Bigger yes, supertall hasnt been confirmed though, no aspect of the height has.
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If this building goes up to 1.6 million square feet, that’s very comparable to 70 Hudson Yards which has about the same square footage. Does that mean this building may go into the ~800 ft range?
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I think that’s possible, but this site has a fairly larger footprint than the 70 HY site.
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I hope 900 feet
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I haven’t seen a render depicting that but KPF renders on their website say 924k. If this grew by 50% I could see 50 floors/850 roof: Not super tall.
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Excavation and the foundation phase of construction has to be my least favorite part. Feels like that task takes forever.
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Yep. Foundation work is slow. But it’s also one of the most important and risky parts of constructing any building, especially a big one. Just witness 161 Maiden Lane. If you visit a foundation site often it’s actually fascinating how it gets built while protecting neighboring buildings and holding off a collapse of ground being removed.
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