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Originally Posted by DURKEY427
Supertall near or on times square would be cool now aswell
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Absolutely! I'm sick of all those ugly Kaufman hotels popping up in or near Times Square.
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Originally Posted by photoLith
The future is here. Awesome! Im most excited about Nordstrom Tower. Its amazing that the NYC skyline hasnt changed much since the original World Trade Center was there but finally we are getting new skyline defining buildings bringing the NYC skyline into the 21st Century.
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I know what you mean. Although Midtown added some very tall buildings in the 00s (BofA, NYTT, 4 TS etc.) they don't make much of an impact. New York's skyline is just too massive, it literally absorbs 500 - 900 footers. So the only way to make a mark on the skyline is to go supertall. Soon, even that won't be enough (see One57 or Tower Verre, they are kind of getting lost).
Downtown's comeback is also impressive. Of course there's the WTC. 3WTC is under construction again, and only 2WTC (and 5WTC, hotel maybe) remain. Slowly but surely it's all coming together. Then you have a massive residential / hotel boom as well. It begann with the Beekman, and will culminate in 125 Greenwhich, a
residential tower which shares the same roof height as 1WTC, in Lower Manhattan! That was totally out of the question not too long ago. And now, look what's happening: 30 Park, 56 Leonard, 45 Park, 112 Fulton, 80 South Street (a future 1,000 footer) ...
Good times.
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