Oh, spires. Never mind. But this building would have to have 330 more feet of building to get that high. I think it looks great the way it is, and if it were that tall it would look great. It could actually have a whole other section with 300 more feet. Its design doesn’t want a spire though. It’s beautiful as is.
To reply directly to LucasDoLivramento, I think that’s just a lot more building to get that high. As I mentioned above, 300 feet isn’t a small amount, especially because it gets more difficult and more expensive to build the higher you go. Elevator shafts, lifting the materials, etc.
I like how this and 270 park are both narrow on one side and wide on the other, to match the city blocks. It reminds me of the Empire State Building and that whole era of setback-massed towers
1646 is the maximum possible, but the height hasn’t been finalized and won’t be until the tower has finished going through the approvals process.
If I understand the situation correctly, this is due to the complexity of the site. Changes to the design such as setbacks (which the city might require before giving approval) could radically change the way the tower is engineered and its overall profile.
Right but the point is, even the diagrams are only showing us one of many possible permutations. As frustrating as it may be for members of this forum, at this stage there is no height.
I don’t think that’s accurate. I believe that Blackstone will be the tenant. If it takes a year to demolish the existing hotel and five years to build, it should be done by 2028, assuming that demo starts in 2022.
I hope the bottom of the crown remains arched like in the first renders. These latest ones have a flat base for the lattice. The arched design is a nice Chrysler Building reference.