Do any of you have the first edition of this booklet? I’ve been looking for it for a long time because I only have the revised edition from 1990.
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Ebay?
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I found one last year, but the seller didn’t offer international shipping.
In the first edition, there was a model of the NBC Tower in an earlier-looking version that was not built later.
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Why is no one building a megatall? (New York)
It has to make financial sense.
we are already known for our skyscrapers so there’s really no point. megatalls are statement pieces, and we already have multiple ones
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FAA regulates a height cap of 2000ft. So while technically a 600-609m tower is not impossible, getting this approved will still be hell.
Furthermore, why do that? Impractical, but many vanity projects are. Will this make the skyline any nicer or adjusted? Not even that, so no point.
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I will mention a few projects that we know can exceed 1,000 feet in height (if I have forgotten any, please feel free to reply):
350 Park Ave. +175 Park Ave
655 Madison Avenue + (625 Madison Avenue)
41 W. 57th Street
ABC Site
2 WTC
The Torch (under construction)
418 11th Ave.
3 Hudson Boulevard (on Hold)
Western Yards?
360 10th Ave,
Penn 15
Bus Terminal Redevelopment (Zoning)
Sites that contain potential supertalls:
57th Street Sites
Roosevelt Hotel Site
250 Park Ave.
Park Lane
Queens ex Amazon HQ Site ?
Grand Central Zone
I think there could be even more, perhaps in New Jersey or Brooklyn, or more in Manhattan.
We are in the midst of another New York skyscraper construction boom, YES.
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So excited for the upcoming boom…
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Could 800 5th avenue be a supertall?
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