# NEW YORK | Mackensens Unofficial Skyscraper Projects
**URL:** https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-mackensens-unofficial-skyscraper-projects/21288
**Category:** New York
**Created:** [May 13, 2022, 7:36pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-mackensens-unofficial-skyscraper-projects/21288 "2022-05-13T19:36:04Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 9
### Author:  [@007](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/007)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2022, 12:08pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-mackensens-unofficial-skyscraper-projects/21288/163 "2022-10-01T12:08:56Z")
> [@NewYorkCity76](#):
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> Also, the sky high towers is _not a actual proposal_. I mean you looking right at it, it clearly says it in the thread that it’s a _concept_ (well a personal concept).
Just a personal concept pity about beautiful project.
Then it is rather an unbuilt supertall
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### Author:  [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2022, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-mackensens-unofficial-skyscraper-projects/21288/164 "2022-10-01T15:29:54Z")
With a facelift of the MSG I am very satisfied, let’s see what the future brings. A renovation is much cheaper and they can continue to operate the MSG despite the reconstruction.
TKDV can you model a historic New York building? I have been looking for pictures of this since 2010 but have only been able to find one picture and one rendering.
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### Author:  [@NewYorkCity76](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/NewYorkCity76)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2022, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-mackensens-unofficial-skyscraper-projects/21288/165 "2022-10-01T16:15:22Z")
Yes, this is a beautiful project, but why are you even pity about this “concept”, when it has little to NO chance of this to be a real proposal, let alone to be built.
@Mackensen sorry for pinging you, but just for confirmation, the Sky High Towers are just your perseronal project right?
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### Author:  [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2022, 5:20pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-mackensens-unofficial-skyscraper-projects/21288/166 "2022-10-01T17:20:38Z")
A teaser for my content I said I was gonna make. I’ve got a lot of drawings done and the final one is coming, I think you’ll love it @Mackensen. 2,150 feet high
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### Author:  [@NewYorkCity76](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/NewYorkCity76)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2022, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-mackensens-unofficial-skyscraper-projects/21288/167 "2022-10-01T17:41:22Z")
Awesome!!
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### Author:  [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2022, 5:58pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-mackensens-unofficial-skyscraper-projects/21288/168 "2022-10-01T17:58:24Z")
I actually forgot about the height with the base. I just gave it a 50 foot increase for taller spires, brings the total height to 2,270 feet
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### Author:  [@NewYorkCity76](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/NewYorkCity76)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2022, 6:01pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-mackensens-unofficial-skyscraper-projects/21288/169 "2022-10-01T18:01:46Z")
Nice! So almost as high as Merdeka 118
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### Author:  [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2022, 6:05pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-mackensens-unofficial-skyscraper-projects/21288/170 "2022-10-01T18:05:47Z")
Nope, taller. Merdeka is 2,227 ft.
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### Author:  [@NewYorkCity76](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/NewYorkCity76)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2022, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-mackensens-unofficial-skyscraper-projects/21288/171 "2022-10-01T18:06:32Z")
Whoops, my bad I messed up on the height comparison lol. 😅
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### Author:  [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2022, 6:11pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-mackensens-unofficial-skyscraper-projects/21288/172 "2022-10-01T18:11:27Z")
Drawings are complete!
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### Author:  [@TKDV](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TKDV)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2022, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-mackensens-unofficial-skyscraper-projects/21288/173 "2022-10-01T18:23:19Z")
@007 it’s not an unbuilt either because it’s not a real proposal, it’s a concept…
@Mackensen I don’t really take requests anymore, but I can look into the building you’re asking about to see if I can find anything else.
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### Author:  [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2022, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-mackensens-unofficial-skyscraper-projects/21288/174 "2022-10-01T18:27:16Z")
And here’s more screenshots of the 3d model. Your design actually managed to trick me up in the drawing process. I was imaging the perspective I needed to draw the final drawing, but the massing was getting jumbled in my thoughts. So I made the 3d model as quick as I could to help me. Fantastic design, A++
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### Author:  [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2022, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-mackensens-unofficial-skyscraper-projects/21288/175 "2022-10-01T18:30:36Z")
I have little time to write now, but after Thomas drew and modeled my Sky High Towers I replied briefly offline. First I say a very big thank you to Thomas you have modeled and drawn my concept very beautifully. And yes Sky High Towers, MSG 5, River Side Plaza and other drawings here in the topic are my own concepts.
THANK YOU Thomas
Until tomorrow I’m back online here in the forum.
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### Author:  [@NewYorkCity76](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/NewYorkCity76)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2022, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-mackensens-unofficial-skyscraper-projects/21288/176 "2022-10-01T18:34:12Z")
NOICE job!! 😃
> [@Mackensen](#):
>
> And yes Sky High Towers, MSG 5, River Side Plaza and other drawings here in the topic are my own concepts.
Ah okay, thanks for the confirmation! 🙂
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### Author:  [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2022, 7:48pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-mackensens-unofficial-skyscraper-projects/21288/177 "2022-10-01T19:48:35Z")
An additional drawing and the final drawing updated
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### Author:  [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2022, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-mackensens-unofficial-skyscraper-projects/21288/178 "2022-10-02T14:15:18Z")
👍 👍
Thank you Thomas you have modeled and drawn my concept very nicely.
I photographed my prototype again, yes it is almost a year old.
Autumn is just around the corner and I slowly feel like drawing new drawings. Maybe even if the chances are very low I can participate in an RFP (similar to Site K).
On the River Side Plaza issue, new drawings could be coming in the next few weeks.
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### Author:  [@007](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/007)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2022, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-mackensens-unofficial-skyscraper-projects/21288/180 "2022-10-03T13:41:28Z")
Sky High Tower is a paper model
> **[\[SCALE\] Xing's Paper Models](https://www.skyscrapercity.com/threads/scale-xings-paper-models.2283732/page-4)**
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> New line-up photo for all of my models :)
NY Paper models
@ThreeWentDown
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### Author:  [@TKDV](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TKDV)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2022, 6:26pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-mackensens-unofficial-skyscraper-projects/21288/181 "2022-10-03T18:26:00Z")
But what do XingLin’s models have to do with Mackensen’s model or discussion?
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### Author:  [@NewYorkCity76](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/NewYorkCity76)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2022, 6:41pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-mackensens-unofficial-skyscraper-projects/21288/182 "2022-10-03T18:41:46Z")
His models are great, but I agree with @TKDV, this doesn’t really relate to this discussion. Also, you can clearly see the paper model of the Sky High Towers a few posts back.
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### Author:  [@007](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/007)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2022, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-mackensens-unofficial-skyscraper-projects/21288/183 "2022-10-03T19:30:24Z")
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