NEW YORK | Highrise Developments Compilation Thread

[M II A II R II K]

New York General Development Thread

SSP's Map of NYC Developments

Topped out - The building has reached its final height yet is still adding on structural elements
Under Construction - The building is rising, beginning with driving of the piles in the ground
Site Prep - The site is being prepared for construction, anywhere between site clearance and until the point where building elements (e.g. piles) are installed
Proposed - The building's development before anything physical happens on the site, including anything between a rough proposal, approval, etc
On Hold - The building has been under construction at one point yet all work is suspended; parenthesis indicate at which point work has stopped



1,000+ FT

Freedom Tower - 1 WTC | 1,776' Pinnacle / 1,368' Roof | 108 FLOORS | U/C - Downtown

200 Greenwich - 2 WTC | 1,358' Pinnacle / 1,278' Roof | 78 FLOORS | U/C - Downtown

175 Greenwich - 3 WTC | 1,240' Pinnacle / 1,147' Roof | 71 FLOORS | U/C - Downtown

15 Penn Plaza | 1,216 FT - 66 FLOORS | PROPOSED - Midtown South

Tower Verre | 1,155 FT / 352 M | 75 FLOORS | PROPOSED - Midtown

Manhattan West | 1,216 FT - 66 FLOORS | 935 FT - 60 FLOORS | PROPOSED - Far West Side

World Product Centre | 1,011 FT / 308 M | 60 FLOORS | PROPOSED, LIKELY CANCELLED - Far West Side

Carnegie 57 - 157 W 57th St | 1,005 FT | U/C - Midtown

The Girasole | 1,000 FT / 305 M | 67 FLOORS | PROPOSED - Far West Side



900+ FT

150 Greenwich - 4 WTC - 975 ft - Downtown

One Madison Avenue - 937 ft - Midtown South

30 Park Place - 912 ft - Downtown

800+ FT

Beekman Place - 867 ft - Downtown

56 Leonard - 821 ft (foundations complete) - Downtown

700+ FT

360 10th Ave - 774 ft - Far West Side

250 E 57th - 715 ft - Midtown

50 West St - 714 ft (site cleared)

Shangri-La Hotel - 709 ft - Midtown

600+ FT

Nobu Tower - 650 ft (site cleared) - Downtown

123 Washington - 631 ft - Downtown

440 W 42nd St - 617 ft - Midtown West

Atelier II - 617 ft - Midtown West

Eventi / 839 6th Ave - 614 ft - Midtown South

131 - 139 W 45th St. - about 600 ft - Midtown

Silvercup West - 600 - 537 - 517 ft - Queens

500+ FT

Tower 111 / 885 6th Ave - 554 ft - Midtown

70 West 45th St - 514 ft - Midtown

Below 500 FT

150 Amsterdam Ave - 470 ft - Upper West Side

Clinton Park - 387 ft - Clinton (Midtown)

510 Madison Ave - 386 ft - Midtown

80 Dekalb - 365 ft - Brooklyn

23 East 22nd St - 335 ft - Midtown South

Gotham Center (Phase 1) - 325 ft - Queens

Completed

Bank Of America - 1,200' Pinnacle / 881' Roof - Midtown - New thread for discussion

Goldman Sachs HQ - 749 ft - Downtown

Riverplace II - 653 ft - Midtown West

The Setai / 400 Fifth Ave - 631 ft - Midtown South

One Madison Park - 617 ft - Midtown South

11 Times Square - 600 ft - Midtown West

785 8th Avenue - 566 ft - Midtown West

The Brooklyner - 514 ft - Brooklyn

Toren - 397 ft - Brooklyn

InterContinental New York Times Square Hotel - 307 ft - Midtown West



The original development map by photolitherland; decided to keep it since it includes historic districts


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3214/...354b73b8_o.jpg

[CoolCzech]

Thank you!

No more "bitching" from this corner...

[M II A II R II K]

This is also a boom rundown thread to report any updates, especially since there's a 600 FT minimum requirement for NY threads now.

[aluminum]

Originally Posted by Dalton

What the midtown skyline needs now is two or three 1500+ footers. And by that, I mean roof height!

Not gonna happen anytime soon... 1500'+ roof is too tall for New York.

[philvia]

it'll happen eventually.. when space is even more starved than now

[photoLith]

Thought you guys might find this interesting even though you are squabbling over what happened to the old thread. This is a map I painstakingly made of the historic districts in midtown and downtown in which no new skyscrapers can go up and historic preservation is to be upheld. There was no map showing all of the preservation areas together so I made one and it is very very accurate. There are always debates on these forums over the preservation of old buildings and this shows you that NYC will still have plenty of preserved areas for generations to come. The green areas are newly added preservation areas. If you guys want a map of all the boroughs and such I can make one. It will take about a day or so to do it as locating the maps is hard and then putting them on google Earth accurately is even harder.

[NYC4Life]

Originally Posted by aluminum

Not gonna happen anytime soon... 1500'+ roof is too tall for New York.

No tower is ever too tall for New York. Just ask the folks who built the Empire State Building back in 1931. Only NIMBYs oppose anything of "Significant" height.

[Lecom]

Fascinating map. Thanks for that. Clearly illustrates why 56 Leonard was allowed to be almost 800 feet tall, as it's to be located on a site sandwiched between two historical areas.

[photoLith]

Originally Posted by Lecom

Fascinating map. Thanks for that. Clearly illustrates why 56 Leonard was allowed to be almost 800 feet tall, as it's to be located on a site sandwiched between two historical areas.

Thanks so much, I updated it up above because there were are a couple new districts added since I had made it and they are in green.

[Lecom]

How did you get the info anyway?

[photoLith]

Well I went to the NYC historic commission website and they have individual maps of each historic district but they didnt have one of all of them together so it wasnt of much use. I then traced the maps onto google earth.

[CoolCzech]

I think Aluminum had NIMBYs in mind when he posted that.

It is an interesting question: how much is too much for NYC? I'm not sure I'd like to see a 5,000 foot monstrosity in the center of Manhattan. 1,500 feet on the other hand... hey, what's the problem?

[NYC4Life]

I agree, a 5,000 footer would only be ideal in areas like Dubai, but NYC really needs a tower or 2 to compliment the ESB and the new WTC.

[Dac150]

^^^That'll happen with Manhattan West, Tower Verre, and Hudson Yards.

BofA to me is just another tower. In other cities it might be a big deal (skyline wise), but in Midtown Manhattan it's simply just another tower. I'm saying that not to be critical, because I love this building, but its impact is limited.

I like to think of this building, along with NYT, as a taste of what is yet to come in the skyline.

[photoLith]

Why does NYC not build anything taller? I mean it being the city of the world would it not seem logical then that it should have something comparable to the chicago spire? Or is terrorism still terrorizing developers?

[Dac150]

Originally Posted by photolitherland

Why does NYC not build anything taller? I mean it being the city of the world would it not seem logical then that it should have something comparable to the chicago spire?

All in good time. There are plenty of tall towers yet to come, and as I said, consider towers such as the BofA and NYT just a taste of what is yet to come. You have Hudson Yards, Manhattan West, Sherwood, GiraSole, Tower Verre, and plenty of potentials on the Westside. Not to mention to WTC, and the other Downtown tall ones on the way (Beekman, 80 South, 30 Park Place).

[Lecom]

I'm trying to add detailed descriptions for each building to make the thread more comprehensive. Added just the stuff for the WTC as a trial run. I think the format of thread name + info + 1 pic (to keep it less cluttered) should suffice. What do yall think?

edit: updated the rest of the supertalls

[tdawg]

Tower Verre must be built! It's seriously the most exciting proposal in the city IMO.

[Lecom]

Rounded up whatever projects above 600 ft seemed to be missing and listed them in height order. Next step - modifying each in the same way as the supertalls and referencing threads for buildings under 600 ft.

[CoolCzech]

Originally Posted by photolitherland

Why does NYC not build anything taller? I mean it being the city of the world would it not seem logical then that it should have something comparable to the chicago spire? Or is terrorism still terrorizing developers?

Well, it WILL have something comparable to the Chicago Spire: the FT, "only" 88 percent the height of the CS! Not to mention, it will have 3 supertall/near-supertall companions, to boot... and a 900 footer practically across the street (99 Church Street). Too bad no other city in the world has anything comparable to THAT...
(not to mention that the FT is... you know... actually getting built)