“Shanghai Tower, Jin Mao Tower, and SWFC has entered the chat” 
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Its that same cage staircase that’s just been lifted up. 
it reaches to about 2/3rd the final height of the crown to the actual “roof” level.
The actual construction elevator on the north side doesnt seem like it will grow anymore.
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Wait where was it before? Has it been inside the entire time?
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The little climbing cage staircase has been in the building through the duration of the entire construction period, it probably just wasnt that noticeable because there was other things blocking it, but as the floor plates shrunk and there were less vertical obstacles to hide it, it finally became visible.
You can see that before it was lifted just today that it extended about 2 floors into the 4th tier.
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Ah ok, so this thing has been on quite the journey and is finally coming up for air.
Thanks for the clarification.
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Poor MetLife building in the bottom corner
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He’s there for moral support.
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270 Park Avenue Construction Update by Xzeyvion Aryee, on Flickr
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Sometimes it really hits me just how gigantic Hudson Yards is. It’s a whole city skyline!
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Anyone know why they’re putting those casings around the fan columns rather than directly attaching the covers like the rest of the tower?
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It’s being done just like the rest of the tower—under structure of silvery material and the bronze finish cladding snapping into it. Look at pictures of the upper part of the tower being built and you’ll see the silvery under cladding awaiting the installation of the finished material.
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I’d say that’s true and untrue at the same time, you’ll notice that only the angled portions of cladding across the building are not being attached at the same time as their overall aluminum extruded attachments. This is because the attachment parts are of differing dimension and/or have a differing seam to what the actual architectural extrusion is supposed to show.
The vertical portions of the cladding already match their seam and directional installation which is why they are already attached to the attachment piece. For the diamonds, the backing is apart of the overall rectangular unitized curtain panel, which would not allow for the diamond cladding to have the seams that are intended in the overall design.
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Yup. Hudson Yards on its own is bigger than the majority of American cities. Only Chicago has a building taller than the tallest Hudson Yards tower.
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I myself would have to say that the MetLife Building was perhaps a striking building many years ago. An icon of its time, the Chrysler Building remains the landmark of the Grand Central Zone. 270 Park Ave + One Vanderbilt are the skyscrapers of the present and with its neighbors 175 Park Ave + (45 East 45th Street) will redefine the zone. In the immediate neighborhood stand over 100 years of New York skyscraper history, many of which are historic buildings and were built with the ambition of being the modern skyscraper of its time.
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Snapped this a couple days ago 
270’s presence even from afar is really impressive, and it’s not even finished yet!
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NOW is see. I have gone over this before; but the point seems to have been missed, or mis-understood.
So I will try again… 
In the early stages when we had only the various renderings to view, I assumed those ‘diamond’ patterns on the facade were “actual” structural members. I NOW SEE they are actually ‘cover panels’ that LOOK LIKE structural steel beams. It is a great look, and a nice design concept but those particular features are not exactly what I thought they were.
I may not have made my point clear here - as was the case in my previous posts - but for those who understand what I am referring too will understanding why I would call them “faux beams”.
I may be able to find some buildings with similar designs with ‘actual steel beams’ that serve the purpose the being BOTH structural supports, AND aesthetic features of the Architectural Design. I will post a follow-up example if I get the chance later today.
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