NEW YORK | One57 (Carnegie 57) | 1,005 FT | 75 FLOORS - Page 213

PhillyToNYC · #**4241** Posted **Jun 16, 2013, 1:29 AM**

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Originally Posted by JayPro

In that last photo, WTC1 plays the role of Waldo.

FTW (game show context

), Where is he?

Way in the back, to the right side of the photo in the middle. Kind of blends in with the sky.

Tectonic · #**4242** Posted **Jun 16, 2013, 11:41 PM**

06.15.13

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JayPro · #**4243** Posted **Jun 17, 2013, 12:23 AM**

My singular wish for this tower with respect to "coulda woulda shoulda" is that they'd have brought the randomly undulating facade aspect at this side of the tower all the way to the top. It woulda done wonders with the building hitting sunlight.
Why they chose to restrict this effect to the streetlevel setback continues to disappoint me.

mrnyc · #**4244** Posted **Jun 17, 2013, 1:17 AM**

today

Tedious · #**4245** Posted **Jun 17, 2013, 3:38 AM**

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Originally Posted by JayPro

My singular wish for this tower with respect to "coulda woulda shoulda" is that they'd have brought the randomly undulating facade aspect at this side of the tower all the way to the top. It woulda done wonders with the building hitting sunlight.
Why they chose to restrict this effect to the streetlevel setback continues to disappoint me.

Give it some time. I have a feeling that when the protective layer is taken off and the building is cleaned and stitched up that this will look great. Hard to envision in its present state

hunser · #**4246** Posted **Jun 17, 2013, 12:30 PM**

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NYguy · #**4247** Posted **Jun 17, 2013, 12:42 PM**

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JayPro · #**4248** Posted **Jun 17, 2013, 2:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by Tedious

Give it some time. I have a feeling that when the protective layer is taken off and the building is cleaned and stitched up that this will look great. Hard to envision in its present state

Oh yes, I have no doubt that the layer when removed will do a lot of good; but I'm referring to the actual surface points of the cladding that look like waves. They should've carried that all the way up; and at street level the fact that this wasn't done doesn't look too rewarding from a visual aspect.

Blaze23 · #**4249** Posted **Jun 17, 2013, 4:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by JayPro

My singular wish for this tower with respect to "coulda woulda shoulda" is that they'd have brought the randomly undulating facade aspect at this side of the tower all the way to the top. It woulda done wonders with the building hitting sunlight.
Why they chose to restrict this effect to the streetlevel setback continues to disappoint me.

I wondered about that too. Although, I wouldn't go as far as having them all the way up cause I think it would alter the aesthetics of the tower and make it look like there's too much going on on the cladding. But I do wish they had more of it on the first few floors, so it could be appreciated more when people walk by.

babybackribs2314 · #**4250** Posted **Jun 19, 2013, 4:23 PM**

Update from this week - no progress on the cladding.

One57 June 2013 Construction Update

NYguy · #**4251** Posted **Jun 19, 2013, 10:56 PM**

caragianine

DrNest · #**4252** Posted **Jun 19, 2013, 11:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by JayPro

Oh yes, I have no doubt that the layer when removed will do a lot of good; but I'm referring to the actual surface points of the cladding that look like waves. They should've carried that all the way up; and at street level the fact that this wasn't done doesn't look too rewarding from a visual aspect.

I agree. I think it would look good with the waves going much higher up the tower than they do. Nevertheless, it's still looks good with the way it is.

Downburst · #**4253** Posted **Jun 20, 2013, 6:24 AM**

If you compare babybackribs' and NYGuy's photos, you can see that cladding has been added on the north (Central Park) side.

PhillyToNYC · #**4254** Posted **Jun 20, 2013, 2:58 PM**

Sorry for not knowing much, but I keep hearing about this protective layer on the cladding. What is it? How is it "removed"?

sbarn · #**4255** Posted **Jun 20, 2013, 2:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by Downburst

If you compare babybackribs' and NYGuy's photos, you can see that cladding has been added on the north (Central Park) side.

Yes! Some visible progress on the crown structure in recent photos as well.

Design-mind · #**4256** Posted **Jun 20, 2013, 5:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by PhillyToNYC

Sorry for not knowing much, but I keep hearing about this protective layer on the cladding. What is it? How is it "removed"?

Basically the same stuff that comes on acrylic sheets or on new appliances. It is a poly stuck to the cladding and can just be peeled off. It protects the cladding from scuffs during shipment and installation. The poly used for cladding is usually made of a thicker poly.

PhillyToNYC · #**4257** Posted **Jun 20, 2013, 5:41 PM**

Okay, thanks. So is it an individual sheet that needs to be pulled off each window?

Design-mind · #**4258** Posted **Jun 20, 2013, 6:05 PM**

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Originally Posted by PhillyToNYC

Okay, thanks. So is it an individual sheet that needs to be pulled off each window?

correct.

NYguy · #**4259** Posted **Jun 20, 2013, 11:41 PM**

Barnett's success here could help his other, taller tower get financed...

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...799658464.html

Building Backer? Try China

By ELIOT BROWN and LINGLING WEI
June 20, 2013

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New York developer Gary Barnett has nearly completed construction on one of the most expensive condominium towers in history. Now he is looking to China to back an even larger and taller tower a block away.

Mr. Barnett, founder of Extell Development Co., is in early talks with the state-owned Export-Import Bank of China for a loan of about $1 billion to build the soaring condo and hotel skyscraper just south of Manhattan's Central Park, according to people familiar with the discussions.

The New York condo market for new towers aimed at the ultrarich has been especially hot, with contracts flying out the door at new projects, and at prices well above 2007 peak levels...."The upper end of the upper end is where you're seeing this froth," said Jonathan Miller, chief executive of appraisal firm Miller Samuel Inc. "In many ways, it's become a new housing category."

The developers of 432 Park Ave., a 1,396-foot tower under construction, say they have signed a contract to sell a $95 million unit, which would be a record sales price for a New York apartment. In lower Manhattan, an 820-foot tower in TriBeCa under construction has already seen contracts signed for more than 80% of its units.

Mr. Barnett, in particular, has been a beneficiary of the trend. His under-construction, 1,004-foot tower, One57, is slated to open later this year. Activity has been brisk—more than 70% is sold—and two condos are in contract to sell for more than $90 million each, including one to a group led by investor William Ackman, people familiar with the sales say. Total listing prices for the 92 units top $2 billion, and even 50-square-foot storage spaces go for as much as $200,000.

ILNY · #**4260** Posted **Jun 21, 2013, 1:59 AM**

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Originally Posted by sbarn

Yes! Some visible progress on the crown structure in recent photos as well.

Finally!!!