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

[TechTalkGuy]

Here is an official render, from Wikipedia:

[THE BIG APPLE]

Originally Posted by forj

are there renders of the retail space for this? are any of the renders we have seen actually official renders?

Retail SHOULD be similar to a nearby building which happens to be known as the elegant, fabulous, and vivacious Fuller Building. (Here's a pic)



^ So just imagine something like this MINUS all the art deco.

[manhattanmatt]

Happy Thursday! (Despite the fact that I took this yesterday - 01/30/13).



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[NYguy]

^ I love that view.


(January 31, 2013)



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[applejacks]

Stupid question:

How are the outer columns connected to the concrete core? Id imagine the core is load bearing so they would need large beams/ reinforced concrete for the flooring.

[flemington]

^ Yes, interesting question. And due to sway of the building, I guess they also should assemble diagonal rebar outriggers like in Abu Dhabi Central Market building.

[JACKinBeantown]

They're about to pour concrete on 56th Street.

[forj]

is this a 3rd crane going in on the 56th st side? in the orange-fenced off square area?



i think we are about to start seeing this thing really fly once they get this floor plate poured.. i know it has been flying, but i mean REALLY rising quick

[NewYorkDominates]

^ If i remember correctly,a person who works at the site said until the building reaches the 7th floor that's when we'll see it rise at a a floor every three days.

[Skyguy_7]

Originally Posted by forj

is this a 3rd crane going in on the 56th st side? in the orange-fenced off square area?

That opening is most likely there for hoisting and delivering material to those below-ground floors.

[Ed007Toronto]

Looks great.

[colemonkee]

We can't be too far off from a crane jump, especially on the 57th Street side.

[DesignerVoodoo]

Originally Posted by colemonkee

We can't be too far off from a crane jump, especially on the 57th Street side.

I don't know this for sure but it seems like crane are only raised on weekends in the city. Is this true or am I imagining things?

With the forms being installed for the concrete pour (56 st) you can see what the facade will look like in regards to the scale of the glass panels.

[RoldanTTLB]

Almost all crane jumps are done on weekends since the collapse a few years ago on the east side. The core was poured again today, so it should rise again Tuesday at the latest. It is self lifting, so I do not believe the crane needs to be jumped for it. The 7th floor is in fact when the building will take off. That's the transfer floor when the north side of the site goes from four columns behind the 7 story base to the same 6 column square configuration seen on the south side right now. After that, the building will fly, as almost everything will be sliding forms and the only columns are the exterior ones.

[Marc from Rotterdam]

Originally Posted by Skyguy_7

That opening is most likely there for hoisting and delivering material to those below-ground floors.

There is much space for hoisting at the Park Ave side (the large open pit).
And this hole is quite close to the crane tower, which is not the most logical spot to hoist.

My guess is that a construction elevator will be installed at the location of that hole.
The position seems quite right: just along the scaffolding of the floor which is now under construction.

[forj]

Originally Posted by Marc from Rotterdam

There is much space for hoisting at the Park Ave side (the large open pit).
And this hole is quite close to the crane tower, which is not the most logical spot to hoist.

My guess is that a construction elevator will be installed at the location of that hole.
The position seems quite right: just along the scaffolding of the floor which is now under construction.

that is my thinking as well ( even though i asked earlier if it was a crane ) - almost definitely a construction elevator

[MarshallKnight]

We got a little bit of this sense from those interior renders a couple months ago... but holy hell are those windows going to be gigantic. If you remember those shots -- maybe you'll agree -- I think there's something weirdly more impressive about those huge windows in the concrete frames than just a wall-to-wall glass curtain. Something monolithic.

Whatever you think about the exterior -- I didn't like many of the early renders, but I suspect it's going to surprise people when it's done -- the thing is going to be incredible from the inside.

[THE BIG APPLE]

This building could very well have a facade similar to Republic Plaza on the mile high mountains in Denver. The only difference, is 432 has windows increasing in size as the building ascends, and the materials used could end up being spectacular (billion dollars). But design is still uninspired.

[THE BIG APPLE]

BTW has this image been posted yet?

[Silverfox]

Originally Posted by THE BIG APPLE

BTW has this image been posted yet?

That view is spectacular.