Okay I’ve got 20 built or U/C so far. Please tell me if you see anything off or if I missed a building. I will start working on the proposed list/ prepared site / approved etc.
If all proposed/etc on list list got completed that would be 37 supertalls in NYC. And I’m pretty sure I’m still missing stuff off this list, as well as stuff that hasn’t been announced yet or is still in the planning stages. Edit: I did not include any of the Hudson Yards Phase 2 tower, Penn Station towers (besides Penn 15) PABT towers and other as no heights have been released (or any proposals for that matter)
In total after proposals are added:
1,700 ft + = 1
1,600 ft + = 1
1,500 ft + = 3
1,400 ft + = 5
1,300 ft + = 3 (if the twins were still here this would be 5)
1,200 ft + = 3
1,100 ft + = 3
1,000 ft + = 15
984 ft + = 3
Edits after looking at Emporis.
They won’t really be in order for height ( maybe )
1WTC - 1776 ft. 541 M (the only 500 M tower in the city, at least until Affirmation gets built. Had CPT got its spire or 175 not had its height reduced both would have been above 500M)
CPT - 1,550 ft. 472 M
Empire State Building - 1,454 ft. 443 M (Was at #7 without the antenna on the wiki list and CTBUH, but 1 WTC has its height included with the antenna so I chose the taller height)
111 West 57th St. - 1,428 ft. 435 M
One Vanderbilt - 1,401 ft. 427 M
432 Park Avenue - 1,397 ft. 426 M
270 Park Avenue - 1,388 ft. 423 M
30 Hudson Yards - 1,270 ft. 387 M
Bank of America Tower - 1,200 ft. 366 M
3 World Trade Center - 1,079 ft. 329 M
The Brooklyn Tower - 1,073 ft. 327 M
57W57 - 1,050 ft. 320 M
The Chrysler Building - 1,046 ft. 319 M
The New York Times Building - 1,046 ft. 319 M
66 Hudson Boulevard - 1,041 ft. 317 M
The Spiral - 1,041 ft. 317 M
50 Hudson Yards - 1,011 ft. 308 M
35 Hudson Yards - 1,009 ft. 308 M
One57 - 1,004 ft. 306 M
One Manhattan West - 996 ft. 304 M
Proposed/Site Prepared/Approved
1,600 ft + = 1 (rip 175)
1,500 ft + = 2
1,400 ft + = 2
1,300 ft + = 1
1,200 ft + = 1
1,100 ft + = 3
1,000 ft + = 5
984 ft + = 2
Affirmation Tower - 1,663 ft. 506 M
175 Park Avenue - 1,575 ft. 480 M
Tower Fifth - 1,556 ft. 474 M
350 Park Avenue - 1,450 ft. 441 M
80 South Street - 1,436 ft. 437 M
2WTC - 1,348 ft. 410 M
Penn 15 - 1,270 ft. 387 M ( May be old height? Haven’t seen anything new in a while )
45 Broad St. - 1,127 ft. 344 M (only slightly smaller than John Hancock)
570 Fifth Avenue - 1,101 ft. 335 M
41 West 57 Street. - 1,100 ft. 335 M
740-750 8th Avenue - 1,067 ft. 325 M
341 - 347 Madison Avenue - 1,050 ft. 320 M
262 Fifth Ave - 1,011 ft. 308 M
247 Cherry St. - 1008 ft. 307 M
143 - 155 East 60th Street - 1000 ft. + Around 305 M (looks like it might be a stale proposal)
520 Fifth Avenue - 995 ft. 303 M
3 Hudson Boulevard - 987 ft. 300 M (barely made it)
*If Macy’s tower is 900 feet on top of the already existing building it would be 1,071 ft, putting it at 11 in the proposed section. However I can not confirm it’s height or if it’s 800 ft, or what.
Had 175 Park not been arbitrarily butchered, it would be 2 - 500 M / 1,600fters going up.
Not sure what evidence means in this context. Rich people love living in the sky, and companies love having views from higher and higher up. The US is by far the world’s strongest country and will remain so. New York is by far its strongest city and will remain so. Theoretically the buildings will just keep getting bigger and bigger. See the evolution of One Vanderbilt to 175 Park. See the evolution of 432 Park Avenue to Central Park Tower.
IDK. The US sure seems pretty weak / divided / toxic right now. I think in this next century you’ll see the reverse of what happened in the 20th century with lots of brain drain talent leaving for Europe. Ive personally seen it with many friends.
What I think is happening in the US is that people are building cheap crap trying to make tons of money off the American economy. But I don’t think those people will want to stay in the US when its time to cash out. Everyone seems pretty obsessed with the Mediterranean.
Living on the Mediterranean might be nice for educated wealthy people working remotely. But for the average American, who is a blue collar or low level office worker, this is not an option. Nor do the ultra wealthy people like Europe, where there are more barriers to investments/running businesses. Nor do technology companies, which face more regulation in the EU than the US. American tech attracts global talent.
Building a 1400 foot building to 1550 feet is hardly an increase when to get the world’s tallest building you have to double that height to 2800 feet. I don’t see New York City developers right now or in the near future wanting to build anything significantly over the current 1400-1600 threshold. I’m sorry, but the cost of a building 2800+ in New York City would cost at least $8B or more. Can you find someone who would finance that when New York City is having a lethargic recovery from the coronavirus?
The reality is, people want status, status these days is clout and that clout some from posting pretty pics of the Mediterranean. Its really that simple.
People have been chasing status since the beginning of time.
I long for the days when clout means people posting a legitimate portfolio of actually diverse locales that aren’t all infinity edge pools and arched openings. Like, seriously, it’s repetitive to a nauseating degree.
From grocery markets to new developments: “Western Beef” CEO hopes to raze his supermarkets and develop new luxury apartment buildings.
“He hopes to cash in on skyrocketing land prices in the boroughs by razing his family’s stores and developing luxury residential buildings in their place. He shuttered seven Western Beef stores to build projects like the Astor in Long Island City, where rent is roughly $5,000 per month for a two-bedroom unit. In The Bronx, he teamed up with a developer to create a nine-story, 159-mixed-unit development.“
Unless they’re actually going to improve outer borough transit this is a joke. When I lived in Brooklyn we had a car as a necessity (bad subway and bus lines in the neighborhood), and already I’d spend 30+ minutes looking for a spot on a daily basis. Removing more spots is not practical until car ownership is less mandatory in many neighborhoods of Brooklyn/queens
Because some articles a while ago claimed that “NYC being car-free” has its benefits. Also because they claimed that it “causes pollution and climate change”.
