NEW YORK | 53W53 (Tower Verre) | 1,050 FT / 320 M | 73 FLOORS - Page 117

mrnyc · #**2321** Posted **Feb 25, 2015, 4:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by JR Ewing

I don't think NY and Paris are rivals. They are like siblings with an affinity for one another, just like NY and London. After all, they are the three best cities in the world.

*sounds of tokyo clearing it's throat*

so is construction finally supposed to get underway this spring, yes?

also, does anybody know where the sales office will be located?

hunser · #**2322** Posted **Feb 25, 2015, 4:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by mrnyc

so is construction finally supposed to get underway this spring, yes?

The tower is already under construction, piling is ongoing and caissons are placed.

mrnyc · #**2323** Posted **Feb 25, 2015, 5:14 PM**

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Originally Posted by hunser

The tower is already under construction, piling is ongoing and caissons are placed.

yeah but above the ground in spring then. i read that somewhere.

NYguy · #**2324** Posted **Feb 26, 2015, 12:39 AM**

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Originally Posted by QUEENSNYMAN

Great article NYguy , just have one question has Tower Verre increased by 8 Feet? The article said: A few blocks south, the 1,058-foot-tall, Jean Nouvel-designed 53W53 tower, just asking.

Don't know. It's still 1,050 ft as far as I know. It's possible that there was a case made when the permit was renewed, maybe they needed an extra 8 ft for mechanical means. Who knows.

NYguy · #**2325** Posted **Feb 28, 2015, 5:01 AM**

February 27, 2015

It's a very exciting time right now watching these two "fraternal twins" being born...

ILNY · #**2326** Posted **Mar 2, 2015, 4:37 PM**

2.28.15

Soon, TV will dominate on the 2 pictures below.

Excavation has started and its progressing along with piling.

NYguy · #**2327** Posted **Mar 3, 2015, 1:00 PM**

Rise, my pretty, rise...

mrnyc · #**2328** Posted **Mar 3, 2015, 3:09 PM**

ah ok. there it is. i dk if that will be above ground by spring. maybe summer. good to see action though!

photoLith · #**2329** Posted **Mar 3, 2015, 4:56 PM**

Thought this tower was never going to rise for a while...

Design-mind · #**2330** Posted **Mar 3, 2015, 7:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by photoLith

Thought this tower was never going to rise for a while...

I thought the same. I was sure Amanda Burden was going to screw it all up.

ILNY · #**2331** Posted **Apr 15, 2015, 5:00 AM**

Excavation continues.

NYguy · #**2332** Posted **Apr 16, 2015, 4:15 AM**

Not a beautiful site, but give it a couple of years...

NYguy · #**2333** Posted **Apr 18, 2015, 1:25 AM**

http://nypost.com/2015/04/16/20-must...c-this-season/

April 16, 2015

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With Jean Nouvel designing the exterior of this 1,058-foot-high tower at 53 W. 53rd St., and Thierry Despont handling its interior architecture, it’s impossible to ignore
the property’s star quality. And adding to the glitz are three floors of dedicated MoMA exhibition space.

The building will have 139 units from 1,400 to over 7,500 square feet. A number of specific unit and building details have yet to be released, but if the prices are any
indication, this building is going to bolster Midtown’s luxury market in a big way. Asking prices will start at $3 million and go north of $50 million. Keep an eye out for
sales launching this spring. Lucky buyers, your initial occupancy is slated for late 2018.

hunser · #**2334** Posted **Apr 18, 2015, 2:06 AM**

^ That's the second time I read about this 1,058' figure. I wonder where it's coming from ...

HiRiser · #**2335** Posted **Apr 19, 2015, 1:07 AM**

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Originally Posted by ILNY

Excavation continues.

This site is tight.

mrnyc · #**2336** Posted **Apr 19, 2015, 11:42 PM**

if true 1,058 puts it in a tie with Q1 in australia

DCReid · #**2337** Posted **Apr 23, 2015, 10:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by mrnyc

if true 1,058 puts it in a tie with Q1 in australia

Interesting... Wilkipedia states that CitySpire on West 56th street exceeded its 'alloted' height by 14 feet and the building had to compensate the city. I wonder what would happen if Tower Verre is indeed 1058 and not 1050?

rothko · #**2338** Posted **Apr 30, 2015, 1:38 AM**

Definitely my favorite current New York proposal. I love when a skyscraper is open to the public, especially in a manner as functional as annexing the MoMA. The support system in the facade is functional and to the point, but who says that can't be poetic?

go go white sox · #**2339** Posted **Apr 30, 2015, 4:02 PM**

I really like this design one of my favorite currently under construction in all the USA. Hello from Chicago!

NYguy · #**2340** Posted **May 12, 2015, 4:30 PM**

Nice...

http://www.wallpaper.com/architectur...ne/8846#117567