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mrnyc · #**1301** Posted **Nov 23, 2015, 4:36 PM**

good gravy -- i had no idea demo was moving along that fast.

i need to get out at grand central after work and have a look.

ILNY · #**1302** Posted **Nov 25, 2015, 4:21 AM**

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Originally Posted by CityGuy87

Quite a significant demo job right there, how long do you guys think it will take? I'm thinking at least a year...

With the pace they are moving, I think all buildings should be demolished by the end of summer. Then add another 2 years for excavation/foundation work.

mrnyc · #**1303** Posted **Nov 27, 2015, 2:47 PM**

i walked almost all the way around wednesday after work

PeterQM · #**1304** Posted **Dec 3, 2015, 9:30 PM**

New Renderings & Video of One Vanderbilt, Midtown’s Future Tallest Office Tower
By Ondel Hylton
December 3, 2015
http://www.6sqft.com/new-renderings-video-of-one-vanderbilt-midtowns-future-tallest-office-tower/

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The digital production studio Visualhouse has posted on their website our first motion video look at SL Green’s 63-story office tower known as One Vanderbilt. Hailed to forever change the face of Midtown East and reinvigorate the business district, the $1 billion+, 1.6-million-square-foot tower was unanimously approved by the City Council this past summer, thus granting SL Green the green light to begin construction of the supertower immediately.

More info and images in the post here.

hunser · #**1305** Posted **Dec 3, 2015, 10:00 PM**

Wow, it looks mighty tall on the skyline

http://www.6sqft.com/new-renderings-...-office-tower/

hunser · #**1306** Posted **Dec 3, 2015, 10:08 PM**

Some SS I pulled from the vid:

Busy Bee · #**1307** Posted **Dec 3, 2015, 11:35 PM**

How something can be so tall and not soar has to be some kind of new architectural breakthrough.

TechTalkGuy · #**1308** Posted **Dec 4, 2015, 12:28 AM**

We get a new design and a video?

One Vanderbuilt

• Video Link

King Kill 'em · #**1309** Posted **Dec 4, 2015, 12:47 AM**

Whatever you call the era of architecture we're currently in, represented by sleek glass and sharp edges, this tower is a great example of it.

Doubleu1117 · #**1310** Posted **Dec 4, 2015, 1:38 AM**

Oh my goodness. This is by far my most anticipated deverlopment in NY. This is a behemoth, not just some tall pencil(not that I have a roblem with those) , but damn if this huge building doesnt look amazing. I believe that this building will be Manhattans real challenger to the Sears Tower in Chicago.

jayden · #**1311** Posted **Dec 4, 2015, 2:13 AM**

Those renderings are phenomenal.

This might rival the ESB and 1WTC in becoming the most iconic building.

TechTalkGuy · #**1312** Posted **Dec 4, 2015, 2:16 AM**

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Originally Posted by Doubleu1117

Oh my goodness. This is by far my most anticipated deverlopment in NY. This is a behemoth, not just some tall pencil(not that I have a roblem with those) , but damn if this huge building doesnt look amazing. I believe that this building will be Manhattans real challenger to the Sears Tower in Chicago.

I say our skyline is growing so fast, if you blink, you might miss something!!

I live too close to NYC to not care.

What absolutely impresses me about 1 Vanderbuilt is that it's the first building to compliment the iconic landmark of The Empire State Building.

Doubleu1117 · #**1313** Posted **Dec 4, 2015, 2:24 AM**

Yep this building will be the icon of NY. For so long it was the ESB, an argument could be made for 1 WTC now, but when this is done it will absolutley be this.

chris08876 · #**1314** Posted **Dec 4, 2015, 2:28 AM**

Hard to believe the Chrysler is even a super tall, but it is.

The 4th shot down in Hunsers set makes it look like a tiny mid rise next to this behemoth. Poor Chrysler. 1st the ESB made it look short, and now, in the early 21st Century, its really made to look short. If only William Van Alen knew. If only....

I guess in this brief rant, I would of liked to see the Chrysler be the ESB's size. It would of weathered the super tall storm a little better.

Even looking at the ESB in the first shot, its still dominant and can somewhat stand toe to toe, even compared to Vanderbilt. The spire does so much to it.

I'm eager to get a taste (via 3d motion renderings) on how the lighting for the crown will look. That crown is kickass. Almost looks like a steroid version of BOA towers crown.

Looking at it, the tower almost looks like the ESB, only somebody in photoshop had to much fun with the cropping feature (crown).

NYguy · #**1315** Posted **Dec 4, 2015, 3:30 AM**

Still a little off from some angles, but I love it. Night time is the right time for this one.

Like the Tower Verre (53W53), it too has the look of a tower that has always been here, or at least should have been...

http://www.6sqft.com/new-renderings-...-office-tower/

Makes you regret even more that Nordstrom tops out the way it does.

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Originally Posted by TechTalkGuy

What absolutely impresses me about 1 Vanderbuilt is that it's the first building to compliment the iconic landmark of The Empire State Building.

I've always considered it to be inspired from the Empire State...

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Originally Posted by Doubleu1117

Oh my goodness. This is by far my most anticipated deverlopment in NY. This is a behemoth, not just some tall pencil(not that I have a roblem with those) ,
but damn if this huge building doesnt look amazing. I believe that this building will be Manhattans real challenger to the Sears Tower in Chicago.

Don't be fooled by the renders though. There are lots of towers not present (30 Hudson, Nordstrom, 111 W. 57th, etc). That's just the thing, there is a whole new batch all grasping for the title
of New York's next top iconic building.
This one has an advantage of not having neighbors nearly as tall - at least for now. We'll see what else the midtown east rezoning has in store.

TechTalkGuy · #**1316** Posted **Dec 4, 2015, 3:53 AM**

If you're going to put a spire on top, make it work!!

THAT is precisely what 1 Vanderbuilt achieves.

It's iconic in that it's between the Empire State and Chrysler buildings, both of which have perfect spires.

This is what happens when the design was engineered to perfection and it shows!

NYguy · #**1317** Posted **Dec 4, 2015, 4:32 AM**

To all the future newcomers in town, a message from the Freedom Tower...

yankeesfan1000 · #**1318** Posted **Dec 4, 2015, 1:50 PM**

And to think something of similar height could rise just next door...

NYguy · #**1319** Posted **Dec 4, 2015, 4:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by yankeesfan1000

And to think something of similar height could rise just next door...

I hope not, but I don't think it will. Maybe in the 1,000 ft range, but not quite as high as this one. While the closest towers will all be about the same size, this one was specifically designed with a huge skyline element because that's what the developer, SL Green specifically wanted - a skyline icon. It's a very tall tower, but not "large" by NYC standards. It's considerably "smaller" than it's sister building BofA. But other factors which will push the new office towers in midtown east high are the small lot sizes (even with the rezoning, the footprints will be smaller than other areas like Hudson Yards or even the WTC), and higher ceilings.

Anyway, I really don't want a "signature" type skyscraper rising next door to this one.

Sites already approved with the early rezoning for the largest density. This will be midtown east's "WTC".

Then there's the matter of 520 5th Avenue, a smaller tower that would contribute nicely with a spire (not likely)

Submariner · #**1320** Posted **Dec 4, 2015, 5:43 PM**

I'm surprised there haven't been more announcements on the parcels to the north of this site. There seems to be a great deal of pent up demand for new class A office space; beneficially re-zoned parcels right next to GCT have got to be in high demand.