Thanks to everyone for the appreciation and feedback
@exodius I also see a high probability that this will top out in the latter quarters of this year, but theoretically, the speed wonât really change that much if the plan is still to remove 2 of the cranes once the next tier is reached, so proportionally, 2 cranes working on a smaller floor plate is about the same as it has been with 4 cranes working on larger floor plates.
@Liminal Iâd say outriggers (in any case) are more meant for stability than they are support, but yes the building is built above/in-between tracks.
Mechanical space requirements (in terms of area and not necessarily height) are directly related to how big a building is and the function/usage of the building, which affects how much it will need to be cooled/heated and how much air will need to be circulated. I would say the large amount of mechanical space in this building would be due to heating and cooling, the banking functions themselves are negligible as the aforementioned activities wouldnât really be a part of the mechanical interface per se, but would rather be apart of the plug loads which would then affect the HVAC loads. Itâs not unusual for buildings to consolidate major mechanical spaces for cooling and heating equipment and air handling units, but there are generally still always mechanical rooms on each floor.
I donât believe it is. There are many buildings like it in NY. I hope that it stays. I donât want all new buildings in Midtown.
I donât think anything ever came of this.
As far as The Roosevelt goes, I wouldnât not be surprised if its owners seek to demolish it soon to preclude landmarking, not that this is on the LPCâs list.
I was on the Lexington Ave bus yesterday and there was a old building on the east side of the street covered with graffiti, near Grand Central. Large like a hotel kind of shocking considering the area. Iâm assuming itâs vacant.
I figured that as well, is this the building you were referring to @stache?
It used to be the Marriott East Side and is actually landmarked, it shuttered in March of 2020 due to Covid and never reopened. Beautiful little now century old building, I knew it had closed and was boarded up but didnât know there was graffiti on it now. And right across from the WA too.
It is a far ways off, but I canât wait until the sidewalk shed is removed from this and other projects along Park Avenue, even though new projects may be going up as others are completed or being demolished. I do find it interesting though that the more greenly decorated side is facing Madison Ave and not Park Ave, which is still always just shown as a giant hardscape.
Yes, I mentioned that, but landmark status doesnât prevent a building from being closed. It just prevents it from being majorly altered or demolished.
Thatâs a beautiful building. Sadly, I doubt it will be landmarked. I think that another nice, old hotel across from the Lex entrance to the Waldorf will be razed.
