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Old Posted Jul 3, 2015, 1:23 AM
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The new renders are awesome, this and steinway are the best new additions to the skyline in decades. We need to get this one rising, especially since cranes have been showing up on some of the other big projects lately.
     
     
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When did the name change? 53w53? To much 2 say. 53-53 sounds better.
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It's time for new pictures. Foundation work is progressing nicely.










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This is by far my favorite NY tower since the Empire State.
     
     
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this tower is nothing short of majestic. bravo
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This exciting video takes you inside this exciting new super-tower with spectacular views!
     
     
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MY sweet Tower Verre (53W53 doesn't appeal to me), I've neglected to check on you in a while. But soon!
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MY sweet Tower Verre (53W53 doesn't appeal to me), I've neglected to check on you in a while. But soon!
My only concern is the lack of a concrete core.
But given the unique shape, as in the way the video describes, it's going to be amazing!
     
     
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My only concern is the lack of a concrete core.
But given the unique shape, as in the way the video describes, it's going to be amazing!
Why is this a concern?
     
     
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Why is this a concern?
A central concrete core is essential to anchor a tall building for structure stability.

The former Twin Towers did not have a central concrete core.
Case Closed.
     
     
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A central concrete core is essential to anchor a tall building for structure stability.

The former Twin Towers did not have a central concrete core.
Case Closed.
The steel alloys of today are not only much stronger than those of the late 1960s/early 70s, they are fireproof painted as a safety measure. Since most modern buildings use lightweight glass instead of concrete for exteriors, there is far less weight to be held up by this stronger steel. A concrete core is not necessary for buildings with a small footprint.
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This is by far my favorite NY tower since the Empire State.
i don't like it as much as i did before the shrinkage redesign, but still excited about it and hopeful for how it will turn out.
     
     
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A central concrete core is essential to anchor a tall building for structure stability.

The former Twin Towers did not have a central concrete core.
Case Closed.
This is ridiculous. There are a variety of structural approaches that are valid for handling the lateral loads unique to supertall buildings, all of them effective, safe, and code-compliant.
     
     
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I agree with this...


http://archpaper.com/news/articles.a...0#.VaklHuJVhDA

FALSE STARTS FAITHFUL
Aaron Seward considers three Lazarus-like tales of development in New York City.



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Longtime readers of The Architect’s Newspaper, or anybody who follows architecture and real estate development in New York City, may have experienced an acute case of déjà vu when perusing the cover of this issue. Three of the four front-page stories are about high-profile projects, the designs of which were released to the public years ago only to be put on hold for a variety of reasons that have, to varying extents, now been resolved.

.....These cash-strapped, publicly funded projects aren’t the only buildings where we’re seeing a dampening of design aspirations. Even in the supposedly no-limit world of super-luxury Manhattan condominiums, boasting Pritzker Prize–winning architects no less, dreams have been blunted. Such is the case with Jean Nouvel’s 53 W 53. First unveiled in 2006, it was brought to heal in 2009 during the depths of the recession by the NYC Planning Commission, which demanded that the tower be shortened 200 feet, from 1,250 to 1,050. As then-planning director Amanda Burden told The New York Times, “The development team had to show us that they were creating something as great or even greater than the Empire State Building and the design they showed us was unresolved.”

How quickly things change. A few years after dealing this blow, the commission went on to approve a slew of supertall, super skinny residential towers on 57th Street, whose designs are certainly no more resolved to the standard of the Empire State than Nouvel’s. But that’s what you get for showing up early to the party.

Hines, 53 W 53’s developer, is taking it in stride. Now with $1 billion in financing in hand from Asian sources, and no doubt eager to cash in on the seemingly endless font of real estate investment money coming from foreign billionaires before the next recession begins, it has called out the construction crews and work is underway on the shortened tower.

(It’s worth noting that the project’s duplex penthouse is on the market for $70 million, almost the cost of two Steven Holl–designed Hunters Point libraries, but by no means high in the context of today’s Manhattan luxury market. There is reportedly a 21,504-square-foot penthouse in the Sony Building that is going for a flabbergasting $150 million.)
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