Hi DC150,
Seeing that you are quite serious about this project (you have mentioned working on it for 5 years), of yours I would therefore also like to give some input and suggestions on what to improve to your design.
I really like the 5* Cassidy NY Hotel, especially the top, so would advise keeping the design. The observation deck of Tower 2 is quite interesting, perhaps ask yourself could it have an alternative use? Could this structure connect to the tallest structure in some way like you have done shown in your pictures? it would be interesting if it did.
With the tallest structure I believe it would be very interesting to see it in context with the surrounding buildings just to compare it with them. I feel it will add a different impression to NY never seen before in terms of proportions and dimensions relative to that of other buildings. For example, it appears so thin because its proportions relative to its height and base is significantly greater than usual. It does strike a resemblance to the WTC however, which may give a wrong impression. Nevertheless, it does pose curiosity and questions upon the viewer as to why such a design of this nature should have been.
Are there ways you could maximize effective use of space within your design? I see a lot of space on the ground level that may perhaps include extensions to one or more of the existing structures. Or you could incorporate additional functions in those space that will make it more interesting.
Although not a fan of the architectural style myself I am fascinated how it will look like in real life, perhaps you could add a few more pictures maybe of models/sketch drawings/coloured rendering/a montage, detailed plans, sections, elevations, that give us more of an idea of your proposal in context, that will in effect help us to give better and more varied input into the development of the design. Perhaps it will look good if the black casing facade will look impressive if it were to have a marble/reflective quality to it, rather than a block-solid black that alone, can intuitively make it unfriendly to the eye (a contrast of a brighter colour such as white, will reverse this effect). Since at the moment google sketchup does not appear to be the best tool to reflect upon the true intentions of your work, please do show us varying modes of mediums as well. It would be nice to see some real life block modellings too showing the spaces inside.
Edit: I forgot to mention, with the snapshots of your googlesketchup models, it maybe additionally helpful for us, if you could do short annotations to the various parts of the model to better explain what they are and how it is used? Arrows leading from the annotations to the parts of the model will be a good way to do represent this. I would also like to know how high and how wide the structures and the base are in meters
I agree with some of the others here about the fountain, and the issues with lack of trees. Circular structures are intuitively seen as more friendlier (hence the reason why most fountains are round). Trees can provide air in an area that lacks a fresh supply of it.
You have to start asking yourself whether such a design is socially, economically, and environmentally sustainable (the three stools of sustainability), will you test your designs to see if it will bring people together socially rather than turn them away? Will this be financially practical in terms of construction costs and maintenance? What impact will the construction/maintenance/function have on the surrounding environment? How will you go about addressing these issues?
Green architecture is becoming more popular in this age, maybe try experimenting in incorporating green design into the two towers (as mentioned earlier, the sky lobbies could serve as some sort of natural preserve). Or formulate a strategy to conserve energy, or benefit the environment in some way.
Don't forget to always, ask yourself whether you have justified clearly your intentions over the design of your proposal, have you clarified in detail valid reasoning over the decisions you have made? Is your design rational, logical?
I see a few sculptures there, but do they make sense? There appears a pyramid but serves no inherent (useful) function other than to be looked at and become some sort thing to fill in a void, would it perform in any other way? i.e. Storage space, somewhere to sit, electrical generator installment etc. Also it seems a little out of place as well.
Lastly, I would advise that you print out all our suggestions, and stick them in some sort of sketchbook so you can look back and work alongside them (that's what I do
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We look forward to see how your project evolves and progresses over the course of time
Regards,
Imperar
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Come on guys, how about some replies. All this work and just one.............................
Hi Dac , being quite a noob i spent some time not long ago trying to find every available SU project in the forums , i thought i had seen them all but a few obviously snuck by . maybe chuck a link to this thread in your posts -thats how i found a lot of other peoples threads 
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