NEW YORK | 111 W 57th St | 1,428 FT | 85 FLOORS - Page 36

wilfredo267 · #**701** Posted **Apr 4, 2014, 9:01 PM**

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Originally Posted by sbarn

^^ I don't know if I would call that excavation...

That photo was taken in March though so l would imagine that they would have made more progress.

ILNY · #**702** Posted **Apr 5, 2014, 1:34 AM**

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Originally Posted by sbarn

^^ I don't know if I would call that excavation...

You are right, this is mini excavation done by mini construction equipment.
Anyway, most of the work on the site will be demolition not excavation. I will try to get more pictures next weekend.

WonderlandPark · #**703** Posted **Apr 5, 2014, 3:31 AM**

You can rent one of those little loaders for a couple hundred a day....Hardly evidence...jeez I want this tower to go vertical, best supertall design proposal in NYC IMO.

Danielson27 · #**704** Posted **Apr 5, 2014, 7:45 PM**

Agreed love this tower...I thought I should post a few of these here. The future of the skyline is bright!. I made models of 111 west 57th street,520 Park Avenue, 220 Central Park south, tower verre, 432 park avenue, one57

NYguy · #**705** Posted **Apr 5, 2014, 8:10 PM**

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Originally Posted by JayPro

No...no "deep breaths" when you suddenly introduce into the converstion *all the more* of a reson for all the Nervious Nellies around here to start hyperventilating again.

All the nervous nelllies should know by now that designs, especially of this scope, are always being tweaked.

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Originally Posted by sbarn

Just curious, is this actually true? Has anyone actually seen construction activity on site?

Why would it not be?

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Originally Posted by Submariner

I'll be in that area on Sunday and all 6'3" of me can try and peer over the fence and see what is going on. Perhaps someone can take a look at it sooner, though.

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Originally Posted by ILNY

most of the work on the site will be demolition not excavation. I will try to get more pictures next weekend.

Right. As you all already know, this project involves more than just digging a hole. There is much to be done, and if they've begun, they've begun. But let me just state that even if nothing had begun on site, in no way would the development be "languishing", and applies to both this site and the Tower Verre site for those concerned about that one.

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Originally Posted by Danielson27

The gap with 432 is why I want a tower of 900 ft or so at the 31 W. 57th street sight.

toddguy · #**706** Posted **Apr 5, 2014, 8:26 PM**

These images are like porn. This and Torre Verre must get built.

gttx · #**707** Posted **Apr 5, 2014, 8:29 PM**

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Originally Posted by JayPro

No...no "deep breaths" when you suddenly introduce into the converstion *all the more* of a reson for all the Nervious Nellies around here to start hyperventilating again.
Why would the architects have gone through all this presentation reigamarole inf they were *even at this point* unsure of what the thing would *even remotely* look like???

Enough with the hysterics. This building will look like the images. There are still lots of details to work out, but nothing fundamental is changing.

My point was that construction documents are not ready for the building (I get the impression that they still aren't through 100% DD), so even if JDS was ready to pour concrete tomorrow we just aren't at that stage yet. The design and documentation phase is still ongoing.

Why all the presentations? They want the buzz, the publicity, the prestige. Why buy a place a One57 for $80 million when you could hold out for an even sexier place down the street?

Sorry that the dog and pony show isn't geared towards nit-pickers on the Internet.

Submariner · #**708** Posted **Apr 5, 2014, 8:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by Danielson27

Agreed love this tower...I thought I should post a few of these here. The future of the skyline is bright!. I made models of 111 west 57th street,520 Park Avenue, 220 Central Park south, tower verre, 432 park avenue, one57

Awesome work. Please keep it up!

Submariner · #**709** Posted **Apr 5, 2014, 8:56 PM**

Does 31w 57th street include that dumpy building three over from the Plaza? I know it was recently sold and I believe the rumors were that it would eventually be demolished for an ultra luxury tower...

McSky · #**710** Posted **Apr 5, 2014, 9:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by Submariner

Does 31w 57th street include that dumpy building three over from the Plaza? I know it was recently sold and I believe the rumors were that it would eventually be demolished for an ultra luxury tower...

That's the Park Lane Hotel, which is on CPS. Not part of the 31 W 57th deal.

Submariner · #**711** Posted **Apr 5, 2014, 10:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by McSky

That's the Park Lane Hotel, which is on CPS. Not part of the 31 W 57th deal.

Ahh. Thanks. Any news regarding that?

McSky · #**712** Posted **Apr 6, 2014, 1:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by Submariner

Ahh. Thanks. Any news regarding that?

Here's the thread. Just two pages so far:

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=208092

Perklol · #**713** Posted **Apr 6, 2014, 6:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by Danielson27

Agreed love this tower...I thought I should post a few of these here. The future of the skyline is bright!. I made models of 111 west 57th street,520 Park Avenue, 220 Central Park south, tower verre, 432 park avenue, one57

Amazing work Danielson.

chris08876 · #**714** Posted **Apr 6, 2014, 7:20 PM**

^^^

This is making me so impatient. Its like waiting on the 24th of December for gifts, I want it!!! Can't wait to see this one in person in the future.

King DenCity · #**715** Posted **Apr 7, 2014, 2:35 AM**

I know, it looks so damn Beautiful!!!

Hudson11 · #**716** Posted **Apr 7, 2014, 6:25 AM**

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpo...postcount=1188

NYC2ATX · #**717** Posted **Apr 7, 2014, 7:38 AM**

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Originally Posted by Danielson27

I know you guys won't mind me reposting at least one of these to comment on real quick...but after having just moved to Austin (another American hotbed of development) things like this make me excited for the New York I will witness on visits towards the end of the decade (and this isn't even including Hudson Yards, Manhattan West, the GCT-area rezoning, etc). We will usher in the 2020s in grand style.

NYguy · #**718** Posted **Apr 7, 2014, 9:16 AM**

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Originally Posted by gttx

Enough with the hysterics. This building will look like the images. There are still lots of details to work out, but nothing fundamental is changing.

My point was that construction documents are not ready for the building (I get the impression that they still aren't through 100% DD), so even if JDS was ready to pour concrete
tomorrow we just aren't at that stage yet. The design and documentation phase is still ongoing.

But beyond that, there is still much to do here. Both interior and exterior portions of the building are landmarked, and portions of the building are in the process of being altered/demolished.

The lowrise portion in the background will be demolished, but more of the building will be left intact due to revisions from Landmarks. That alone has altered the design.
There are other details that are still being worked out, for example revisions to the design on the façade (see below)...

April 6, 2014

Slight change to design on the façade...

http://jdsdevelopmentgroup.com/portf...t-57th-street/

NYguy · #**719** Posted **Apr 9, 2014, 12:30 PM**

1,397 ft? At least a couple of the heights are off, so who knows...

http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/20...-new-york-city

JayPro · #**720** Posted **Apr 9, 2014, 12:32 PM**

To rooftop I think they mean?