NEW YORK | 2 Penn Plaza | 412 FT | 31 FLOORS - Page 12

NYguy · #**221** Posted **Feb 24, 2022, 1:40 AM**

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Originally Posted by Drcastro

“daylighting that unique site”
Interesting spin on the demolition, to be replaced by a supertall.

And about time. It had it's time, but the site has been a disgrace for decades now.

chris08876 · #**222** Posted **Feb 25, 2022, 2:22 AM**

Credit: FC

colemonkee · #**223** Posted **Feb 25, 2022, 5:22 AM**

Are they just attaching the new glass curtain wall over the existing facade, or are they removing the existing facade before attaching the new curtain wall? It's tough to tell from the pictures.

Busy Bee · #**224** Posted **Feb 25, 2022, 3:34 PM**

They're removing the old windows but arent doing it until the new cladding is ready to be placed for obvious reasons.

NYguy · #**225** Posted **Feb 27, 2022, 4:03 AM**

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NYguy · #**226** Posted **Mar 8, 2022, 2:41 AM**

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GertElim · #**227** Posted **Mar 8, 2022, 11:41 AM**

What is the construction crane for? It can't be for the demolition of Hotel Pennsylvania, since it's on the other side of 7th Avenue.

UpwithOlives · #**228** Posted **Mar 8, 2022, 2:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by GertElim

What is the construction crane for? It can't be for the demolition of Hotel Pennsylvania, since it's on the other side of 7th Avenue.

There are several renderings on the previous page that show what they are adding to the seventh avenue side of the building.

mrnyc · #**229** Posted **Mar 8, 2022, 3:57 PM**

even u/c it already looks a bazillion times better.

NYguy · #**230** Posted **Mar 9, 2022, 3:45 AM**

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Originally Posted by mrnyc

even u/c it already looks a bazillion times better.

It does look better, and it also has the effect of making the building "disappear", as I was confused looking at it one day without realizing it was "hidden" by the mirrored reflection. We could have gotten so much better, but this is a plus.

This is supposed to be complete sometime next year, so we should begin to see the addition taking shape soon.

NYguy · #**231** Posted **Mar 12, 2022, 11:37 PM**

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Hudson11 · #**235** Posted **Apr 18, 2022, 6:31 PM**

Interestingly, the near-clone of this building downtown is also undergoing an extensive renovation. Goes to show how Manhattan's older office stock is in need of replacement.

John Cahill/ CTBUH

https://newyorkyimby.com/2020/09/dev...manhattan.html

NYguy · #**236** Posted **Apr 18, 2022, 6:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by Hudson11

Interestingly, the near-clone of this building downtown is also undergoing an extensive renovation. Goes to show how Manhattan's older office stock is in need of replacement.

Or refurbishment, to hang on a little longer. We see a lot of that around Manhattan. Not everybody can knock down and build new, but zoning certainly helps in that regard.

chris08876 · #**237** Posted **Apr 24, 2022, 9:33 PM**

Credit: pthish2016

NYguy · #**238** Posted **Apr 30, 2022, 1:13 AM**

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc8tE1wFtbE/

Busy Bee · #**239** Posted **Apr 30, 2022, 2:26 AM**

You have to admit it is nice glass.

NYguy · #**240** Posted **May 6, 2022, 3:42 AM**

^ It is nice glass. It also seems to make the building disappear. I haven't decided if that's a good thing, or a bad thing. If all of the buildings that surround it are just featureless glass, that will be a bad thing. Whatever the opinion of 15 Penn is, it won't be that. Let's hope the towers of the new Penn District are more Midtown East, and less Hudson Yards.

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