# NEW YORK | 520 5th Ave | 1,002 FT | 76 FLOORS **URL:** \ **Category:** Under Construction\ **Created:** [June 14, 2014, 2:45am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-520-5th-ave-1-002-ft-76-floors/221 "2014-06-14T02:45:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 29
**Author:** ![5Bfilms](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/5bfilms/32/173622_2.png) [@5Bfilms](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/5Bfilms)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2024, 3:01pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-520-5th-ave-1-002-ft-76-floors/221/573 "2024-06-28T15:01:16Z")
![BCS_2024-06-27_GFX-081](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/3/0/3015d867b924836cc2918464ea23601df6c00eb4.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![stache](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/stache/32/30186_2.png) [@stache](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/stache)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2024, 1:20pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-520-5th-ave-1-002-ft-76-floors/221/574 "2024-06-29T13:20:37Z")
I still like that jewelry district building. ---
**Author:** ![5Bfilms](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/5bfilms/32/173622_2.png) [@5Bfilms](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/5Bfilms)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2024, 5:52pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-520-5th-ave-1-002-ft-76-floors/221/575 "2024-06-29T17:52:10Z")
Agreed, Gem Tower can bedazzle when evening sun reflects off it. ---
**Author:** ![NewYorkCity76](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/newyorkcity76/32/190647_2.png) [@NewYorkCity76](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/NewYorkCity76)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2024, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-520-5th-ave-1-002-ft-76-floors/221/576 "2024-07-09T20:23:12Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/d/2/d22f3e989c841f56e41f3047346cccefb252d0b6.jpeg) ![DSC_4417](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/c/3/c3a24da6110c12a7c8c114c77cf44905e083d568.jpeg) ![DSC_4419](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/1/1/11c72ec3bf8d5fb379cf58aca967be422e89dcb9.jpeg) ![DSC_4453](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/4/8/48d78bd3ad2f0e046b7568d1b49968ff695cdd26.jpeg) From 06-28-24 ---
**Author:** ![infoshare](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/infoshare/32/18825_2.png) [@infoshare](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/infoshare)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 6:00pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-520-5th-ave-1-002-ft-76-floors/221/577 "2024-07-11T18:00:39Z")
Nice photo by 5Bfilms from above. I had an odd observation looking at this photo : look how much usable floor space is taken-up by those concrete service cores for elevators, stairs, etc. I actually think the requirement for 2 means of ‘egress’ is an outdated building code. All that expense and wasted space for something that could be done with a ‘single fire staircase’ rather than two means of egress. **Pardon the random pontification. 🤔** ![18669134d81e0f1e57ab62d5bfd0db9cfea41744_2_1035x658](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/6/f/6f250a19aaef63f4b75b1415ececb17a180426d8.jpeg) ![5838b54e1bef061fb389fa1b8137cd7730761b30_2_499x750](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/3/a/3ad9e18c25b3736fa5d990bd58a99721aac64800.jpeg) [https://www.instagram.com/p/CPRPklFjaUT/?hl=en](https://www.instagram.com/p/CPRPklFjaUT/?hl=en) ---
**Author:** ![Mackensen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mackensen/32/138218_2.png) [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 6:42pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-520-5th-ave-1-002-ft-76-floors/221/578 "2024-07-11T18:42:56Z")
![IMG_3180](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/4/3/43634b77882746f85436b87bed14dadefb80322a.jpeg) ![IMG_3179](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/9/f/9ff304e8fd5f3b8a2af96ac00dc70118bfaf390b.jpeg) ![IMG_3178](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/e/a/ea0e91a7aa79f3ab6ffb86889a99662af2805c58.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![TKDV](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tkdv/32/83069_2.png) [@TKDV](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TKDV)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-520-5th-ave-1-002-ft-76-floors/221/579 "2024-07-11T19:29:31Z")
> [@infoshare](#): > > All that expense and wasted space for something that could be done with a ‘single fire staircase’ rather than two means of egress. Im confused by this, means of egress does not include the/an elevator, in the instance of almost all the tall and narrow buildings in NYC they do not have 2 separated fire stairs independent of one another, they use fire partitioned scissor stairs for egress to save space. There is no wasted space. Also, means of egress (if it be 2 or more means of egress depending on the size of the building) is an EXTREMELY important building code, brought on about and rewritten by the events of 9/11, there’s nothing outdated about it. ---
**Author:** ![Springboss123\_456](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/springboss123_456/32/182744_2.png) [@Springboss123\_456](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Springboss123_456)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2024, 1:19am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-520-5th-ave-1-002-ft-76-floors/221/580 "2024-07-17T01:19:14Z")
![IMG_4178](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/8/1/81eeefd662c01753c856e7cd90b8f6d563123824.jpeg) ![IMG_4182](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/3/5/35750e7e8aae7d95724c1790df8b01bb23c44dbe.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Mauricio\_Ramirez09](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mauricio_ramirez09/32/136156_2.png) [@Mauricio\_Ramirez09](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mauricio_Ramirez09)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2024, 3:42am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-520-5th-ave-1-002-ft-76-floors/221/581 "2024-07-17T03:42:15Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/7/1/71e66e54986277cd7c50e04760464f3fc6e05678.jpeg) My 3D model of 520 5TH avenue ---
**Author:** ![SMCYB](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/smcyb/32/71640_2.png) [@SMCYB](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/SMCYB)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2024, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-520-5th-ave-1-002-ft-76-floors/221/582 "2024-07-17T13:48:45Z")
Yeah, I used a fire escape to walk down from the 15th floor during the blackout of 2003. There were two fire escapes in the building (a 17-story building) and they were pretty crowded. I can imagine what a bottleneck it would have been with only one fire escape. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Don](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/the_don/32/124724_2.png) [@The\_Don](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/The_Don)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2024, 2:37pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-520-5th-ave-1-002-ft-76-floors/221/583 "2024-07-17T14:37:35Z")
Love this building ---
**Author:** ![infoshare](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/infoshare/32/18825_2.png) [@infoshare](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/infoshare)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2024, 8:15pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-520-5th-ave-1-002-ft-76-floors/221/584 "2024-07-17T20:15:59Z")
Me too. The arched windows is the feature I like most; one of many great features of what will become another ICONIC work of architecture in NYC. When I think of **great works of Architecture** ; Falling Water & Cranbrook Acadamy of Arts comes to mind… I would go as far as saying this building rates up there with those esteemed works of Capital A Architecture. 🤩 [https://center.cranbrook.edu/file/tour-art-and-architecture-cranbrook-school](https://center.cranbrook.edu/file/tour-art-and-architecture-cranbrook-school) _Speaking of Cranbrook - this is a fantastic walking tour. I will someday make a pilgrimage…_ 😍 ---
**Author:** ![yesinmybackyard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/71e660/32.png) [@yesinmybackyard](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/yesinmybackyard)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2024, 2:21pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-520-5th-ave-1-002-ft-76-floors/221/585 "2024-07-18T14:21:46Z")
love that tiny sliver of facade peeking through ![Screenshot 2024-07-18 at 10.21.11 AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/0/5/050b36cee8623a858281b3e2cb9998c7e97e4f0e.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![SMCYB](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/smcyb/32/71640_2.png) [@SMCYB](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/SMCYB)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2024, 12:01am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-520-5th-ave-1-002-ft-76-floors/221/586 "2024-07-20T00:01:08Z")
And at only 1,000 feet, it will be visible mostly to people walking on the street within a few blocks of it. Such is New York. ---
**Author:** ![bkhights](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/839c29/32.png) [@bkhights](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/bkhights)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2024, 3:15pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-520-5th-ave-1-002-ft-76-floors/221/587 "2024-07-27T15:15:46Z")
![IMG_1069](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/2/1/21a0737a20e964b31cf78ab40c0a78d0c28ba6dc.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![bkhights](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/839c29/32.png) [@bkhights](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/bkhights)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2024, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-520-5th-ave-1-002-ft-76-floors/221/588 "2024-07-28T15:52:22Z")
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**Author:** ![Mackensen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mackensen/32/138218_2.png) [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2024, 8:06pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-520-5th-ave-1-002-ft-76-floors/221/589 "2024-07-28T20:06:31Z")
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**Author:** ![TKDV](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tkdv/32/83069_2.png) [@TKDV](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TKDV)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2024, 11:38pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-520-5th-ave-1-002-ft-76-floors/221/590 "2024-07-28T23:38:15Z")
Due to the continued narrowing, I find it quite plausible that this could top out in late Sept-October. The stepped form of the crown will make for another nice focal point on the skyline. ---
**Author:** ![stache](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/stache/32/30186_2.png) [@stache](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/stache)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2024, 1:56pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-520-5th-ave-1-002-ft-76-floors/221/591 "2024-07-29T13:56:33Z")
It will be interesting to see the price points for these apartments. ---
**Author:** ![Mao\_mao\_ox](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mao_mao_ox/32/190099_2.png) [@Mao\_mao\_ox](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mao_mao_ox)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2024, 8:20pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-520-5th-ave-1-002-ft-76-floors/221/592 "2024-07-29T20:20:49Z")
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