Office
94 Skylobby
18-93 Residential
2-17 Mechanical
Lobby / 1 Lobby

if this becomes reality, we will have a new icon!!

Dac150 · #2 Posted **Dec 20, 2009, 8:18 PM**

Bucktown718 · #3 Posted **Dec 20, 2009, 8:22 PM**

^^^ No way this is getting build, Perhaps somewhere in 10-20 years? and C'mon the design is way to simple.

uaarkson · #4 Posted **Dec 20, 2009, 8:40 PM**

ROFL, someone actually posted this?

hunser · #5 Posted **Dec 20, 2009, 8:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by Dac150

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Originally Posted by uaarkson

ROFL, someone actually posted this?

yeah, i think it's a joke too but hey, let's dream a bit!

Krases · #6 Posted **Dec 20, 2009, 8:55 PM**

Its A Box. A Giant Box.

northbay · #7 Posted **Dec 20, 2009, 9:07 PM**

looks like its the mast that makes it so tall

Patrick · #8 Posted **Dec 20, 2009, 9:20 PM**

Oh god.

Stu · #9 Posted **Dec 20, 2009, 9:34 PM**

That picture is just one of the Ken Gardner twin tower models circa Trump endorsement with an elongated spire.

CGII · #10 Posted **Dec 21, 2009, 3:20 AM**

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Originally Posted by Stu

That picture is just one of the Ken Gardner twin tower models circa Trump endorsement with an elongated spire.

It is also worth noting that the spire was extended using MSPaint.

Stu · #11 Posted **Dec 21, 2009, 2:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by CGII

It is also worth noting that the spire was extended using MSPaint.

Note that the Wikipedia page has been deleted.

OneWorldTradeCenter · #12 Posted **Dec 22, 2009, 4:34 PM**

Hello guys. This nice building was designed by me. And yes, it has a twin. Origianlly it was planned as a building in a computer game. I designed a lot of buildings, this is the tallest.

My friend put it into Wikipedia, but the artcle has been deleted.

OneWorldTradeCenter · #13 Posted **Dec 22, 2009, 4:49 PM**

Here a newer and better image

Link: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi..._animation.jpg

huggkruka · #14 Posted **Dec 25, 2009, 12:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by CGII

It is also worth noting that the spire was extended using MSPaint.

And if you estimate the number of windows, either every other floor is windowless, or every floor is 10 meters tall.

OneWorldTradeCenter · #15 Posted **Dec 25, 2009, 1:54 PM**

I am currently working on a website for the proposal. Letrs see. Every floor is about 3.3m tall. I dont know the number of windows, I guess it´s about 100.000 per tower.

Dac150 · #16 Posted **Dec 20, 2009, 9:41 PM**

^^^ Exactly, hence my

Let’s close up this thread; since when is Wikipedia a valid source anyway?

Stu · #17 Posted **Dec 21, 2009, 1:16 AM**

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Originally Posted by Dac150

^^^ Exactly, hence my

Let’s close up this thread; since when is Wikipedia a valid source anyway?

Agreed, trash this thread. Though I suppose it serves it's purpose for the

scalziand · #18 Posted **Dec 20, 2009, 10:59 PM**

I was hoping this was serious(who wouldn't

), but when I saw the design and the location...

Ha...NO.

Rail>Auto · #19 Posted **Dec 21, 2009, 12:47 AM**

It needs a twin!

M II A II R II K · #20 Posted **Dec 21, 2009, 1:19 AM**

This section is for any and all projects, including mountains and that eye sore in the sky thing.

Was wondering why I hadn't heard of this one, but that's because it was just announced.