# NEW YORK | 262 Fifth Ave | 860 FT | 60 FLOORS **URL:** \ **Category:** Under Construction\ **Created:** [February 8, 2016, 2:22pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-262-fifth-ave-860-ft-60-floors/1777 "2016-02-08T14:22:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 50
**Author:** ![Alemel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alemel/32/91966_2.png) [@Alemel](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Alemel)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2024, 1:56am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-262-fifth-ave-860-ft-60-floors/1777/991 "2024-05-12T01:56:13Z")
![IMG_3100](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/a/d/ad75770bc7fb84362cb3dd92e18ddfffd3c18463.jpeg) From Union Square ---
**Author:** ![abot](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/abot/32/122020_2.png) [@abot](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/abot)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2024, 10:13pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-262-fifth-ave-860-ft-60-floors/1777/992 "2024-05-13T22:13:54Z")
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**Author:** ![yesinmybackyard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/71e660/32.png) [@yesinmybackyard](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/yesinmybackyard)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2024, 3:42am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-262-fifth-ave-860-ft-60-floors/1777/993 "2024-05-15T03:42:35Z")
fits right in with the neighborhood if you ask me ![1000015486-01](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/5/2/524ec561db664b2be2df5313bdafdbc58859fff1.jpeg) ![1000015491-01](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/f/2/f20cf6719e4868f462aa1d87037ccea6b786017d.jpeg) ![1000015493-01](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/9/1/917f99b2200dc83cce9293317c89047f0f73ac7c.jpeg) ![1000015497-01](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/e/c/ec1bc4715863bbe7783e36fc6c1f6e5970d8225e.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![5Bfilms](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/5bfilms/32/173622_2.png) [@5Bfilms](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/5Bfilms)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2024, 1:24pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-262-fifth-ave-860-ft-60-floors/1777/994 "2024-05-15T13:24:09Z")
Nice shots @yesinmybackyard - great view! ---
**Author:** ![Springboss123\_456](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/springboss123_456/32/182744_2.png) [@Springboss123\_456](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Springboss123_456)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2024, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-262-fifth-ave-860-ft-60-floors/1777/995 "2024-05-15T19:20:03Z")
![IMG_2660](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/7/b/7be0b58b734a893c678903c0b91a86fa2aed87b8.jpeg) ![IMG_2661](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/f/e/feebce1bee8702ea834a3174e78ec82d06f027ec.jpeg) ![IMG_2663](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/2/c/2c5732f02eabafc5dc21bf35ecd85f10a43a2a50.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Cedar\_B](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/cedar_b/32/124121_2.png) [@Cedar\_B](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Cedar_B)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2024, 8:16am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-262-fifth-ave-860-ft-60-floors/1777/996 "2024-05-16T08:16:33Z")
Throw a handful of corn at that building and you’d miss it’s so skinny. ---
**Author:** ![JC\_Heights](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/jc_heights/32/90668_2.png) [@JC\_Heights](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/JC_Heights)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 10:54pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-262-fifth-ave-860-ft-60-floors/1777/997 "2024-05-17T22:54:48Z")
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**Author:** ![baronson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/baronson/32/190290_2.png) [@baronson](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/baronson)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 11:00pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-262-fifth-ave-860-ft-60-floors/1777/998 "2024-05-17T23:00:15Z")
Seeing some discoloration of the “bricks” or maybe that’s a shadow in the second pic. This makes me wonder how easy these surfaces are to clean and how much grime they will accumulate over time… It would be cool if there was some kind of intricate designed shadow play going on by subtlety playing with the shapes of the bricks in each panel. I’m thinking mimicking patterns you see in bookmatched marble like the PAC but using a similar technique as 111W57th’s terra cotta moire effect. I’m also interested to see how these panels will interact with the circular windows. ---
**Author:** ![TKDV](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tkdv/32/83069_2.png) [@TKDV](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TKDV)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 11:30pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-262-fifth-ave-860-ft-60-floors/1777/999 "2024-05-17T23:30:55Z")
> [@baronson](#): > > Seeing some discoloration of the “bricks” or maybe that’s a shadow in the second pic. This makes me wonder how easy these surfaces are to clean and how much grime they will accumulate over time… Thats just the reflection of the hoistway lift truss. 👍🏻 There is no doubt that these are going to be difficult to clean though because of their shape, grime is going to accumulate on the surface fairly quickly and in streaks from each overlapping portion of the face of the extrusion above, we shall see though. I had the very abnormal opportunity this week of being face to face with these panels (both the glass and the extrusions) and being in such proximity did not change my view of the overall facade. But in terms of progress atleast waterproofing is visible on the south face of the core now, the other 2 sides probably wont be waterproofed until the crane comes down. I’m just wondering what the hold up on the crown structure is. ---
**Author:** ![baronson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/baronson/32/190290_2.png) [@baronson](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/baronson)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 11:46pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-262-fifth-ave-860-ft-60-floors/1777/1000 "2024-05-17T23:46:24Z")
I finally had the epiphany of what this facade reminded me of. Those puka shell necklaces associated with island/tropical culture. I feel like it had a resurgence in the 90s along with bleach blond hair. At any rate, dated. ![IMG_6606](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/a/8/a8a48ba1879d22bcf5500006e2b0001f446a126e.jpeg) ![IMG_6608](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/b/0/b0014a2d0a053690bac90077782d6889cdfbf7e9.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![5Bfilms](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/5bfilms/32/173622_2.png) [@5Bfilms](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/5Bfilms)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2024, 4:01am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-262-fifth-ave-860-ft-60-floors/1777/1002 "2024-05-18T04:01:41Z")
Wait, is 262 an NYU dorm? If so then this is 860 feet of Yo! and that look that will never go out of style, bro! ---
**Author:** ![infoshare](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/infoshare/32/18825_2.png) [@infoshare](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/infoshare)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2024, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-262-fifth-ave-860-ft-60-floors/1777/1003 "2024-05-18T15:03:46Z")
Nice photos from JC. My concern from previous photos was the panel joints: they looked uneven, and poorly aligned. I see they have adjusted that issue and they are now looking very uniform. There is no discoloration YET, but when the atmospheric soot sets in there will be some discoloration. I would imagine periodic power washing will remedy that problem - maybe the window washing rig can possibly used to clean the aluminum facade. BTW - I have 60 posts in this thread: click on my **infoshare** tag above to view all my previous comments/photos/links. _I am still a fan: and I always loved the look of PUKA shells… 🤩_ ![85b6a0d435cd36e1c042994519e5c3201c4a1a57_2_752x1000](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/0/0/0093bb418534a8a88d9fcbf23237dc7b61c6d15a.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Mackensen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mackensen/32/138218_2.png) [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 1:38am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-262-fifth-ave-860-ft-60-floors/1777/1004 "2024-05-21T01:38:25Z")
Not exactly the best resolution ![IMG_3046](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/8/c/8c4f148f2d881c2cdc94957416590b4bcd82f5d4.jpeg) ![IMG_3049](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/3/1/31dc56a32820924deb62fad0e8eb67de8efe698f.jpeg) ![IMG_3050](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/f/2/f202756619a911bda8d9170e9f3dc0cddb6589a6.jpeg) ![IMG_3051](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/c/f/cf41d4f249764bdb5699c7e407c1517d59c4fc6f.jpeg) ![IMG_3053](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/8/a/8a6c7f81299732a5b41d422334665e93c333cd2a.jpeg) ![IMG_3054](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/7/3/73a10610cacb054964813a5a4088c26921b0ceed.jpeg) ![IMG_3055](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/4/1/41e6a80d43456f92613d0f94eaca9930005f0bb1.jpeg) ![IMG_3056](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/6/2/624a057da739ae4e032a3406a0ab226f33dffc17.jpeg) ![IMG_3052](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/f/e/fec0d139c5331cec4bc6240fb1ae9e0a45eaec7d.jpeg) ![IMG_3057](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/1/f/1f4ac4028b354c8fa3b451a3b00f3271918383d8.jpeg) Pics by Mulan M. ---
**Author:** ![Cedar\_B](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/cedar_b/32/124121_2.png) [@Cedar\_B](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Cedar_B)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 6:39am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-262-fifth-ave-860-ft-60-floors/1777/1005 "2024-05-21T06:39:02Z")
The glass doesn’t look as bad now that more panels are up. ---
**Author:** ![TKDV](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tkdv/32/83069_2.png) [@TKDV](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TKDV)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 10:14am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-262-fifth-ave-860-ft-60-floors/1777/1006 "2024-05-21T10:14:45Z")
It looks like they finally installed more steel, though I still believe only the upper portion of the newly installed steel is for the crown opening and the rest is for a large enclosed mech floor below per the diagram I made some time ago at the end of this post. > [@NEW YORK | 262 Fifth Ave | 860 FT | 60 FLOORS](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-262-fifth-ave-860-ft-60-floors/1777/845): > > It’s for certain that the top of the core has been reached now because of the appearance and bent nature of the rebar at the top. The top of the inhabitable portion of the structure has been topped out for some time now, but the plan was always (both in the original and current iterations) for the core and the “roof” of the larger structure to be level with each other but its possible that there will be a floor built of steel to be level with the top of the core which would make the current buil… The crown opening and top out height appears like it may be 1.5ish times the height of the currently installed visible steelwork. ---
**Author:** ![stache](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/stache/32/30186_2.png) [@stache](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/stache)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 1:19pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-262-fifth-ave-860-ft-60-floors/1777/1007 "2024-05-21T13:19:50Z")
The brick panels are reminding me of 1960’s mini mosaic tiles. ---
**Author:** ![Ecopolisia](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/ecopolisia/32/123231_2.png) [@Ecopolisia](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Ecopolisia)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2024, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-262-fifth-ave-860-ft-60-floors/1777/1008 "2024-05-23T15:06:18Z")
And we loving it​:upside\_down\_face:😅👌 ---
**Author:** ![TKDV](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tkdv/32/83069_2.png) [@TKDV](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TKDV)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2024, 10:20pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-262-fifth-ave-860-ft-60-floors/1777/1009 "2024-05-27T22:20:18Z")
So, **this one seems to be topped out** , there are no more vertical splices on the highest installed steel anymore and the splices are now horizontal for the steel that creates the top of the opening. It seems like the crown and top of the core were never going to be level with each other and that would have never really made sense because then there would’ve been no access to the crown terrace. But in general we can very visibly see the shape of the crown and now the middle most portions are the thickest while the edges of the frame opening are the narrowest/thinnest. Giant photo dump from yesterday ![DSC07568](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/0/1/019c5a1e9d79311ea9d62963ba77e87ebca6ea54.jpeg) ![DSC07585](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/c/7/c70a19d3d9fba5260f1bd6ba3372a5a95495e9ad.jpeg) ![DSC07689](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/d/2/d28c6341c73615b58adf7d7e700ab7d51ec18d53.jpeg) ![DSC07700](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/8/0/80538712f68b798ce08a9f0bf4c05d557fa8f12e.jpeg) ![DSC07701](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/3/a/3ab2739560763d3bc8a75d2670f18f62a8a955d2.jpeg) ![DSC07702](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/e/a/eabfa63c8e61c3c3be5f543038586bddf2ea3245.jpeg) ![DSC07703](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/1/c/1c76368dc1ab6c2353a74ffbaf0aea9ae954c5c5.jpeg) ![DSC07704](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/6/0/60118899cf536a35c55241e570ff3c9e9a445257.jpeg) ![DSC07707](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/3/5/35c2474dfdec4ffc9cfaf0ebb63b4057eb3f8798.jpeg) ![DSC07710](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/a/e/ae84c907e307e3efe01bcf63691b053de5246303.jpeg) ![DSC07711](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/4/d/4d9e9985a62cd48f29b3f990a0eca5907d68e419.jpeg) ![DSC07712](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/b/a/ba861dbd85db3006004dd2d90aabb2e4ed06aaa8.jpeg) ![DSC07713](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/b/f/bf287c8d20d5c48a416be463ec52c2c586207247.jpeg) ![DSC07715](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/9/f/9fb46ec7d1f79d58890a1646ffb71bf033906173.jpeg) ![DSC07717](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/e/7/e7bcd0f7b6492a707132d7eba507b3b8a62b8355.jpeg) ![DSC07718](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/1/f/1f0f76fe65d225a65f272f8b95f2080913ebc67d.jpeg) ![DSC07719](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/4/a/4a8b79db26953698aef082ec27f31ff5b22ad4b7.jpeg) ![DSC07720](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/2/9/29e9d8152a3d474359e2e81f1fa6bf88f7fe31c9.jpeg) ![DSC07722](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/4/1/4105f50f96825728a8db5a744c1c7a90f9e599da.jpeg) ![DSC07723](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/7/3/73649ea94dfdb335a1cd0fd740d2933cbd6220a8.jpeg) ![DSC07724](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/a/1/a129fcb892bbace95a344c205ee2122e1e9d684c.jpeg) ![DSC07727](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/f/b/fbd0e93a43c14cb23def138157c02346cd083e00.jpeg) ![DSC07728](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/4/d/4ddc80afb562f1d4c1e799506747b6bd21e2a13a.jpeg) ![DSC07729](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/7/a/7a5df8a4402c281ca486fda9721312490068ce34.jpeg) ![DSC07730](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/d/a/da460d737ad3502817c1d0ea9e39a419fd01e285.jpeg) ![DSC07732](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/9/0/90708bda1e139fc98f18d12446a1a554a768cdf8.jpeg) ![DSC07733](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/e/b/ebe706f03d6427fcc607d19949af6fbd47dc5c71.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![stache](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/stache/32/30186_2.png) [@stache](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/stache)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2024, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-262-fifth-ave-860-ft-60-floors/1777/1010 "2024-05-28T14:10:18Z")
Brick panels are also reminding me of shake shingles. ---
**Author:** ![SMCYB](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/smcyb/32/71640_2.png) [@SMCYB](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/SMCYB)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2024, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-262-fifth-ave-860-ft-60-floors/1777/1011 "2024-05-28T15:47:33Z")
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