# NEW YORK | One Manhattan Square | 847 FT | 72 FLOORS

**URL:** <https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-one-manhattan-square-847-ft-72-floors/56>\
**Category:** Completed\
**Created:** [June 11, 2014, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-one-manhattan-square-847-ft-72-floors/56 "2014-06-11T14:51:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![baronson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/baronson/32/190290_2.png) [@baronson](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/baronson)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2019, 2:46am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-one-manhattan-square-847-ft-72-floors/56/526 "2019-10-08T02:46:12Z")

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**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:** [October 10, 2019, 2:40am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-one-manhattan-square-847-ft-72-floors/56/527 "2019-10-10T02:40:13Z")

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> **[A tale of Two Bridges](https://ny.curbed.com/2019/9/25/20878228/lower-east-side-two-bridges-nyc-zoning-development)**
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> How idealistic 20th-century planning created a 21st-century loophole for developers on the Lower East Side.

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**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:** [October 10, 2019, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-one-manhattan-square-847-ft-72-floors/56/528 "2019-10-10T13:41:28Z")

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These other towers won’t go up until the economy bounces back.

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**Author:** ![chris08876](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/chris08876/32/1617_2.png) [@chris08876](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/chris08876)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2019, 12:51pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-one-manhattan-square-847-ft-72-floors/56/529 "2019-10-21T12:51:37Z")

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![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/4/e/4effd0c5e7fd44eb144ae815287fa8873a8734d9.jpeg)  
Credit: [Michael Young](https://newyorkyimby.com/2019/10/yimby-scopes-views-from-one-vanderbilts-steel-crown-in-midtown-east.html)

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**Author:** ![baronson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/baronson/32/190290_2.png) [@baronson](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/baronson)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2019, 10:12pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-one-manhattan-square-847-ft-72-floors/56/530 "2019-11-03T22:12:50Z")

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Taken 10.19.19:

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**Author:** ![YIMHudson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/yimhudson/32/2304_2.png) [@YIMHudson](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/YIMHudson)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2019, 4:28am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-one-manhattan-square-847-ft-72-floors/56/531 "2019-11-09T04:28:39Z")

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[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/7/c/7cf8cc2c8920a2f8f6d31bd0476138238d91820f.jpeg)](https://flic.kr/p/2hF9vw1)  
[r\_191027356\_beat0071\_a](https://flic.kr/p/2hF9vw1) by [Mitch Waxman](https://www.flickr.com/photos/mitchwaxman/), on Flickr

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**Author:** ![TK2000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tk2000/32/114212_2.png) [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2019, 4:50am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-one-manhattan-square-847-ft-72-floors/56/532 "2019-11-09T04:50:30Z")

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That’s the first real image I’ve seen of that “orange” tinted glass on the side of the building. I like it!

 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/e/d/ed0ce1f9a19d78e825c359f1e03b612d26a42bac.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![baronson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/baronson/32/190290_2.png) [@baronson](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/baronson)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2019, 3:33am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-one-manhattan-square-847-ft-72-floors/56/533 "2019-11-21T03:33:36Z")

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11.9.19:

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**Author:** ![JC\_Heights](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/jc_heights/32/90668_2.png) [@JC\_Heights](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/JC_Heights)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2019, 3:15am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-one-manhattan-square-847-ft-72-floors/56/534 "2019-11-22T03:15:09Z")

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Today

 ![MVIMG_20191121_153138](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/a/9/a961684255d02bc1e7bc7fd603da3aa910b0e7ce.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![TK2000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tk2000/32/114212_2.png) [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-one-manhattan-square-847-ft-72-floors/56/535 "2019-11-30T15:51:43Z")

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[https://www.instagram.com/p/B5fgyHDgFNH/?igshid=1h06uocj5x8as](https://www.instagram.com/p/B5fgyHDgFNH/?igshid=1h06uocj5x8as)  
[https://www.instagram.com/p/B50SfGkHBaP/?igshid=nzijuj8iep1f](https://www.instagram.com/p/B50SfGkHBaP/?igshid=nzijuj8iep1f)

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**Author:** ![baronson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/baronson/32/190290_2.png) [@baronson](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/baronson)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2019, 3:32am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-one-manhattan-square-847-ft-72-floors/56/536 "2019-12-11T03:32:49Z")

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Taken 12.7.19:

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**Author:** ![chris08876](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/chris08876/32/1617_2.png) [@chris08876](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/chris08876)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2019, 6:49am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-one-manhattan-square-847-ft-72-floors/56/537 "2019-12-12T06:49:45Z")

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![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/9/d/9d9255ef568f1812a125ccfdf8f1dfa6401f30c2.png)

> **[Skyscraping History and Luxury - One Manhattan Square](https://onemanhattansquare.com/skyscraping-history-and-luxury/)**
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> Residents of the Lower East Side condos at One Manhattan Square are living in one of New York City’s latest (and greatest) architectural masterpieces. Designed by the renowned Adamson Associates Architects, this 800-foot edifice creates a dazzling...

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**Author:** ![Skyalign](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/skyalign/32/128133_2.png) [@Skyalign](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Skyalign)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2019, 1:31pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-one-manhattan-square-847-ft-72-floors/56/538 "2019-12-12T13:31:12Z")

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Those tax abatements are quite nice though.

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**Author:** ![baronson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/baronson/32/190290_2.png) [@baronson](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/baronson)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2020, 1:27am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-one-manhattan-square-847-ft-72-floors/56/539 "2020-01-04T01:27:55Z")

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Taken 12.31.19:

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**Author:** ![IhateUSsteel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/ihateussteel/32/24981_2.png) [@IhateUSsteel](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/IhateUSsteel)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2020, 1:37am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-one-manhattan-square-847-ft-72-floors/56/540 "2020-01-04T01:37:33Z")

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I hope the other towers can rise around it soon. It looks like a giant cheese grater and I don’t like it, at least alone, but I’m optimistic.

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**Author:** ![baronson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/baronson/32/190290_2.png) [@baronson](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/baronson)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2020, 1:43am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-one-manhattan-square-847-ft-72-floors/56/541 "2020-01-04T01:43:18Z")

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Yeah, it looks lonely. I think I’m most excited about 247 Cherry if it ever goes through. Another JDS super tall.

> [@NEW YORK | 247 Cherry Street | 1008 FT | 79 FLOORS](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-247-cherry-street-1008-ft-79-floors/2501):
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> [Get Ready for Another Supertall Tower Beside Extell on the LES Waterfront](http://www.boweryboogie.com/2016/04/get-ready-another-supertall-tower-beside-extell-les-waterfront/) The old Pathmark site down on the waterfront is becoming a heated zone of gold rush activity. It’s not just the 80-story Extell tower rising here, but the drama surrounding the adjacent “pharmacy” lot. The Little Cherry might mature, after all. Roy Schoenberg (pka Little Cherry LLC) previously partnered with Two Bridges Neighborhood Council and Settlement Housing Fund to construct a 47-story residential (mixed incom…

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**Author:** ![Skyalign](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/skyalign/32/128133_2.png) [@Skyalign](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Skyalign)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2020, 3:17am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-one-manhattan-square-847-ft-72-floors/56/542 "2020-01-04T03:17:48Z")

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Definitely needs some towers around it.

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**Author:** ![Skyalign](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/skyalign/32/128133_2.png) [@Skyalign](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Skyalign)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2020, 5:28am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-one-manhattan-square-847-ft-72-floors/56/543 "2020-01-09T05:28:53Z")

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[https://www.instagram.com/p/B7FOafDHZYz/?igshid=jztfj3zf53ha](https://www.instagram.com/p/B7FOafDHZYz/?igshid=jztfj3zf53ha)

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**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:** [January 26, 2020, 2:14pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-one-manhattan-square-847-ft-72-floors/56/544 "2020-01-26T14:14:01Z")

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[https://www.instagram.com/p/B6B6JZkgn9u/](https://www.instagram.com/p/B6B6JZkgn9u/)  
[https://www.instagram.com/p/B6T2L8vpCMB/](https://www.instagram.com/p/B6T2L8vpCMB/)  
[https://www.instagram.com/p/B64HNogHznm/](https://www.instagram.com/p/B64HNogHznm/)  
[https://www.instagram.com/p/B7as6TGJkZ6/](https://www.instagram.com/p/B7as6TGJkZ6/)

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**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:** [January 26, 2020, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-one-manhattan-square-847-ft-72-floors/56/545 "2020-01-26T18:04:18Z")

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Fools Gold

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