NEW YORK | 785 8th Ave | 566 FT / 173 M | 42 FLOORS | T/O - Page 2

NYC2ATX · #21 Posted **Oct 3, 2008, 2:05 AM**

Nice! It looks pretty clean and finished, but it's still giant ad-friendly.

NYC4Life · #22 Posted **Oct 31, 2008, 7:52 PM**

By: rudynorff - Skyscrapercity

Zerton · #23 Posted **Nov 1, 2008, 1:48 AM**

wtf were they thinking with that blank side? Totally ruins what could have been a very nice building.

antinimby · #24 Posted **Nov 1, 2008, 2:04 AM**

What were they thinking? Well, they were thinking about structural integrity, that's what.

It's good to have buildings that will stand up when there's a slight breeze.

Busy Bee · #25 Posted **Nov 1, 2008, 6:09 PM**

Again with this silly worry about a blank wall. FACT: The developer anticipates a development on the Brazil Grill site which will more than likely cover much of the north face of 785.

antinimby · #26 Posted **Jan 31, 2009, 6:50 PM**

1/30/2009

NYguy · #27 Posted **Feb 1, 2009, 1:16 AM**

One of the nicer slender towers...

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NYC2ATX · #28 Posted **Feb 1, 2009, 10:34 PM**

Yea I happen to think that the design on the blank face makes it look like it has a normal windowed facade anyway. I like it!

Boquillas · #29 Posted **Feb 1, 2009, 11:15 PM**

I like it. The windowless side doesn't bother me. Blank walls on highrises are unfashionable at the moment, but that doesn't mean they're forever bad. There's something about the asymmetry and the oblique denial of one's expectations I find appealing.

-ZT- · #30 Posted **Feb 2, 2009, 3:55 AM**

I like it, especially how the balcony slides from one side of the building to the other - I didn't see that detail in the render.

Judging from its location, I don't find it unlikely that another tall structure will rise on its side to cover the concrete wall.

chex · #31 Posted **Feb 2, 2009, 6:50 AM**

very nice! i didnt remember at the first, but now i remember wich tower was it... long time without seen updates for me on this one... very nice final result, love it...

NYguy · #32 Posted **Feb 12, 2009, 7:06 AM**

ajc3

NYguy · #33 Posted **Mar 5, 2009, 2:20 AM**

A peek at the sliver from above...

SGEHagelstein

NYguy · #34 Posted **Apr 11, 2009, 11:48 AM**

This building had green lighting a few weeks back, so I'm assuming they've finished, but haven't paid much attention to it. Here's more news from curbed.com
http://curbed.com/archives/2009/04/0...r_61m.php#more

Eighth Avenue's New Sliver Building: 45 Apartments for $61M

Monday, April 6, 2009, by Joey

One of the strangest buildings to rise during the boom, 785 Eighth Avenue has stood for months in a nearly completed state without giving off so much as a whisper as to when the building will go on sale. But architect Ismael Leyva's 43-story sliver building, which combines a whole lot of glass with what we like to call the Great Wall of Hell's Kitchen—though some prefer Hell's Needle—is finally creeping out into the open. Sorta. Actually, make that Sorrento. A Curbed tipster fills us in on this curious tale:

785 8th ave has always been somewhat of a mystery. I heard it quickly sold out to international investors...but I just noticed it popped up on StreetEasy as 306 West 48th being marketed as Sorrento. Their website is sort of unclear what exactly is going on. They have a partnership with a corporate housing company, so perhaps all of the units are for investment only? There is a Brown Harris Stevens listing for 45 unit package at 61 million, which gives the price range for the units.

Yep, this is a weird one. Based on the website and the listing, the building—sometimes referred to as S48—is a project of Sorrento Asset Management, a Dublin-based investment firm that bought corporate housing company BridgeStreet Worldwide, which has a 15-year lease on the units (all 122?!). However, the 45-unit portfolio listed by Brown Harris Stevens—eight studios, 33 1BRs, four 2BRs—says the lease agreement is optional. Will any of the building's units actually make it to the open market? The mystery continues!

colemonkee · #35 Posted **Apr 11, 2009, 11:00 PM**

Ha! Despite all of the unabashed geekery, those rooftop shots are amazing.

rapid_business · #36 Posted **Apr 11, 2009, 11:32 PM**

Beautiful. Although not pumped about the giant blank canvas, the rest of the building is amazing.

NYguy · #37 Posted **Apr 12, 2009, 11:01 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by colemonkee

Ha! Despite all of the unabashed geekery, those rooftop shots are amazing.

LOL, skyscrapers can have that effect on some people...

Thymant · #38 Posted **Apr 14, 2009, 12:46 AM**

Simply amazing, and the blank wall does not look that nad to me since it has been painted.

avngingandbright · #39 Posted **Apr 16, 2009, 4:34 PM**

On the plus side, that blank wall means that nobody will ever complain when the site or sites north of the building get developed in the future; i.e., 21st Century NIMBYs.

Sandy · #40 Posted **May 3, 2009, 7:08 AM**

04/24/09