NEW YORK | 432 Park Avenue (Drake Hotel dev.) | (1,396) FT / 432 M | 89 FLOORS

[TallestPeePee]

Originally Posted by drumz0rz

Imagine having to demolish this tower in ~50-70 years. That'll be quite the project!

Was it necessary to troll like this? I guarantee this building shalt not suffer ED in 50-70 years, or even 150 years.

[steveve]

Took these today! First time seeing this in person, and I must say, it's height can only really be appreciated from a distance, up close it's too tall that you can't really put things in perspective many more photos to come in the next few days!

[RobEss]

Nothing makes this tower stand out quite like a cloudy day -

[goldcntry]

Originally Posted by hunser

Midtown Manhattan Skyline viewed from Weehawken,New Jersey by Nexis4Jersey09, on Flickr

I love this building more and more... but I gotta ask! What is the cool building under construction in the foreground - the incomplete pyramidal-type building along the river with a chunk out of the middle?

[drumz0rz]

Originally Posted by goldcntry

I love this building more and more... but I gotta ask! What is the cool building under construction in the foreground - the incomplete pyramidal-type building along the river with a chunk out of the middle?

625 W 57th St.

[The North One]

Originally Posted by aquablue

The height is great, but other than that, I think it looks like a federal department HQ in the sky. It's seriously that imaginative. Also, It's the height of selfishness in a tower. A tower for rich people where all the beauty will be hidden on the inside, yet giving very little back to the city's average citizens (other than height and skyscraper fans). It takes all it can and gives nothing back. I'm taking about taking space and light away here folks yet offering little beauty to the street. The average Joe won't care about whether it's 400m and whatnot, they will see this cold featureless face of concrete and glass looming over taking up more light and air, then offering little for the eye to appreciate. This is architecture from the 60's spruced up and sold as Roman, Classical, or some other hogwash to rope in all the pundits. Sooner or later this tower will be age and begin to look hideous. This will be a considered a mistake, just like the Barbican in London is a "what were they thinking" building today for the average resident.

It's a cold grey concrete shoulder offered to the plebs on the street, but a warm inviting interior for the .001 percent driving up in their limos. Shame on the developer. And to think he compared this to some old Roman style of architecture. Sorry Mr, but this is more like the State Department in DC on steroids than the Forum in Rome.

I have to agree.

[photoLith]

The verdict is out for me still on this tower. Its so freaking tall but it sticks out like a sore thumb and really is quite boring looking. Even though I think glass is overdone, I think it would have looked a lot better as a super tall shiny glass tower.

[drumz0rz]

Originally Posted by photoLith

The verdict is out for me still on this tower. Its so freaking tall but it sticks out like a sore thumb and really is quite boring looking. Even though I think glass is overdone, I think it would have looked a lot better as a super tall shiny glass tower.

Well you'll soon be able to see and compare:

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[Hamilton]

Couldn't have said it better myself! Vinoly is a hack, and Macklowe is a philistine.

Originally Posted by aquablue

The height is great, but other than that, I think it looks like a federal department HQ in the sky. It's seriously that imaginative. Also, It's the height of selfishness in a tower. A tower for rich people where all the beauty will be hidden on the inside, yet giving very little back to the city's average citizens (other than height and skyscraper fans). It takes all it can and gives nothing back. I'm taking about taking space and light away here folks yet offering little beauty to the street. The average Joe won't care about whether it's 400m and whatnot, they will see this cold featureless face of concrete and glass looming over taking up more light and air, then offering little for the eye to appreciate. This is architecture from the 60's spruced up and sold as Roman, Classical, or some other hogwash to rope in all the pundits. Sooner or later this tower will be age and begin to look hideous. This will be a considered a mistake, just like the Barbican in London is a "what were they thinking" building today for the average resident.

It's a cold grey concrete shoulder offered to the plebs on the street, but a warm inviting interior for the .001 percent driving up in their limos. Shame on the developer. And to think he compared this to some old Roman style of architecture. Sorry Mr, but this is more like the State Department in DC on steroids than the Forum in Rome.

[NYguy]

Originally Posted by photoLith

Its so freaking tall but it sticks out like a sore thumb and really is quite boring looking.

Ahh, you say it's "boring looking" and "sticks out like a sore thumb". I would say the latter is the price to pay of many supertalls, which by definition "stick out like sore thumbs".

But not to worry, because that is being remedied as we speak...

Behold the future skyline:



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As far as being boring, well, you have yet to see the full reveal of the tower. Stick around.



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http://www.emporis.com/images/list/b...k-city-ny-usa2

[N830MH]

Is that completed? Did they topped it out yet?

[JustSomeGuyWho]

Originally Posted by N830MH

Is that completed? Did they topped it out yet?

Topped out, not completed.

[goldcntry]

Originally Posted by drumz0rz

625 W 57th St.

Thank you drumz0rz!

[forj]

Originally Posted by NYguy

cityrealty_nyc

my god.. is 1 Vanderbilt really going to be that massive? it looks huge! I would love to see this mockup from Jersey looking East. when can we reasonably expect all, or most of these to be complete? 2025?

[Submariner]

Most of those towers will be built by 2020 assuming no external events prevent that from happening. 1 Vanderbilt almost seems like an foregone conclusion even though it is a ways from permitting (hopefully the turd who owns GCT doesn't interfere top much). 15 Penn Plaza is still very much a preliminary proposal and 2WTC has gained little public attention as of now. The other towers in this diagram are all either being built or are in the late stages of proposals. I imagine the midtown rezoning will add a few more, too.

Either way, the NYC skyline will be vastly different by 2020.

[Hudson11]

The Bronx - From my rooftop by marcela.mcgreal, on Flickr


The Bronx - From my rooftop by marcela.mcgreal, on Flickr

[The Best Forumer]

Originally Posted by drumz0rz

625 W 57th St.

Wow... Very very nice.

[chris08876]

Imagine all of those towers with the view that is presented in post #7036.

[NYguy]

You see, it's starts with one tower. Then the skyline catches up.

(and you don't even get the Hudson Yards with this one)


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[hunser]

432 Park Avenue single-handedly transformed the Midtown skyline. I can't wait for the other towers to join in on the action.