NEW YORK | One57 (Carnegie 57) | 1,005 FT | 75 FLOORS

[nycdagreatest]

Originally Posted by Onn

Hey, could someone get some pics of the site for us? Thanks.

here's a couple of pics I took today, sorry I didn't take more I was in a rush

[Onn]

^^
No problem, thanks for the pics! The site looks larger than I thought, this will be one large supertall. Looks like we’re going to need a camera and stick to get over the black trapped blockade.

[uaarkson]

This is going to be one hell of a canyon some day.

[RobertWalpole]

I agree. In addition to this tower, large new towers are planned on 57th Street at:

225 W 57th;
250 East 57th; and
57th and Park.

Not to mention, the Torre Verre is nearby.

[NYC4Life]

57th is the new 42nd street as far as canyon goes.

[kiwi_xiao]

Love NY City!!!!

[Dylan Leblanc]

Have we seen a rendering of this building yet? I'd like to see what it looks like but don't have time to check out the entire thread.

Also, is the roof height 1005 feet or is that the spire height? or do we even know if there is a spire?

[OneWorldTradeCenter]

Originally Posted by Dylan Leblanc

Have we seen a rendering of this building yet? I'd like to see what it looks like but don't have time to check out the entire thread.

Also, is the roof height 1005 feet or is that the spire height? or do we even know if there is a spire?

306m is the roof height. That told me a guy from CTBUH who visited the site. He also said, if the building has a spire, it will be much taller. But 306m is currently the correct figure and roof height. It needs to be updated here: http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=82104

[Ordo_]

Wait, this tower is actually under construction?

[Dylan Leblanc]

From the photo above (the one on the right) it looks like that site is being excavated.

btw, postmoderism is a good, no, great joke.

[Stratosphere]

Too bad. The surrounding buildings are so ugly.

[RobertWalpole]

Originally Posted by Stratosphere

Too bad. The surrounding buildings are so ugly.

The surrounding buildings are beautiful, detailed, pre-WWII buildings. You see the backs of them which were never intended to be visible to anyone and won't be visible again when the new tower rises.


I wonder if the height has been increased to 80 floors.

http://www.aabar.com/index.php?optio...n&limitstart=3

Monday, 03 May 2010
Aabar Properties

International Ventures

As for the most important projects outside UAE, whose development tasks shall be handed over to “Aabar Properties”, Eskiocak confirmed that the company had recently successfully finalized discussions to erect a hotel and resort project on the “Dead Sea” in Jordan, in addition to conducting discussions on developing another huge project in the same area, indicating that both projects shall be developed in synergy with King Abdulla II Fund, and he also indicated that the company had already a project under construction; an 80-storey building, which is situated in the heart of Manhattan in New York city, near the Fifth Avenue and Central Park junction. This building contains a luxurious hotel and apartments for sale that vary in size from one-bedroom to four-bedroom apartments in addition to two penthouse units.

55% of the apartments directly overlook the Central Part while 26% of the apartments have partial views of the Central Park.

He declared that the company shall adopt gradual expansion policies in line with achievements assessment.

[OneWorldTradeCenter]

It's really hard to bleive that there is a supertall U/C in NYC, and no rendering.

[NYguy]

Originally Posted by Dylan Leblanc

From the photo above (the one on the right) it looks like that site is being excavated.

Excavation was about a year and a half ago. They had been doing site prep work, but quietly moved into construction mode while permits were finalized.
However, even though the buildng is under construction, financing is not complete. Supposedly they are getting the hotel portion finalized.

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jeffreykreger

[OneWorldTradeCenter]

The completion date is 2012 (says CTBUH). Could this be true?

[NYguy]

Originally Posted by RobertWalpole

I wonder if the height has been increased to 80 floors.

http://www.aabar.com/index.php?optio...n&limitstart=3

he also indicated that the company had already a project under construction; an 80-storey building, which is situated in the heart of Manhattan in New York city, near the Fifth Avenue and Central Park junction.

These media types don't always get it right. They could be counting the sublevels. Plans filed with the buildings dept. list 75 above ground floors.

[kznyc2k]

2010.05.08

[Dac150]

It’s very possible that they are holding off releasing the renderings to the public until the financing is complete.

[kznyc2k]

^ That and the longer they hold off on releasing anything, the less time any anti-Tower Verre types have to bitch and whine.

[RobertWalpole]

Originally Posted by Dac150

It’s very possible that they are holding off releasing the renderings to the public until the financing is complete.

I was under the impression that Arabar is financing this.