NEW YORK | The Torch (740 8th Ave) | 1029 FT | 52 FLOORS

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The suspense! Cautiously optimistic… but open to being pleasantly surprised :crossed_fingers:

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On the bright side blocking the W hotel.

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Facade is going up

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Oh my…

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I can’t believe that the façade is going up on this one!

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Looks promising so far . . . not all glass . . .

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So far it looks like an XYZ building.

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We’re getting the Holiday Inn trim :yawning_face::zzz:

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Oh my god it’s the same type of facade they use on the crappy suburban apartments they build in my town :sob:

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This is going to look incredible.

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lol big yikes!!

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looks pretty typical for ODA

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Per jorgrami SSC NEW YORK | The Torch - 740 8th Avenue | 325m | 1067ft | 52 fl | U/C | Page 19 | SkyscraperCity Forum

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Thinking about how the Empire State Building looks at 95 years old, and imagining how this will age in a century from now … and that was a depression era construction job. They don’t make em like they used to

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these buildings arent built to last (un)fortunately

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In this case it’s a plus.

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This building will last 1,000 years.

It’s going to be great.

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Just for a simple note, I don’t post on SSC.

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