My model of this buiding – I had some difficulty reconciling the approximate height of the blow-through floor as built with the 860ft total height, as that area is missing from the only elevation diagram of the 860ft design. It seems that there isn’t enough space for the four duplex floors directly above the blow-through seen in the original design:
i like this tower’s design, especially now that it’s not a supertall. However i hate where it was built, it ruins the whole view of the ESB especially the majestic impact it had when looking from downtown…it really was the first this you saw, as if it was the entry to Midtown
I agree, I honestly think the brushed metal shear wall cladding and circular windows could even turn out quite handsome, but it’s very unfortunate that it almost completely occludes the ESB looking north from much of Fifth Avenue.
I honestly don’t mind for the ESB to be occluded in my opinion 
Also, in that pic the ESB is like: “Move kid, you’re blocking my view here” 
Those ‘blow-through’ spaces would make for a very exciting viewing platform as an amenity space for the building’s occupants.
I don’t know for sure, but my guess is that space is strictly off-limits. The risk being that the “blow-through” space would become a “blow-off” risk for people during high winds. 
So I get the reason for not permitting access to that space: if in fact, that IS the case.
BTW. That ThreeWentDown graphic is the bomb…
I actually do believe both blow through floors are amenity floors, the top one has been shown to be one in renders so I see no reason why the lower one would be inaccessible, especially since they are not as high up as the terrace on Central Park Tower. If there are problems with high winds the barrier will just be raised (as it is on CPT) or temporarily closed during high wind events. But there is no greater risk than any other platform or terrace in the city of greater height.
432 Park Aves blow through floors are inaccessible because they are mech floors. But that is not the case here.
Brutalist looking in some pics
Another interiors render.
This really is a billionaire’s row tower in Nomad.
So you’ll have to walk down a long hallway past rooms not allowed to be called bedrooms to a relatively small apartment.
i really hope this tower will get demolished
real great contribution to the forum, keep it up 
The ESB will never get demolished. Nor will 262 Fifth. NIMBY crybabies need to deal with change.
That piece reeks of entitlement.
I will admit, this is ‘quirky’ looking architecture: but, is still highly appealing. It helps if you are a big fan of Modernist Architecture… 
I’m not a fan of how close it is to the Empire State Building, Interesting architecture or not.
