NEW YORK | 53W53 (Tower Verre) | 1,050 FT / 320 M | 73 FLOORS - Page 112

Pete8680 · #**2221** Posted **Oct 10, 2014, 11:03 PM**

Is there any chance she may get back some of her chopped off 200 feet. Or did we go pass a point of no return?

chris08876 · #**2222** Posted **Oct 11, 2014, 1:09 AM**

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Originally Posted by Pete8680

Is there any chance she may get back some of her chopped off 200 feet. Or did we go pass a point of no return?

I doubt it. I think this is set in stone. To change otherwise would be to much of a hassle for a project that has taken so long to finally rise like the phoenix it is.

MolsonExport · #**2223** Posted **Oct 11, 2014, 1:13 AM**

the suspense is killing me.

gttx · #**2224** Posted **Oct 11, 2014, 6:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by Pete8680

Is there any chance of this building getting back some of its chopped off 200 feet? Or is it 2 late? It will look so much better at say 1,100 feet.

No - to go back to the drawing board at this point would require both a zoning and design change, a process that would take at least a year and cost a lot of money. The height is not changing.

CityGuy87 · #**2225** Posted **Oct 11, 2014, 8:33 PM**

Jean Novel needs to design more supertalls in NYC. Just saying...

King DenCity · #**2226** Posted **Oct 12, 2014, 4:55 AM**

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Originally Posted by CityGuy87

Jean Novel needs to design more supertalls in NYC. Just saying...

Maybe he'll design one based of his famous perfume bottle

NYguy · #**2227** Posted **Oct 18, 2014, 12:44 PM**

October 17, 2014

NYguy · #**2228** Posted **Oct 28, 2014, 3:25 AM**

October 27, 2014

chris08876 · #**2229** Posted **Oct 28, 2014, 10:26 AM**

Excavation Begins at 53 West 53rd Street, former Tower Verre

53 West 53rd Street, photo by Tectonic

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Amidst the trials of Amanda Burden, the recession and the American Folk Art Museum controversy, 53 West 53rd Street has been a long time coming. Finally, dirt is now moving, and excavation for the Jean Nouvel-designed supertall is underway, as visible in the above photo, sent in by Tectonic.

The finished product will stand 1,050 feet tall – which would have, back when it was approved, made it the tallest residential building in Manhattan. It was originally slated to be 200 feet taller, but in an arbitrary decision that seems even more absurd today given the rise of even taller as-of-right towers on 57th Street, the “Torre Verre” was beheaded by Amanda Burden’s Department of City Planning.

Hines is developing the skyscraper, which will house an expansion for the Museum of Modern Art inside its lower floors. The Torre Verre moniker has been dropped as the development has moved closer to the marketing phase, with 53 West 53rd Street now favored instead.

Building permits for construction were filed back in July, and per The Real Deal, there will be 140 apartments. Fifty-third Street is emerging as a premium street for luxury condominiums, and a penthouse at the Baccarat Tower, at 20 West 53rd Street, is currently listed for $60 million.

53 West 53rd Street is expected to be finished sometime in 2017.

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JR Ewing · #**2230** Posted **Oct 28, 2014, 11:24 AM**

RobEss · #**2231** Posted **Nov 7, 2014, 11:58 PM**

Lots of drilling on site as of November 5th - the southern side of the lot was about 15 feet beneath street level.
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NYguy · #**2232** Posted **Nov 8, 2014, 12:38 AM**

Any activity on this site puts us one step closer to heaven.

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mrjoanofarc · #**2233** Posted **Nov 9, 2014, 6:19 AM**

I don't want to search through 110 pages... But I just want to post this render:

And say... WOW!

NYguy · #**2234** Posted **Nov 9, 2014, 6:41 AM**

Welcome to the party.

A more current look...

mrjoanofarc · #**2235** Posted **Nov 9, 2014, 8:57 AM**

I guess that's the 200 ft taken off the top? :-/

Sorry to be repetitive, but a side-by-side is always nice.

NYguy · #**2236** Posted **Nov 10, 2014, 4:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by mrjoanofarc

I guess that's the 200 ft taken off the top? :-/

And the design "bulked up" slightly, but it's still a beautiful tower.

hunser · #**2237** Posted **Nov 10, 2014, 4:09 PM**

Everytime I'm reminded of the 200ft cut-off, my skyscraper heart hurts.

I know the whole story behind it, but still,l I just can't let go. TWO HUNDRED FEET!! Too painful. Instead of a future icon, we'll get a filler. Beaufitul? Yes. Incredible? Yes. But still a filler.

generalscarr · #**2238** Posted **Nov 10, 2014, 5:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by hunser

Everytime I'm reminded of the 200ft cut-off, my skyscraper heart hurts.

I know the whole story behind it, but still,l I just can't let go. TWO HUNDRED FEET!! Too painful. Instead of a future icon, we'll get a filler. Beaufitul? Yes. Incredible? Yes. But still a filler.

filler? please
stop your annoying BS

baseball1992 · #**2239** Posted **Nov 10, 2014, 6:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by hunser

Everytime I'm reminded of the 200ft cut-off, my skyscraper heart hurts.

I know the whole story behind it, but still,l I just can't let go. TWO HUNDRED FEET!! Too painful. Instead of a future icon, we'll get a filler. Beaufitul? Yes. Incredible? Yes. But still a filler.

If this was standing right now it would be the 5th tallest in the city. That is what you call a filler?

hunser · #**2240** Posted **Nov 10, 2014, 8:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by generalscarr

filler? please
stop your annoying BS

Way to go personal, I like.

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Originally Posted by baseball1992

If this was standing right now it would be the 5th tallest in the city. That is what you call a filler?

Yes, but Tower Verre will be completed in 4 to 5 years. By then it will be barely noticeable*. The top is pretty thin so it won't make much of a dent on the skyline. Midtown is just too massive, it literally absorbs 500 - 900 footers.

*12th tallest building in the city by 2018.

Maybe I exaggerated a bit with "filler", but in general TV won't make a big impact. Especially when viewed from Central Park, it will be barely visible because of the 57th street behemoths.