Taken yesterday
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Thanks for the pictures baronson. The 2nd picture makes me sad.
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Lol what time did you take that, mightve passed eachother along the way 
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2pm - don’t tell me you were riding a float in the India Day Parade…because somebody did wave to me lol!
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Missed you by a couple of hours then, so that definitely wasn’t me, I passed by about 2 or so hours later near 4.
I’d been a while since I intentionally walked by this building since it’s off my normal walking route, but I wanted to see if there were any possible signs of cladding, which there weren’t.
The actual building is also now visible from Edge, it’s going to look like a stick.
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But no longer “ the best seat in the house” for the Empire State Building (referencing the poster in the photo).
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The “Use Cases” section of this webpage offers some interesting details on the MEP Mechanical Electrical Plumbing systems; while also offers stunning graphic images of the completed building. I like this page a lot: a comprehensive look at the project from mechanical/structural details, as well as more general images of the overall completed project.
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Based on the extensive utility installation knowledge of the utility installation, Nova bypassed subcontractors and created a coordinated layout for all the MEP systems, significantly accelerating the coordination process.
Revit Capacity:
Transformation of Architectural and Engineering CAD background into coordinated 3D Model substantially enhanced accuracy and allowed Developer to assume an active role in resolving design issues.
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This tower has gotten very narrow from it’s initial form. The original design has a height to width ratio of 1:18, and with it’s shortened and narrowed new form, it is now 1:22. So it will be 2nd narrowest building in the world (atleast that I can think of) since 111 West 57th St is 1:24.5 or so.
But this narrowing won’t/hasn’t really helped with anything relating to the ESB viewpoint because while it did narrow in footprint in both directions, the E/W faces were the most narrowed.
I wonder how the street level area will be designed.
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I’m guessing pretty straightforward.
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more photos by Mr. Hershorn:
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Nice photos, silly complaint imho. I found an interesting article by someone who clearly also has complaints about this new tower, and would surely agree with Mr. Hershorn’s gripe.
I recall reading about many “wind sway” issues with 432 park - another tall, skinny - that apparantly was not designed/engineered properly: elevator stalls, pipes breaking, walls cracking, etc.
I think this building is the GREAT in term of the aesthetics; we will have to wait and see how the engineering, and “wind sway” issue pans out in the future after occupancy.
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Looking forward for this tower to top out soon. What’s the current height as of now?