NEW YORK | 432 Park Avenue (Drake Hotel dev.) | (1,396) FT / 432 M | 89 FLOORS - Page 394

N830MH · #**7861** Posted **Sep 22, 2015, 7:12 AM**

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Originally Posted by Lecom

September 2015 update. Most of the tower is glassed in. During late afternoon, it shines with a surprisingly bright shimmer. I underestimated how much reflective surface all the glass adds up to. The window of opportunity for this effect is rather brief, though, and I intend to capture it on photo and/or video as soon as I get the chance.

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Wait it minutes! I seeing the elevator construction is going down. Can you see it? I saw a video.

chris08876 · #**7862** Posted **Sep 22, 2015, 12:05 PM**

hunser · #**7863** Posted **Sep 25, 2015, 1:01 PM**

View from 50 West:

50 West St North View-2 by Ryan Budhu, on Flickr

Trump SoHo North View by Ryan Budhu, on Flickr

tele75 · #**7864** Posted **Sep 25, 2015, 5:04 PM**

Wow..

timpdx · #**7865** Posted **Sep 25, 2015, 5:20 PM**

Great shots, I would have to say those are medium format digital, incredible life to those photos with amazing sharpness and color. Wow.

photoLith · #**7866** Posted **Sep 25, 2015, 5:45 PM**

That last photo is absolutely incredible, hats off to the person who took it.

chris08876 · #**7867** Posted **Sep 27, 2015, 2:46 PM**

Sim City:

On the Upper Sides of Manhattan by Tim Ngo, on Flickr

xnyr · #**7868** Posted **Sep 28, 2015, 11:14 PM**

Grabbed a shot of the parapet lighting test, this evening:

and check out the snazzy "runway" effect planned for the vehicular entrance:

hunser · #**7869** Posted **Sep 29, 2015, 1:56 PM**

4 WTC-2 by Ryan Budhu, on Flickr

DCReid · #**7870** Posted **Sep 29, 2015, 11:01 PM**

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Originally Posted by chris08876

Sim City:

On the Upper Sides of Manhattan by Tim Ngo, on Flickr

Wait! Don't let NIMBYs see this! Look at those Central Park shadows!

mrnyc · #**7871** Posted **Sep 30, 2015, 1:42 AM**

better yet --- look at that rail yard being covered over!

chris08876 · #**7872** Posted **Sep 30, 2015, 3:44 AM**

LIC is going to fill in so much. Might see some shadows from the One Court Square tower to the coast in 5 years.

Pretty neat how Ingel's Pyramid is so noticeable form that height.

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Originally Posted by mrnyc

better yet --- look at that rail yard being covered over!

I'm hoping those LIC railroads get covered up. There will be another HY after phase 2 is finished. Question is where? Well, those Sunnyside rails look pretty good.

chris08876 · #**7873** Posted **Sep 30, 2015, 6:09 PM**

Just like the renderings.

Mid-Town Manhattan Aerial by Daniel Piraino, on Flickr

hunser · #**7874** Posted **Oct 3, 2015, 2:32 PM**

^ Awesome!

South Central Park-looking south at 1500 ft over New York City by Daniel Piraino, on Flickr

QUEENSNYMAN · #**7875** Posted **Oct 3, 2015, 10:12 PM**

My jaw dropped at the last to pics! 432 Park is so dominating, and to think up my block out here in Rockaway I can also see it very well, and from certain blocks here looking at at Mid-town it really shows it's height, great pics!

kznyc2k · #**7876** Posted **Oct 5, 2015, 5:14 PM**

kznyc2k · #**7877** Posted **Oct 6, 2015, 5:24 AM**

toxteth o'grady · #**7878** Posted **Oct 6, 2015, 12:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by hunser

4 WTC-2 by Ryan Budhu, on Flickr

It is so odd to see this thing looking over the shoulder of the Empire State.

:-) · #**7879** Posted **Oct 6, 2015, 11:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by chris08876

I'm hoping those LIC railroads get covered up. There will be another HY after phase 2 is finished. Question is where? Well, those Sunnyside rails look pretty good.

That would be a dream!! I've thought about it myself a few times, and think there was even a proposal for a while. If they were to be covered the project would make HY look like a small office park.

Crawford · #**7880** Posted **Oct 7, 2015, 12:55 AM**

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Originally Posted by :-)

That would be a dream!! I've thought about it myself a few times, and think there was even a proposal for a while. If they were to be covered the project would make HY look like a small office park.

The city planning department has been studying this for the last few years, and Amtrak and the MTA are eager to sell the air rights.

It will happen at some point, probably sooner rather than later. And, yeah, it will make HY seem like a minor project; a footnote in NYC's development cycle.