NEW YORK | 15 Central Park West - 35 (2 Towers) | (2) 550 FT / 168 M | (2) 35 FLOORS - Page 7

NYguy · #**121** Posted **Feb 5, 2007, 1:28 PM**

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Originally Posted by MayDay

My contribution to the thread, from this past weekend:

Already one of the 8th Ave classics...

kznyc2k · #**122** Posted **Feb 5, 2007, 3:49 PM**

You mean a Central Park West classic.

Antares41 · #**123** Posted **Feb 5, 2007, 6:27 PM**

^ or even a Broadway classic!

-GR2NY- · #**124** Posted **Feb 5, 2007, 7:25 PM**

citigroup looks amazing in this one!!

http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/9837/dscf0021ve0.jpg

ramvid01 · #**125** Posted **Feb 5, 2007, 10:25 PM**

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Originally Posted by -GR2NY-

citigroup looks amazing in this one!!

http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/9837/dscf0021ve0.jpg

Citigroup, where?

The crane came down on this one btw. It was taking itself apart. Itll probably be gone by the end of the week.

NYguy · #**126** Posted **Feb 5, 2007, 11:29 PM**

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Originally Posted by kznyc2k

You mean a Central Park West classic.

Yeah, tomatoes, tomotoes....

, but CPW is more specific....I still refer to 59th as 59th (not CPS).

And I never refer to 6th Avenue as Avenue of the Americas.

kznyc2k · #**127** Posted **Feb 6, 2007, 3:15 AM**

Yeah, I had to call you on it

Seriously, I think that will be the one and only time this building will ever be referred to as being located on 8th Ave. 8th has gained much prestige over the last 5-10 years, but it's still got a waayyys to go before it can touch the cachet of CPW.

NYguy · #**128** Posted **Feb 6, 2007, 12:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by kznyc2k

Yeah, I had to call you on it

Seriously, I think that will be the one and only time this building will ever be referred to as being located on 8th Ave. 8th has gained much prestige over the last 5-10 years, but it's still got a waayyys to go before it can touch the cachet of CPW.

People who know CPW know its 8th Ave, even though CPW is the more accurate. It's more attitude than anything, a CPW address is always better. And it's location says it all - its on the Park.

NYguy · #**129** Posted **Feb 19, 2007, 2:28 PM**

The latest from 15 8th Avenue....nah, doesn't have the same ring to it..

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antinimby · #**130** Posted **Feb 19, 2007, 8:15 PM**

Pretty much as advertised.

This building gets more impressive the closer you get to it.

LostInTheZone · #**131** Posted **Feb 19, 2007, 9:23 PM**

fabulous! I love the setback crown. This building looks great viewed side-on.

NYguy · #**132** Posted **Feb 19, 2007, 11:58 PM**

If not for the visible signs of construction, I doubt anyone would believe this tower was just built.

Jularc · #**133** Posted **Feb 20, 2007, 12:13 AM**

This building looks fantastic! Deffenetly a new Central Park West Classic!

Edit: Wait I just saw that it has been said before in this thread.

Kroy Wen · #**134** Posted **Mar 8, 2007, 8:07 AM**

March 4th

bonus south

NYguy · #**135** Posted **Mar 8, 2007, 12:36 PM**

New York class...

NYguy · #**136** Posted **Mar 17, 2007, 11:49 AM**

Another new "classic" for the Upper Westside? Check the panoramic view on this one...
http://www.averyriverside.com/

trvlr70 · #**137** Posted **Mar 17, 2007, 2:38 PM**

This is the best quality building that has been constructed in the US in a good while. It will be an instant classic.

sfcity1 · #**138** Posted **Mar 17, 2007, 6:03 PM**

I wish the residential buildings in NYC were being built as large as the ones in Chicago. The buildings in chicago are going up between 600 feet and 1200 feet. Almost twice the size. Does something sound wrong with wanting NYC to build residential buidlings as tall and complex as Chicago?

NYRY85 · #**139** Posted **Mar 17, 2007, 7:46 PM**

..do we really need to?

id vouch CPW better than any u/c in Chicago, height doesnt matter.

antinimby · #**140** Posted **Mar 17, 2007, 8:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by sfcity1

I wish the residential buildings in NYC were being built as large as the ones in Chicago. The buildings in chicago are going up between 600 feet and 1200 feet. Almost twice the size. Does something sound wrong with wanting NYC to build residential buidlings as tall and complex as Chicago?

I agree but unfortunately NY is backwards as compared to Chicago and often gives into height-fearing NIMBYs, so zoning is much more stricter here.

I don't know the exact situation over there in Chicago, but in NY each plot is allotted only a certain amount of buildable space called FAR's.

Some sites have very low FARs and I'd be willing to bet that even the highest ones in NY doesn't come close to those allowed in Chicago.

Therefore, to reach the heights as those in Chicago, it would take a massing of a huge plot of land, which is not only a very difficult task to do but nearly impossible to make it economically worthwhile.