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Old Posted Jul 31, 2008, 4:32 PM
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Earlier today, we mentioned the Sun's report that Herzog & de Meuron's hush-hush condo tower at 56 Leonard Street in Tribeca will be "a stacked, cube structure that will house several penthouses." That immediately brought to mind Santiago Calatrava's dearly departed design at 80 South Street, but now our educated guess is that the building will be even more askew than 80 SS. What are we basing that on? The teaser website for the 57-story condo development, which just went live with a crazy vertical scrolling motif. Does the shape of the text column mimic the building design? PERHAPS. There are also some new details, such as the opening of the sales office in September, when the design will most likely be revealed. Also, the site mentions 14' window walls, a 75-foot infinity edge pool and a "Tribeca tot room," which means...tiny furniture sculpted out of overpriced sushi and DVD copies of Analyze This?


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I'm not sure where the borders of that zoning cap are, but apparently it's one of the pockets that allows it. Like the Tower Verre, it's not really a "large" tower, but this one will definitely stand out in the area due to it's height. But it could be the sculpture at ground level that really makes this one stand out as a landmark, we'll just have to wait and see.
Either way, the tower will create a focal point for the area, both skyline-wise and on the ground level - a much needed element in a fascinating neighborhood that lacks distinct destinations that would draw people in to check out the area.
     
     
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This should be interesting.
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On google streetview, the entire northern half of the block from church to west broadway is under some sort of construction. Seems like a pretty big plot to me, I guess it would have to be in order to amass enough square footage for a large tower under as of right zoning. Leaves plenty of room for a plaza and that sculpture.

Edit:Wow, just checked the website. Makes me want to do a quick photoshop...
     
     
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Old Posted Jul 31, 2008, 4:56 PM
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There's also the library...

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Well, this might not be the rendering you guys are looking for but here's what the NY Law School library portion of this project will look like:



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mmm, forgot about the library portion.

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Old Posted Jul 31, 2008, 6:59 PM
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^ They should use that for the ad.
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What a tease! I hope they aren't exaggerating this great buzz!
     
     
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^ They should use that for the ad.
But it'd be a bear keeping all the writing legible and keeping the picture a decent size. If it's a billboard sized add we're talking...

Course an actual render of the building would be even better.

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What a tease! I hope they aren't exaggerating this great buzz!
Aren't we creating some of the buzz?

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Old Posted Jul 31, 2008, 11:30 PM
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^ A steady build until a rendering is revealed....
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I am actually starting to get a little giddy with excitement from just a little bit of the information that has been leaked on this project.
     
     
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Old Posted Aug 1, 2008, 6:10 PM
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This tower will be the most prominent of Downtown's northern cluster of skyscrapers...

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Love to see that little gap between the Civic Center and the Financial District filled in.
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Love to see that little gap between the Civic Center and the Financial District filled in.
Depends on the angle. For example, even the gap between Downtown and Midtown is gone from certain vantage points.
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Actually I don't mind the Civic Center as a separate cluster. To me it makes it more distinct from Downtown's pyramid arrangement and, with a proper centerpiece like 56 Leonard, would visually become a new mini-Downtown in its own right. I won't be complaining if there is significant highrise development in the gap between the two, but we probably won't see much of that since thw two are effectively separated by the downzoned lowrise Tribeca blocks to the north of Chambers and the City Hall Park to the east of that.
     
     
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Isn't this U/C now? The pics of the construction site look like it is u/c.
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^ Yes! the foundation work is well underway, so, it is under construction. Also, I believe that the sale office should be opening soon, which also means that we will finally see a rendering of this much anticipated bldg.
     
     
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