NEW YORK | Central Park Tower (Nordstrom)| 1,550 FT | 131 FLOORS

[JZeig1]

Originally Posted by NYguy

This tower will be the tallest in Midtown, with or without the spire. It will stand above the Empire State, One Vanderbilt, 111 W. 57th, 30 Hudson, the Chrysler, 53W53, BofA, all towers that have an apex with variations on the New York spire/crown that the skyline is known for, all standing above row after row of boxes (people don't generally think of buildings like the GE, Met Life, Chase, as skyline defining towers).

The New York skyline is seen from a number of angles, most often not the ones we generally think of. This building will matter more than others because it will be the most visible. As is currently planned, the apex doesn't do this city or it's skyline justice. But it will be what it will be. It will be thrown into the mix same as the others. It just should have been a better representation of a skyline defining tower in New York.

BRAVO!!! I've been reading Ur post for a while. 1 of Ur best.

[City Wide]

Originally Posted by Prezrezc

What we have here is the tallest of NYC's new crop of giants striking an incredibly difficult, yet IMO seamless balance between profound subtlety and sheer verticality.

I say top-out by Memorial Day at the latest.

Memorial Day in what year?

[streetscaper]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/528360...n/photostream/

[excel]

Amazing photo.

[NYguy]

Originally Posted by JZeig1

BRAVO!!! I've been reading Ur post for a while. 1 of Ur best.

I agree, lol.

Originally Posted by excel

Amazing photo.

Give it a couple of years, it'll be 10 times as amazing. Here's another for a sense of scale...



Michael Lee


And the circle...

[NYguy]

For the people worrying about the lack of sun in the park, the shadows these towers will bring...


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[chris08876]

Credit: Emoglez

[gramsjdg]

Looks like the core is about 5 floors above the cantilever...

[NYguy]

I still predict that blank wall will be covered, similar to what was done with 3 Manhattan West.

[City Wide]

Originally Posted by gramsjdg

Looks like the core is about 5 floors above the cantilever...

for some reason I thought the cantilever was suppose to be some staggering distance, like 20 feet. What these photos show doesn't look like such a big deal. Is there more to come?

[ILNY]

December 10




February 20, one floor in over two months. We are watching snail race between 1CP and 111 W 57th.

[chris08876]

Credit: dmitriy_padabed

[NYguy]

Marion LARGUIER





Madeleine (nmp)

[streetscaper]

It looks like there's a lot more yellow formwork up top now, right?

[NYguy]

Originally Posted by streetscaper

It looks like there's a lot more yellow formwork up top now, right?

From a few weeks ago...


Brandon Nagle

[jl4069]

Originally Posted by streetscaper

It looks like there's a lot more yellow formwork up top now, right?

Yes this is pretty new. Within the last few weeks. Tough to tell if they are going to move this upwards in a significant way or if they are working part time. j

[Zapatan]

Finally it looks like there's some progress, not a ton, but better than nothing.

[Mr Saturn64]

And to think that in some time, we'll look back at these pictures of this building as a small slab of concrete while we look at it as part of the skyline as a greater hole... time flies...

[chris08876]

Credit: nyc1

[Zapatan]

Okay glass is there, now it's officially really exciting