NEW YORK | 145 East 60th St | 1,240 FT | FLOORS - Page 3

Submariner · #41 Posted **Jul 27, 2015, 9:50 PM**

A lot of garbage is being knocked down for this one. Nice.

JR Ewing · #42 Posted **Jul 27, 2015, 11:15 PM**

They need that corner property on Lex. It's an eyesore that must come down. Also, it would be much easier to market a property to foreign buyers with a Lex Ave address than with an E 60th address.

chris08876 · #43 Posted **Jul 27, 2015, 11:23 PM**

I'm hoping the Chinese stick to their roots and make this a solid supertall. Hell, that location and the current market, 1200 feet would be nice.

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Adjacent to Billionaire’s Row, the site provides prospective developers the opportunity to construct a global icon that will undoubtedly attract elite residential purchasers and draw top retail and commercial tenants from around the globe.

if going for the elite, than something to stand amongst the competition is needed. Now a global icon will need a tower worthy of eclipsing some of the greats currently rising.

JR Ewing · #44 Posted **Jul 27, 2015, 11:46 PM**

I agree, Chris.

This is the Age of Ramses, lads!

aaron38 · #45 Posted **Jul 28, 2015, 2:55 AM**

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Originally Posted by Sky88

The tower itself is fine but that base is a real clunker. Most of it looks like a cheesy suburban strip mall facade. The tower is an afterthought stuck on top, with no connection to the base. I can't believe that's the best they could do, a real step back.

Crawford · #46 Posted **Jul 28, 2015, 2:57 AM**

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Originally Posted by chris08876

I'm hoping the Chinese stick to their roots and make this a solid supertall. Hell, that location and the current market, 1200 feet would be nice.

The skyline and park views from this site will be incredible, but they will have to go very high, so I assume the design will be a skinny supertall. But we'll find out soon enough.

JR Ewing · #47 Posted **Jul 28, 2015, 3:01 AM**

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Originally Posted by Sky88

New images from http://masseyknakal.com/news/reel.aspx?pst=2540

This design is great

I hope that Kaufu uses it.

Vertical_Gotham · #48 Posted **Jul 28, 2015, 12:45 PM**

^ I concur, this is a fantastic design.

Eidolon · #49 Posted **Sep 19, 2015, 3:03 PM**

The height needs to be updated to 1000ft+

Submariner · #50 Posted **Sep 19, 2015, 6:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by Eidolon

The height needs to be updated to 1000ft+

Why?

chris08876 · #51 Posted **Sep 19, 2015, 6:45 PM**

^^^^^

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A Cushman & Wakefield team led by Bob Knakal, Helen Hwang and Clint Olsen marketed the site as a possible redevelopment into a condominium tower that would rise as high as 1,000 feet and contain a retail component.

Renderings also show this equal or slightly greater (matter of perception) than Bloomberg's pinnacle.

ILNY · #52 Posted **Sep 19, 2015, 9:13 PM**

This is great design but I got a feeling it will not make it in its current form and will be value engineered.

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Originally Posted by Sky88

New images from http://masseyknakal.com/news/reel.aspx?pst=2540

Busy Bee · #53 Posted **Sep 19, 2015, 11:00 PM**

I welcome anything that improves that godawful base.

LordYu · #54 Posted **Sep 26, 2015, 3:14 AM**

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Originally Posted by Submariner

A lot of garbage is being knocked down for this one. Nice.

unfortunately one of the buildings will be Brinkley's Station

http://www.snackfixation.com/brinkle...ion-gastropub/

Yackemflaber69 · #55 Posted **Sep 26, 2015, 6:19 AM**

Wow thats nice.

Eidolon · #56 Posted **Oct 19, 2015, 12:03 PM**

Kuafu Properties Completes Buy of $300 Midtown East Site
By Liam La Guerre
Oct. 15, 2015

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Kuafu Properties has closed on the purchase of 143-161 East 60th Street between Lexington and Third Avenues for $300 million from the World Wide Group, according to a Cushman & Wakefield news release.

The site contains six attached low-rise buildings that sit on nearly 20,000 square feet, and is located across from Bloomingdale’s flagship store. It contains more than 282,000 buildable square feet.

Kuafu went into contract for the site in June, according to The Real Deal, and the Chinese developer is planning to build a luxury residential tower that could rise more than 1,000 feet tall. Marketing of the property began that same month. A spokesman for Kuafu did not immediately respond for comment.

Demolition soon!

chris08876 · #57 Posted **Oct 19, 2015, 1:20 PM**

^^^^

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Kuafu went into contract for the site in June, according to The Real Deal, and the Chinese developer is planning to build a luxury residential tower that could rise more than 1,000 feet tall. Marketing of the property began that same month. A spokesman for Kuafu did not immediately respond for comment.

This calls for a celebration!

Glad this will at least be over 250m+. Right now I am being prudent on whether we see a 1000+ feet, but even its its 900, still good news.

sparkling · #58 Posted **Oct 19, 2015, 7:39 PM**

http://www.6sqft.com/subway-inn-site...pertall-tower/

chris08876 · #59 Posted **Oct 19, 2015, 9:01 PM**

This looks 1000 ft flat.

From this rendering, it looks like it passes the Bloomberg Tower pinnacle (938 ft). Safe to say, a solid, to the roof super tall.

chris08876 · #60 Posted **Oct 20, 2015, 9:58 PM**

Larger/crisper resolution: