NEW YORK | 270 Park Ave | 1,389 FT | 57 FLOORS

[NYguy]

Originally Posted by Drcastro

Good point.

I suspect strongly that there must be mechanical levels below 52 that are not labeled in this diagram, especially given the way the façade is rendered. The changes in appearance look functional, not aesthetic.

Yes, there are. The floors they’re currently building are mechanical. You can see that from some of the earlier and other diagrams.

[NYguy]

Slightly different angle of that model, and the diamonds....











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Norman Foster & Partners have been a force behind the renewal of Park Avenue office space. As things are currently headed, he will have had a hand in 3 brand new towers on Park Avenue (425 Park, 270 Park, 350 Park). But he's also active in the other New York areas of development - 50 Hudson in Hudson Yards, 2 WTC Downtown, and 15 Penn in the upcoming Penn District. These are all enormous towers that have impact on the skyline.

On Park Avenue, they're trying to build in the context of what's already there, and has been there in the past.



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[NYguy]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CcxzSHELnUa/

[JMKeynes]

I really hope that GDS acquires 405 Park. It will be a huge missed opportunity if they don’t.

[NYguy]

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[NYguy]

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc8ONRZLlnB/

[NYguy]

NYC♥NYC

[JMKeynes]

I leaned today that Chase Bank was named after Salmon P. Chase, Lincoln’s masterful Treasury Secretary during most of the Civil War.

[NYguy]

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[Hudson11]

we can see in that last photo fireproofing has begun

[Raysiri]

Fireproofing has finally begun!

[Drcastro]

Is that a second hoist going up on the north side?

[pico44]

Originally Posted by NYguy

NYC♥NYC

I feel as like this Foster building will give more space to the terminus of Park Avenue and MetLife/The Helmsley. As much as I appreciated Bunshaft’s original, and Bunshaft in general, I remember feeling as if the previous skyscraper was too bulky for the space and pushed too far forward on the lot. The box canyon effect it created was definitely cool, I just think this—and the increased air at the base and the sliver of sky that will now be visible between JPM and MetLife— will be very significantly better

[pico44]

Originally Posted by tdawg

This might be my favorite Norman Foster design to date.

It’s up there for sure. No doubt. HSBC will always be my fave. It was one of the very first buildings that I fell in love with for being capital-A-architecture rather than for simply looking cool and tall

[UrbanImpact]

Originally Posted by pico44

It’s up there for sure. No doubt. HSBC will always be my fave. It was one of the very first buildings that I fell in love with for being capital-A-architecture rather than for simply looking cool and tall

HSBC in Hong Kong and Commerzbank in Frankfurt where some of my early favorites

[chris08876]

Credit: bkhights

[GertElim]

Could those white strips on the steel beams be an indication that cladding will start soon?

[Raysiri]

Originally Posted by GertElim

Could those white strips on the steel beams be an indication that cladding will start soon?

Yes.

[JACKinBeantown]

Originally Posted by Hudson11

we can see in that last photo fireproofing has begun

Are you talking about in the interior... above the streetlamps in the photo?

[Hudson11]

Yes the steel is a gray color instead of its previous ferrous appearance. Additionally, the tarp covering the exterior of the floor is a giveaway.