NEW YORK | 262 Fifth Ave | 860 FT | 60 FLOORS

They started fitting some of the porthole window frames at the end of last year. (Near top of image)

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Is it me or is the facade on this going up so slow

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It’s going up very slow from when it just wasnt going up at all.

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Definitely not you. :slightly_smiling_face:

Good to see the windows being installed. The porthole windows are an intriguing look. This building has multiple features that if find quite attractive.

Here is a rendering of the porthole window as it looks on the inside.

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https://www.architectmagazine.com/project-gallery/262-fifth-avenue_o

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Here’s a bigger image from their site showing the porthole

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Thanks, that is much better. The interiors are fantastic too. However, the real architectural excitement is all on the outside.

There is a lot to like about this much maligned work of quirky architecture.

The glittering metallic facade tiles, the porthole windows, that big square crown; are just a few of the my favorite features of this unconventional architectural design. What we are getting here is awesome, iconic, and engaging.

This is what we need more of today; buildings that make us do a double-take, that are imaginative, maybe even a bit quirky and chaotic. I predict that this building will be well like among the general public; and a big financial success as well.

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https://www.instagram.com/p/DFQYQgXuRta/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

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Ha ha love this.

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Not everyone shares our sense of humor I guess. Give us death or give us development. Only Meganom gives us both
GULAG History Museum

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Well you got four likes for it at present.

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Still relatively slow here, panels with the new modulation of windows above the blow through floor are waiting at the base though. I really want to know what the mechanical floors will be covered with…

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What is causing the facade to come together so slowly here?

They’re broke.

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If this crap goes the way of 45 park place it will be the worst eyesore in NY history

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Projects like this have a way of getting finished over time. I saw a lot of this in Bangkok.

Here’s hoping it has structural issues that force it to become stalled then demolished

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OMG, lol no!

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Perhaps they’re waiting/hoping that interest rates come down? Presumably they have a development loan here and a meaningful portion of their construction costs to date have come in the form of equity (rather than drawn from loan).

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yes****