NEW YORK | 126 East 57th Street | 345 FT | 31 FLOORS

Did we discuss this here in this other thread?

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Did we discuss this here in this other thread?

OK, yes … I see now. It is a safety measure. If someone from above falls - they get impaled on the spike. YIKES… :roll_eyes:

NEW YORK | The Cortland (555 W 22nd St) | 250 FT | 26 FLOORS Completed

That’s what I was thinking.

Earlier today


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Very ODA-esque

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Er, what does that mean, for us mortals?

Concrete staggered cubes are ODA’s signature style
two examples from Brooklyn and Queens:


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Thank you, as usual. Now I will try to remember this. :man_white_haired:

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I like all,of these ODA cantilever buildings but at some point I think they are going to have to find a new shtick, at least in NYC.

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Yes, they seem to be in a rut when it comes to creativity.

In my opinion, ODA is the Mondrian of Architecture. I never tire of the various compositions, the various sizes and shapes, of all those ‘boxes’ we see in either a work by Mondrian or ODA.

Their may be a distinct difference between the ‘Fine Arts’ and ‘Architecture’ - but sometimes a work of architecture rises to the status of Fine Art.

I recently noticed that the facade of the Art Students League building on 57th street has three words etched in stone: Painting, Architecture, Sculpture. The inclusion of the word ‘Architecture’ reminds us all that Architecture is also a ‘Fine Art’.

These cubic buildings’ by ODA are like the work of Mondrian; each one unique, each one a work of Fine Art.

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This one here on 57th Street is one of their best. :star_struck:


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Juicy Cube

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Between the new buildings going up on the west side of Lexington at 55th and 56th, along with the recently opened old folks’ home on the east side of Lex at 56th as well as the student housing at the former Doubletree at Lex/51st, that Juicy Cube will be getting lots of new business.

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@Waymond_Womano totally & where can I invest? I wonder what smoothies going for nowadays, $15-20?

This is one of the best ODA has done thus far.

I find the outer Form of these ODA cubic buildings quite attractive; and I do also suspect there is more to these buildings than meets the eye.
Those boxy set-backs on the exterior create individualized apartments on the interior: most apartment thus having different floor plans, ceiling heights, and terraces. I think this varied (and exclusive) aspect of the condo apartments brings lot of added value to the end product.

These type of ODA cubic buildings are done quite often; most likely because they are not only PRETTY, they are SMART too. :star_struck:

BTW. I have 4 posts on this topic, click on my infoshare tag above to view - and you can visit my instagram too. :wink: :wink:

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