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Originally Posted by NYguy
Well, this is an actual spire, one that was not just "tacked on". It was integrated into the design, so much so that an element of it remains. It clearly was no awkward pole. The design could have been much better, but that was no tack on, and was much better designed for the tower than what they did with the Trump Tower Chicago.
But they could tack on a large antenna for all I care. As it is now, the building is as dull at 1,500 ft tower as you can get on the skyline.
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Oh ok... I didn't realize how the spire is a continuation of the design feature of the crown. Yeah, that's at least not just some mast propped up there.
I guess I'd really just like to see a new NYC supertall with the classic taper form, culminating in a spire that's a continuation of the building's form... rather than a flat roof with a very thin spire jutting up.
As for dullness... yeah, I guess it is, huh? I really keep trying to like it more... and from some of the angles looking up at the cantilevered side, it can look pretty cool. But in total on the skyline?... for 1,500 ft, it doesn't really get the blood stirring.
At least we have the other new neighborhood standouts to admire.