# NEW YORK | The Greenwich (125 Greenwich St) | 912 FT | 72 FLOORS
**URL:** https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-the-greenwich-125-greenwich-st-912-ft-72-floors/51
**Category:** Under Construction
**Created:** [June 11, 2014, 3:04am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-the-greenwich-125-greenwich-st-912-ft-72-floors/51 "2014-06-11T03:04:08Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 51
### Author:  [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2024, 4:26pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-the-greenwich-125-greenwich-st-912-ft-72-floors/51/1013 "2024-02-23T16:26:09Z")
@amonelam on Instagram
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### Author:  [@NewYorkCity76](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/NewYorkCity76)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2024, 2:53am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-the-greenwich-125-greenwich-st-912-ft-72-floors/51/1014 "2024-02-25T02:53:03Z")
Camera shot taken on 2/19/24
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### Author:  [@infoshare](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/infoshare)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2024, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-the-greenwich-125-greenwich-st-912-ft-72-floors/51/1015 "2024-02-25T15:49:02Z")
_This building is a beauty: the lecture posted below helps explains a lot about how the overall design began to take shape as the Architects began to study the ‘program requirements’ given by the developers. I really enjoyed this talk - you may too… 😍_
This video offers a good explanation regarding the final ‘form factor’ of this buildings’ design. I have always heard the expression “ form follows function” and had a general idea of what that meant regarding the looks/aesthetics of a given architectural design.
I found this lecture to be very informative & enlightening regarding my understanding of both the aesthetics and the function of this building. This is one of my favorites for both the beauty of the design, and the function as thoroughly described in this video.
My take-away is that ‘beauty’ of this building is very much a direct result of the functional requirements that Rafael Vinyl Architects were trying to accomplish given the program requirements of a luxury Condo Tower located in Downtown NYC.
**Enjoy the talk - I played it twice.** 🤩
> **[125 Greenwich Street - The Skyscraper Museum](https://skyscraper.org/programs/125-greenwich-street/)**
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> The one constant in the evolution of the design of the 912-foot tall, super-slender condominium at 125 Greenwich Street, just south of the World Trade Center site in lower Manhattan, is its postage-stamp site, barely 83' x 119 ft. After several early...
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### Author:  [@JC\_Heights](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/JC_Heights)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2024, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-the-greenwich-125-greenwich-st-912-ft-72-floors/51/1016 "2024-02-25T16:30:07Z")
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### Author:  [@infoshare](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/infoshare)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2024, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-the-greenwich-125-greenwich-st-912-ft-72-floors/51/1017 "2024-02-26T17:17:37Z")
I am puzzled by how many negative comments this building gets; while I think it is a beauty. I think the main issue people are having is the ‘exposed’ concrete. I particularly like the look of “architectural concrete” - particularly when used in direct juxtaposition with glass or metal.
I am a bit disappointed with how worn, dirty and blotchy the architectural concrete is looking on this building.
I have concluded that people mostly object to the poor ‘execution’ and ‘color fastness’ of the structural concrete surface in most of these new buildings that are using exposed concrete as an aesthetic feature.
**Here is a look at an example of beautifully ‘executed’ exposed concrete; perhaps if they did it all up this well - more people would like the design of 125 Greenwich Street.**
To see all 25 of my posts on this thread: click on my **infoshare** tag above. Enjoy.
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### Author:  [@stache](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/stache)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2024, 2:41pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-the-greenwich-125-greenwich-st-912-ft-72-floors/51/1018 "2024-02-27T14:41:56Z")
Psst, nobody wants to review your prior 25 posts. Get real. It’s easier to control the appearance of interior concrete. This looks very nice.
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### Author:  [@chused](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/chused)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2024, 5:19pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-the-greenwich-125-greenwich-st-912-ft-72-floors/51/1019 "2024-02-27T17:19:59Z")
It is certainly true that interior concrete is easer to maintain. It also is possible that the concrete on this building will be cleaned before occupancy and/or that some finish will be applied to reduce weathering impacts.
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### Author:  [@infoshare](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/infoshare)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2024, 6:25pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-the-greenwich-125-greenwich-st-912-ft-72-floors/51/1020 "2024-02-27T18:25:52Z")
> [@stache](#):
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> It’s easier to control the appearance of interior concrete. This looks very nice.
The point I am trying to make is that ‘architectural concrete’ **can be** done much better than what we see on this building: on 125 Greenwich the exterior looks very blotchy, dirty, and rough. The exterior concrete on this building, or any we see in NYC does not look much better - even when newly completed. 😕
Take a look at any of these ‘exterior’ examples of architectural concrete on the links posted below: they are “executed” to look far more aesthetic. Also, please take a look at all my previous posts on this topic… 😂
**I was thinking that maybe this building would be better appreciated if this level of quality architectural concrete work was done here on the facade of 125 Greenwich Street.**
> **[The Best Photos of the Week: The Beauty of Concrete](https://www.archdaily.com/877996/the-best-photos-of-the-week-the-beauty-of-concrete)**
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> Concrete is a favorite material of many architects thanks to its textural and sculptural qualities. In this week's best photos, we show off concrete's beauty.
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### Author:  [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2024, 1:34pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-the-greenwich-125-greenwich-st-912-ft-72-floors/51/1021 "2024-02-28T13:34:29Z")
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### Author:  [@treebeard](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/treebeard)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2024, 1:19am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-the-greenwich-125-greenwich-st-912-ft-72-floors/51/1022 "2024-03-02T01:19:14Z")
Why don’t they use a company like Nawkaw to stain the concrete? It would greatly improve the appearance
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### Author:  [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2024, 3:45am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-the-greenwich-125-greenwich-st-912-ft-72-floors/51/1023 "2024-03-05T03:45:02Z")
@gardenviewnyc on Instagram
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### Author:  [@Cloudscraper](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Cloudscraper)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2024, 2:20am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-the-greenwich-125-greenwich-st-912-ft-72-floors/51/1024 "2024-03-06T02:20:10Z")
Seems like we have a lighting system being tested here. Hopefully it extends to the rest of the mechanical floor at the center void and crown. Please excuse the low-light phone photos.
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### Author:  [@jackster99](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/jackster99)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2024, 1:29pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-the-greenwich-125-greenwich-st-912-ft-72-floors/51/1025 "2024-03-20T13:29:39Z")
I think the top of this is on fire right now:
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> See live views of the construction of the World Trade Center and September 11 Memorial & Museum in lower Manhattan. These exclusive webcams have been capturing images of the site since just days after the 9/11 attacks, from the Millennium Hilton...
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### Author:  [@YIMHudson](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/YIMHudson)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2024, 1:59pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-the-greenwich-125-greenwich-st-912-ft-72-floors/51/1026 "2024-03-20T13:59:46Z")
Must’ve put itself out… hvac malfunction maybe?
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### Author:  [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2024, 2:52pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-the-greenwich-125-greenwich-st-912-ft-72-floors/51/1027 "2024-03-20T14:52:13Z")
My guess would be the HVAC
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### Author:  [@ALC11](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/ALC11)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2024, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-the-greenwich-125-greenwich-st-912-ft-72-floors/51/1028 "2024-03-20T15:56:06Z")
125’s slender figure makes it look like a massive chimney with the smoke coming out of the top.
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### Author:  [@GertElim](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/GertElim)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2024, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-the-greenwich-125-greenwich-st-912-ft-72-floors/51/1029 "2024-03-20T17:35:35Z")
[https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.express.co.uk/news/us/1879696/new-york-fire-financial-district-125-greenwich-street-911-ground-zero-pictures/amp](https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.express.co.uk/news/us/1879696/new-york-fire-financial-district-125-greenwich-street-911-ground-zero-pictures/amp)
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### Author:  [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2024, 5:55pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-the-greenwich-125-greenwich-st-912-ft-72-floors/51/1030 "2024-03-20T17:55:35Z")
> **[Small fire breaks out on roof of Financial District building](https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/financial-district-building-roof-small-fire/)**
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> A fire broke out on the roof of a building in Manhattan's Financial District Wednesday morning, sending black smoke billowing into the sky.
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### Author:  [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2024, 11:35am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-the-greenwich-125-greenwich-st-912-ft-72-floors/51/1031 "2024-03-22T11:35:17Z")
This is now simply called _The Greenwich_. Apparently since October
[https://thegreenwichnyc.com/building/](https://thegreenwichnyc.com/building/)
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### Author:  [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2024, 2:40pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-the-greenwich-125-greenwich-st-912-ft-72-floors/51/1032 "2024-04-08T14:40:35Z")
[](https://flic.kr/p/2pHXDvi)[Jersey City and Lower Manhattan](https://flic.kr/p/2pHXDvi) by [Philly SkyGuy](https://www.flickr.com/photos/149628534@N08/), on Flickr
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