Bloomberg Tower (a.k.a. One Beacon Court) - 731 Lexington Ave

[ZippyTheChimp]

Dec 03, 2003. Bloomberg Tower view from the Sheep Meadow.
http://www.pbase.com/image/23856309.jpg

[emmeka]

Its funny, the perspective on that photo makes it look like GM Building will still be taller than Bloomberg. Of course we know that this is not true but i want it to look massive when completed.

[ZippyTheChimp]

I'm just guessing, but the orange netting at the top of the north side may be the setback (on the rendering), which would mean five more floors and the crown.

I think it already looks good from the park.

[emmeka]

Yeh, but it still loks a bit stubby from that angle.

[Just Rich]

Buildings under construction always look stubbier with the construction elevator hanging off the side.

[emmeka]

True. very true.

[DominicanoNYC]

I'm liking the rate at which the glass is going up. I think that there is still about 4-5 months left till the completion.

[Edward]

The view of Central Park South and Bloomberg Tower (http://www.wirednewyork.com/skyscrapers/731lexington/default.htm) from the 35th floor lobby of Mandarin Oriental New York Hotel (http://www.wirednewyork.com/hotels/mandarin_oriental/default.htm). 7 December 2003.

http://www.wirednewyork.com/hotels/mandarin_oriental/mandarin_oriental_bloomberg_cps_7dec03.jpg (http://www.wirednewyork.com/skyscrapers/731lexington/default.htm)

[TLOZ Link5]

Dang, it's getting extremely tall now.

[krulltime]

:shock: Cool...I will like to go to that 35th floor lobby soon.

[emmeka]

Yes, the glass is going up extremely quickly!

[Kris]

http://graphics7.nytimes.com/images/2003/12/14/realestate/cov.184.1.enlarge.jpg

[ZippyTheChimp]

Dec 13, 2003
From Park Ave
http://www.pbase.com/image/24113842.jpg

From Lex
http://www.pbase.com/image/24113904.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/image/24114007.jpg

[Gulcrapek]

Dominating Lex...

[TLOZ Link5]

Bloomberg = New hotness :D

[Gulcrapek]

I hope you don't mean the mayor...

[Just Rich]

Great update photos!

Looks like they're at two floors above the last setback.
That means 3 more floors and then the roof lantern.

Pretty exciting!

[DominicanoNYC]

I hope you don't mean the mayor...
:lol: The tower is looking great.

[TLOZ Link5]

I hope you don't mean the mayor...

Har dee har har :P

[billyblancoNYC]

That skin is kicking ass and taking names, baby. Very nice, indeed.

[emmeka]

Oh my god! Its so amazing that I want to go up to it and give it a big hug :D

[maxinmilan]

I think this scraper is really a nice addition to NYC skiline. The proportions are fine, the curtain-wall is very elegant and the color is really beautiful. Even the mass is well detailed with interesting setbacks. It won't add nothing to history of architecture of course, but it is a good building, maybe better in the reality than in the sketches and with a much greater elegance than many of Childs' buildings...

[NYguy]

http://graphics7.nytimes.com/images/2003/12/14/realestate/cov.184.1.enlarge.jpg

There's a large picture of this in today's NY Times..

[NYguy]

Dec 13, 2003

From Lex
http://www.pbase.com/image/24114007.jpg

I like this photo.
"Bloomberg, Citicorp.....Citicorp, Bloomberg"...(or is it Citigroup?)

[emmeka]

well, I normally call it citicorp like most people but Ive seen a lot of websites that say citigroup as well.

[ZippyTheChimp]

When Citicorp got under the big red umbrella with Travellers Group, it became Citigroup.

[emmeka]

Well, i think that it should be citicorp like its origional name.

[Edward]

The skyblue glass of Bloomberg Tower (http://www.wirednewyork.com/skyscrapers/731lexington/default.htm) on X-mas 2003.

http://www.wirednewyork.com/skyscrapers/731lexington/images/bloomberg_tower_25dec03.jpg (http://www.wirednewyork.com/skyscrapers/731lexington/default.htm)

[Gulcrapek]

What time were you there?

[Edward]

Around two

[Gulcrapek]

I must have missed you by 20-40 minutes...

[tone99loc]

December 26, 2003:

http://mason.gmu.edu/~aharrisf/bloomberg.jpg

[Stern]

There looks to be one more floor to go before the decorative crown.

[Stern]

Bloomberg Tower has positively made its impact on the skyline.

http://e.1asphost.com/guide498/Bloomberg.jpg

http://e.1asphost.com/guide498/Bloomberg2.jpg

http://e.1asphost.com/guide498/Bloomberg3.jpg

http://e.1asphost.com/guide498/Bloomberg4.jpg

http://e.1asphost.com/guide498/Bloomberg5.jpg

Next step....tripod...lol. Enjoy.

[Gulcrapek]

Gracias. I agree with you, for the first time, last week I looked at it and thought, "That's big."

[DominicanoNYC]

I need a tripod too. :lol:

[Ninjahedge]

I usually end up trying to find a good place to balance the camera while climbing on some roof I should not be on or going over to the piers on a COLD crisp day to get a good shot of manhattan, but I would do much better with a three legger.....

[RedFerrari360f1]

Somebody needs to get up on the ESB and take some pictures so we can see hwo noticeable this baby is.

[emmeka]

Most of the time, not very. it looks tall and all that but because the glass reflects its surroundings, it kinda blends in.

http://live7.truelook.com/face/newface.jsp?func=live&name=/strends/esb/NorthView&pan=11.690275&tilt=-15.86444&panfov=46.7&tiltfov=36.4&overlay=default& skin=default&useapplet=true&time=1072918033929&wid th=640&height=480&quality=65&catalogname=catalog&z oom=1.0&imagemap.x=284&imagemap.y=-73&imagemap.w=111&imagemap.h=107

[Stern]

The occupied floors of the Bloomberg Tower have topped off. Now on to the 60 foot crown, and the completion of one helluva tower. It should be interesting to see how the crown is constructed. I dont think it's possible for the 60 foot crown to be a single concrete cube, so we'll see...

http://galleries.soaringtowers.org/albums/Stern/Bloomberg8_001.jpg

http://galleries.soaringtowers.org/albums/Stern/Bloomberg6_001.jpg

http://galleries.soaringtowers.org/albums/Stern/Bloomberg7_001.jpg

There might be another lengthy transition for the crown.

[Gulcrapek]

I'd think it would be a small-member steel frame... dunno though.

[Toweman8]

Nice pics Stern

[emmeka]

hopefully not but it is a high probobility.

[billyblancoNYC]

I hope the tower really glows, to make it a mignificent point of light on the skyline. Love the skin on this one.

[yanni111]

i went by the building today and it looks like they are adding the crown section immediately. Right now it looks like a concrete slab beginning above the last floor.

[Stern]

Yup! It looks as if the crown will be constructed by conventional methods.

http://galleries.soaringtowers.org/albums/Stern/1073207222752782_G.jpg

There will be seven more purely ornamental floors before topping out.

[Gulcrapek]

Seven?

[JACKinNYC]

Yeah, seven?

[yanni111]

yes seven according to the renderings. They look like 7 seperate "floors" but their heights are lower than the real floors just below. From the renderings these 7 fakes will equal 5 of the real. So to imagine the final height just add another 5 real floors on top of what is now.

[emmeka]

I think that its patternwork with the glass on the rendering that continues the horizontal fashion of the floors. And by the way it wont be a solid concrete block, thats just stupid. the concrete will be for the floor of the mechanical area that will be housed in the crown. The crown will most probably be glass like morgan stanley just north of times square.

[Edward]

Bloomberg Tower (http://www.wirednewyork.com/skyscrapers/731lexington/default.htm) and Manhattan skyline. 17 January 2004.

http://www.wirednewyork.com/skyscrapers/731lexington/images/central_park_bloomberg_17jan04.jpg (http://www.wirednewyork.com/skyscrapers/731lexington/default.htm)

[Gulcrapek]

Well... it's certainly there. :D

[fvcrew22]

It's looking great...just looking at it makes me smile. :D

[krulltime]

Yeah it is a beauty on the eyes.

Now is the reason I can't see the Chrysler building is because is right behind it? or is it hidding behind the City Corp...or is just that from where the picture was taken that you just don't see it? :|

[Just Rich]

Great shot Edward!

Krulltime - the Chrysler is hidden behind the GM building in this picture (that's the big fat white one)

[Gulcrapek]

And I saw it today from north Queens, it has the same 'skyline extension' effect that TWC has on the west side. Very prominent.

[GR2NYsoon]

ESB OBS, 1-23-04

http://home.comcast.net/~travis.wolf/bloomburg.JPG

[TLOZ Link5]

Here I am making my photographical debut on Wired New York. Warning: LARGE file.

Taken from my living room window back home:

http://e.1asphost.com/guide498/CitiBloombergTrump.JPG

[Russell]

thats not a bad living room view at all :P

[yanni111]

the view of Bloomberg from Park Avenue in the 60s is awesome! It rises way above the residential stuff on Park Ave which makes it look extremely tall. Also at some points in the 60s on park you can see both Citicorp and Bloomberg with Bloomberg closer making it look taller than Citicorp! and its not even finished reaching its final height yet! theyve been busy working all week, its interesting to see the way they are making the crown now. The little guys walking around at the top look so tiny!

[GR2NYsoon]

pictures pictures. yanni11, can we put you up to this? if its amazing then we simply MUST see it !

[yanni111]

id love to take pictures but my camera is broken. I want to get a digital camera to replace it though.

[NYatKNIGHT]

Jan. 25, 2004

http://galleries.soaringtowers.org/albums/NYatKNIGHT/crown.sized.jpg

http://galleries.soaringtowers.org/albums/NYatKNIGHT/bloom_group.sized.jpg

[Gulcrapek]

Sooooo good.

</teengirlsquad>

[TLOZ Link5]

"Well, I think it's hella tight!

...And you guys need boyfriends."

Gotta love TGS...

[ube]

Im new to this forum (sorta) and to noticing buildings in the city, so pardon my ignorance when I ask, whats the the name of the building to the left of the Bloomberg tower in the second picture in NYatKNIGHTS post?

Thanks

[ZippyTheChimp]

Hello.

The building is 135 East 57 St, on the northwest corner of 57 & Lexington Ave. Information on the building can be found here (http://www.thecityreview.com/57e135.html) and here (http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=115172).

[Edward]

Bloomberg Tower (http://www.wirednewyork.com/skyscrapers/731lexington/default.htm) and Citigroup Center (http://www.wirednewyork.com/skyscrapers/citigroup/default.htm). 8 February 2004.

http://www.wirednewyork.com/skyscrapers/731lexington/images/bloomberg_citigroup_queens_8feb04.jpg (http://www.wirednewyork.com/skyscrapers/731lexington/default.htm)



Bloomberg Tower (http://www.wirednewyork.com/skyscrapers/731lexington/default.htm) and Citigroup Center (http://www.wirednewyork.com/skyscrapers/citigroup/default.htm) - a view from Queens West (http://www.wirednewyork.com/queens/queens_west/default.htm). 8 February 2004.

http://www.wirednewyork.com/skyscrapers/731lexington/images/bloomberg_citigroup_queens_west_8feb04.jpg (http://www.wirednewyork.com/skyscrapers/731lexington/default.htm)

[James Kovata]

How much further before the crown is complete?

[JayW]

Has it topped out, too?

[ZippyTheChimp]

I think that the gap in the orange netting is the beginning of the crown, which is 5 - 7 storeys.

Great view of Manhattan towers over the tangle of Hunters Point.

[James Kovata]

I think that the gap in the orange netting is the beginning of the crown, which is 5 - 7 storeys.

So, is it safe to say the crown will top out at about the height of the top of the scaffolding?

[TLOZ Link5]

I for one hope so. The view of the building is incredible from my parent's apartment. I'll probably go back uptown next week and take some pictures.

[GR2NYsoon]

u guys dont like the tower anymore er wut ?

[Gulcrapek]

Huh?

[ZippyTheChimp]

Wut?

[RandySavage]

She's looking quite striking from above Wollman Rink in the Park. Can't wait for her topping out:

http://img22.photobucket.com/albums/v65/RandySavage/100_0049.jpg

[TLOZ Link5]

I was walking with friend in Midtown on Saturday night and happened to look up Lexington Avenue. Citicorp was already floodlit and was very nicely reflected in Bloomberg's glass facade. Very nice image.

[NYatKNIGHT]

2/28

http://galleries.soaringtowers.org/albums/NYatKNIGHT/tram_4.sized.jpg

http://galleries.soaringtowers.org/albums/NYatKNIGHT/roos_island_3.sized.jpg

[Gulcrapek]

I think it looks kind of awkward from the east. The west side is much more appealing IMO.

[TLOZ Link5]

Citicorp finally has a new modernist icon to share the spotlight with.

[TAFisher123]

Im disappointed in the presence of this building on the western view of the skyline.....from NJ you wouldnt notice it without the scaffolding
3-13-04
http://www.pbase.com/image/26915438.jpg

[NYatKNIGHT]

3/15/04 - from the Empire State Building:

http://galleries.soaringtowers.org/albums/NYatKNIGHT/Bloom_view.sized.jpg

[RandySavage]

Bear Stearns looks sharp from that vantage point. Are they re-roofing the Citibank Center or does it always have those gaps?

[Freedom Tower]

They are "Re-roofing" it :lol: There is a thread somewhere in this forum that talks a lot about it. I can't find it though. Try searching under Citicorp or Citigroup, for some reason I can't find the thread, sorry.

[RandySavage]

When the crown is completed Bloomberg will look taller than Citicorp when viewed from the north. This was taken from across the Central Park resevoir:


http://img22.photobucket.com/albums/v65/RandySavage/100_0074.jpg

[Jasonik]

Nice fence! :wink:

[Edward]

The view of the Bloomberg Tower (http://www.wirednewyork.com/skyscrapers/731lexington/default.htm) from Sutton Place. 3 April 2004.

http://www.wirednewyork.com/skyscrapers/731lexington/images/bloomberg_sutton_3apr04.jpg (http://www.wirednewyork.com/skyscrapers/731lexington/default.htm)

[TLOZ Link5]

Lookin' shahp! :D

[James Kovata]

Has the overall height (including the crown) been reached?

[MonCapitan2002]

I don't think it has been topped out yet.

[Gulcrapek]

It has, save that questionable spire thing.

[Deimos]

I was looking at the building today, and the top 3 floors are now being covered w/the facade. It's a different color/pattern than the rest of the building.

[Gulcrapek]

Whiter?

[TLOZ Link5]

That might very well be the crown.

[Kris]

http://rion.nu/v5/post/041104/IMG_1439lg.jpg

www.rion.nu

[nike]

YOU SHOULD ALSO TAKE PICTURES FROM QUEENS AND SEE HOW THE BLOOMBERG TOWER LOOKS FROM THEIR. :lol:

[nike]

:lol: COULD SOMEBODY TAKE SOME PICTURES FROM QUEENS TO SEE HOW THE BLOOMBERG TOWER LOOKS LIKE FROM THEIR. ALSO POST THEM HERE. :lol:

[ZippyTheChimp]

Check further back in the thread. There are several at different stages.

[phxmania2001]

Just for you, nike:

4/21

From the 46th St/Lowery St subway stop in Woodside:

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/532/482estsdvwbb.jpg

From Harlem:

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/532/482blmbrgnght4:21.jpg

[nike]

:) thank you 2001. hope you get more pictures 8)

[ZippyTheChimp]

April 28, 2004:
Bloomberg Tower from Roosevelt Island
http://www.pbase.com/image/28465413.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/image/28465274.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/image/28465397.jpg

[Just Rich]

In a couple of the shots from Roosevelt Island, the massing reminds me of the Woolworth building (minus the peaked roof of course)

[James Kovata]

Looks specutacular.

[TLOZ Link5]

In a couple of the shots from Roosevelt Island, the massing reminds me of the Woolworth building (minus the peaked roof of course)

I can definitely see it.

The cladding is practically finished.

[RandySavage]

Is that a rollercoaster going in and out of that one building in the foreground?

[TLOZ Link5]

Is that a rollercoaster going in and out of that one building in the foreground?

I think that's a canopy for a riverfront park. I thought the same thing as you when I first saw it.

[ZippyTheChimp]

It's the 60th St Pavillion, built on the roof of a abandoned Dept of Sanitation building. The roller coaster sculpture is called East River Roundabout (http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_your_park/historical_signs/hs_historical_sign.php?id=12174).

A unique public space.

[James Kovata]

A roller coaster on Roosevelt Island would be pretty incredible!

[Stern]

Good thing Bloomberg doesn't have a logo because this building is a prime candidate for one.

[Stern]

And the building's gridiron fascade looses symmetry near the top, but overrall a tremendous addition to the city skyline.

[TLOZ Link5]

It looks so modern, almost too modern, for the rest of the neighborhood. A sky-blue prism in the middle of a drab, brownish-grayish part of the city. It's be nice to see some buildings of the same caliber join it in the near future.

[Edward]

The view of the Bloomberg Tower (http://www.wirednewyork.com/skyscrapers/731lexington/default.htm) from Roosevelt Island Tram (http://www.wirednewyork.com/guide/roosevelt_island_tram/default.htm). 1 May 2004.

http://www.wirednewyork.com/skyscrapers/731lexington/images/bloomberg_roosevelt_tram_1may04.jpg (http://www.wirednewyork.com/skyscrapers/731lexington/default.htm)

[TonyO]

Question: Is the official name "Bloomberg Tower" or "Beacon Court Tower"?

[billyblancoNYC]

I believe the Beacon Court is the curved courtyard that will be the entrance for the condo portion of the project. One Beacon Court may be just the name of the condos.

http://www.onebeaconcourt.com/flashcontent/

[Stern]

Great pic Edward! Its looking great!

[TLOZ Link5]

Emporis has listed Bloomberg's height as 806 feet, down from 856. What's going on here?

[ZippyTheChimp]

I don't know, but in observing both Citi and Bloomberg from Queens or Roosevelt Island, it's obvious that Citi is more than 60 ft taller. Even from the northern end of Roosevelt, Bloomberg though closer, appears shorter.

[AJphx]

A group of Skyscrapers.com editors went to New York a week or two ago and got height information for all the newest towers. They say they looked at blueprints from the architects and construction offices. Over at SSP, the forumer Vito Corleone (I'm not sure which emporis guy he is though) posted a thread with all the update info.

So apparently Bloomberg is actually 806 feet. You will have to go over to the SSP thread for specifics, but the old height figure had been measured from somewhere other than ground level for some reason.

[krulltime]

oh how could that happen? but why would they do that? :cry:

[TLOZ Link5]

Okay, so it's not in the Top Ten. We'll live. But it still has a powerful presence on the skyline and taller projects are already in the pipeline. We'll live. My love of this building has in no way diminished.

[OKoranjes]

I'm glad they ended up chooses a more transparent glass--it gives it more personality than anything more mirror-like would have.

[nike]

So all the way to the top of the crown is 806ft. :?

[TLOZ Link5]

So all the way to the top of the crown is 806ft. :?

It's still the seventh-tallest building in Midtown, third-tallest on Lexington Avenue, and the second-tallest mixed-use building in the City. We're all a little disappointed, but this is still a great building and we should be proud to have it.

[ZippyTheChimp]

I'm not disappointed. The building looks the same to me, regardless of the height number. Thinking that 856 was correct, I was just puzzled by the difference with Citigroup.

It's a nice addition to the skyline.

[nike]

What do you mean "it looks the same to me". And could some body add more pictures of the bloomberg tower. :lol:

[ZippyTheChimp]

It means when you looked at the building before knowing the true height, and then afterward, did it look any different?

Or is the difference just your perception colored by the numbers?
:roll:

[nike]

:) Any more pictures?

[Pilaro]

Nike, I recommend visiting the building in person. Pictures, despite speaking a thousand words, cannot compare. And about the height "scandal" does anyone honestly care about some arbitrary numbers? The building is still taller than its neighbors so who cares.

[NYatKNIGHT]

From East 86th St.:

http://galleries.soaringtowers.org/albums/NYatKNIGHT/UES.sized.jpg


From Central Park:
http://galleries.soaringtowers.org/albums/NYatKNIGHT/CP_SE_corner.sized.jpg

http://galleries.soaringtowers.org/albums/NYatKNIGHT/CP_Lake_view.sized.jpg

[BrooklynRider]

Nice pictures. I think the tower looks a lot better in person.

[Gulcrapek]

I probably will never get around to posting my Midtown stuff from 2 weeks ago, so these are what I got of BT

http://galleries.soaringtowers.org/albums/album45/731lex.sized.jpg

http://galleries.soaringtowers.org/albums/album45/731lex2.sized.jpg

http://galleries.soaringtowers.org/albums/album45/731lex3.sized.jpg

[Archit_K]

Gulcrapek nice pictures. Bloomberg is looking good.

[krulltime]

I am so glad that is almost done. I want to go and visit it in the inside. :P

[nike]

Is the MetLife building taller than the bloomberg tower. is the GE building taller than the bloomberg tower. :?

[Kris]

http://rion.nu/v5/post/062004/IMG_4192lg.jpg

http://www.rion.nu/v5/archive/000514.php

[TLOZ Link5]

Is the MetLife building taller than the bloomberg tower. is the GE building taller than the bloomberg tower. :?

Bloomberg is two shorter than MetLife, so that also makes GE taller.

[nike]

so that means that the metlife building is taller than the bloomberg tower. and the GE building is taller than the metlife. :)

[NY-SAILOR]

According to skyscraperpage the Bloomberg Building is 260.8 m, the GE Building is 259.1 m, and the Met Life Building is 246.8 m..........So that makes the Bloomberg the taller building.

[PHLguy]

^They havent changed it to the the real height tho, SS.com found out the building was 806 feet, not 856

[Edward]

Construction of the Bloomberg Tower (http://www.wirednewyork.com/skyscrapers/731lexington/default.htm) - the view from East River. 5 July 2004.

http://www.wirednewyork.com/skyscrapers/731lexington/images/bloomberg_east_river_5july04.jpg (http://www.wirednewyork.com/skyscrapers/731lexington/default.htm)

[nike]

nice picture edward :D

[hella good]

why the hell does it still have a crane attatched to it?

[DominicanoNYC]

Does it? Jez.

[krulltime]

Still under construction...I think. :?

[hella good]

but how can it be? theyve finished the structure now. havent they?

[TLOZ Link5]

but how can it be? theyve finished the structure now. havent they?

Externally, obviously. They might not have installed the elevators yet.

[yanni111]

on sunday i saw that they are now removing alot of the blue protective film that they have had on those metal bars that surrounds the outside of each floors and its a very clean white color, it looks great!! So far theyve only done it on the top floors of the east side wall. This will really make each floor stand out and increase the verticality of the building rather than it looking like one same color glass wall from bottom to top. Blue glass with white stripes looks great!!!

[Stern]

The new antennae has been installed and its kind of funny looking...

[PHLguy]

Any pics of the antenna?

[RS085]

Yeah, Id like to see some pics, its been awhile.

[nike]

:) Any pictures of the antenna. Or any other pics of the bloomberg tower 8) :wink:

[yepole]

Sorry, phone's camera doesn't make quality pictures. Captured from BQE.
http://tinypic.com/sr5k
Above, crane is still in place, below - looks like they're disassembling it. Image taken from Long Island City.
http://tinypic.com/tm2t

[riley]

Does anyone have any idea if an apartment on the 34th floor of the Bloomberg building (looking south) will be blocked by the A&D Building or its water box? I've looked at all the pictures posted on this forum not none shows it definitively. Any pictures you have to share would be much appreciated. Thank you.

[TLOZ Link5]

I think the antenna is actually some sort of brace. It runs all the way down the south face of the building.

[JACKinNYC]

Maybe it's a crane to take the construction crane down.

[yepole]

Maybe it's a crane to take the construction crane down.
That's what they are doing, now only half of the construction crane have left:
http://tinypic.com/1chaw
One more pic of BT as seen far from Central Park
http://tinypic.com/1chdv

[NYatKNIGHT]

8/1/04

http://galleries.soaringtowers.org/albums/NYatKNIGHT/top.sized.jpg

http://galleries.soaringtowers.org/albums/NYatKNIGHT/base.sized.jpg

[Stern]

http://galleries.soaringtowers.org/albums/Stern/Bloomberg2_003.jpg

[krulltime]

Wow thanks for the cool photos guys!

To me this building is like the new prince of the skyline. That new residential building next to it doesn't really do nothing for me. It was such a great spot for a better building. I even fortgot it was new at all. It looks like any other building that is around it except for the Bloomberg building ofcourse. :|

[Johnnyboy]

i never would had thought that this building would end up to look so beautifull. The actuall structure always looks better than how its shown on the pictures when the structure is proposed. I really love the number of really high rise buildings being made in new york city. they all look very modern and beautifull.

[TLOZ Link5]

Very classy. From far off it plays very well against Citigroup.

[ube]

Its classy, but.... it's going to have a home depot in it! That's not the classiest store to have as a major tenant :) But it will be cool to check it out.

[GLNY]

The "beacon" was illuminated for the first time last night. This is one of the brightest crowns on the Midtown skyline.

[Johnnyboy]

The "beacon" was illuminated for the first time last night. This is one of the brightest crowns on the Midtown skyline.

does anyone have a picture of this?

[londonlawyer]

Its classy, but.... it's going to have a home depot in it! That's not the classiest store to have as a major tenant :) But it will be cool to check it out.

Although it's a very high end building, it's still not in the classiest location. There are many dilapidated white brick buildings surrounding it on all sides on Lex and Third Avenues. Nevertheless, if one goes one block to the west onto Park, it's really, really beautiful and upscale.

[krulltime]

The "beacon" was illuminated for the first time last night. This is one of the brightest crowns on the Midtown skyline.

:shock: Really? I have to check it out tonight. Thanks.

[krulltime]

I don't think is illuminated tonight... :(

[James Kovata]

i never would had thought that this building would end up to look so beautifull.

You are so right. Bloomberg, NYT, One Bryant Park, and Hearst.... Four incredible post 9/11 buildings.

The Roosevelt Tram provides a great view of Bloomberg!

[kliq6]

Vornado, the developer of the bloomberg building owns all the retail units to the south of the site and is planning a new office/retail building as soon as they caan find a anchor tenant

[RS085]

Any new pics of Bloomberg? Its been to quiet lately.

[Pottebaum]

So, whats the area around Bloomberg like?

[RS085]

Idk what the area is like, im at school in Michigan, but from New York. I found this picture online though. Bloomberg looks like a superb addition to the NYC Skyline. It needs to build more modern like that, and tall, all over.


idk how to post pictures, hes a try...

http://www.skyscraperpage.com/forum/showthread.php?s=6d3bfff49794a0af0d54d91a41272e5e& threadid=53037

[RS085]

Screw it, just go to the site. lol

[NewYorkYankee]

Great pics, that area of the city looks great!

[ryan]

I think amtrak provides the best view on the way into the city.

[ZippyTheChimp]

Bloomberg at night from the Sheep Meadow
http://www.pbase.com/zippythechimp/image/34127574.jpg

[NewYorkYankee]

Wow, is this the first night it was lighted up? or has it been on? I dont remember seeing it in July.. :?

[RS085]

Wow Bloomberg looks NIIIIIICE. MORE PICTURES DUDE!!!!!!!!!

[yyy]

Great picture 8) I like that one. You use a digital camera, aren't you? If yes, can you tell me which one? Or maybe it isn't your picture at all :D

[krulltime]

Very beautiful Picture of bloomberg... :P I love that building!

[ZippyTheChimp]

Olympus C2000
Nikon D70

[Johnnyboy]

beautifull

[yyy]

Olympus C2000
Nikon D70
Wow :shock: Thanks. I looked about those cameras and found out that they are really cool. But I'm off topic so I'll stop - sorry :roll:

[Stern]

The lighting on this baby blue makes it look like a Miami, a Dallas, a Melbourne, or even a Hong Kong building. I like...

[TLOZ Link5]

Eeew, Dallas...just kidding :P

[Stern]

Hey I hate the Dallas skyline more than anyone but a couple of these buildings compared to an entire skyline act quite well. And this is only based on the night shot.

[Pilaro]

Luckily Bloomberg looks nothing like those tacky Dallas buildings during the day. I hate those lights they put on the sides of the towers in Dallas. I know I am slighting Dallas, but there is a kid I know from there that I dislike- thus the city is no better.

[RS085]

Hawaii isnt known for many nice locals either. Ive been many times, my brother lives there.

[Pilaro]

Very true, there are some sovereign locals here that ruin it for everyone. But for the most part people here are friendly. Now back to the topic...

[g@tor]

Olympus C2000
Nikon D70
Zippy, your picture is wonderful as always. But how could you make ONE picture with TWO cameras? :shock:
Well, nevermind, the pic is damn great! And guys, could you tell me what is that tower on the right side of the picture? I saw it many times at pictures but cannot figure it. Could you please give me a link from emporis.com or somewhat else?

[ZippyTheChimp]

I meant that I use 2 cameras, but that photo was taken with the Nikon, which is better at night. The Olympus is easier to carry.

If you mean the large slab building, it's General Motors (http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=115457)

[g@tor]

If you mean the large slab building, it's General Motors (http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=115457)
Thanx, dude! :wink: You're really cool guy! Oh, you can't imagine, how I would like to drink with you. Is there a bar somewhere close to 120 Broadway (I so much love Equitable!)? :)

BTW, I've just looked at your homepage and was stunned! What the pictures!!! OMG!

[NYatKNIGHT]

Meet at John Street Bar and Grill to discuss Zippy's cameras.

[yepole]

The crown is illuminated again, for the second evening in a row! 8)
http://pictures.unwiredny.com/Pictures/Constr_BT/00619s.jpg (http://pictures.unwiredny.com/Pictures/Constr_BT/00619l.jpg)
http://pictures.unwiredny.com/Pictures/Constr_BT/00621s.jpg (http://pictures.unwiredny.com/Pictures/Constr_BT/00621l.jpg)

[RS085]

lets go bloom berg clap clap clap clap clap

[TLOZ Link5]

The crown turns a nice shade of light blue after dusk. Very attractive.

[RS085]

Good, cant wait to see it when im done with school.

[Towerman8]

Update 10/13/04
http://img95.exs.cx/img95/6513/Bloomberg10-13-04.jpg

[JonY]

^^ Woah. Still work to be done on the tower component.

Meet at John Street Bar and Grill to discuss Zippy's cameras.LOL

Even though pics are small that yepole posted, shows how brilliant the crown is being lit. On fire!! :)

[Edward]

Construction of the Bloomberg Tower (http://www.wirednewyork.com/skyscrapers/731lexington/default.htm) - the view from Queens West. 9 October 2004.

http://www.wirednewyork.com/skyscrapers/731lexington/bloomberg_queens_9oct04.jpg (http://www.wirednewyork.com/skyscrapers/731lexington/default.htm)

[Gulcrapek]

That's nice. Also, is that the Milan in the foreground?

[Johnnyboy]

it actually looks preety nice the old in the front and in the back ground the new. Looks nice

[RS085]

So whats going on with Bloomberg, any pics???? When does occupation start?

[RS085]

???????....

[ZippyTheChimp]

???????....
:!: :!: :!:
I'll take photos when the scaffolding comes down. Besides, it's cold and rainy. In the meantime, Gulcrapek has a camera and an umbrella.

[Gulcrapek]

Meh :?

I haven't been able to get to midtown or downtown for months now... procrastination leaves me loaded with work, as well as college applications... I'm also quite embarrassed by my non-updated site. Sorry. But maybe I'll end up going soon?

I have a whole folder of Williamsburg pics and nowhere to put them as of yet.

[RandySavage]

I walked past Bloomberg the other day. The retail stores at the tower's base on Lexington are now fully installed and look to be open for business...

[tmg]

I walked by the base of the Bloomberg Tower last night, and could see into the atrium clearly for the first time. I'm sorry to say I'm a bit disappointed. I had every hope that this conical glass outdoor "room" would be a truly spectacular public space. Unfortunately, it's too small be half, and is being set up as a driveway for traffic instead of people.

[billyblancoNYC]

U'm disappointed, but not surprised, that we now have a new BofA, Wachovia, Home Depot, and H & M. When is it enough for this shit?

[Stern]

And now that Citicorp has just signed on to the rest of the commercial space, Steven Roth must be sitting pretty.

[ZippyTheChimp]

From Central Park
http://www.pbase.com/zippythechimp/image/38162516/original.jpg

[Gulcrapek]

Beauty marred by that nasty antenna.

[TomAuch]

Who the hell decided to put an antenna on top of the building? It's hideous!

[Kolbster]

Maybe there is a tenant that needs it :(
it takes away from the building in an architectural stand point, poo

[Deimos]

There's still the construction elevator on the south side of the building... that mass on the top i believe is just a part of it. I'll be able to take a look at the building either later today or tomorrow when I head up to my territory to see a few clients and will report back.

[ZippyTheChimp]

I was also thinking that it's part of the construction equipment - maybe a derrick crane.

I enlarged a photo taken from the CP reservoir. It could be perspective,but it doesn't appear to be centered.

http://www.pbase.com/image/38312153.jpg

[NYatKNIGHT]

It's exactly in line with the construction elevator (not centered), and I agree that it will likely come down with the side scaffolding.

[Kolbster]

Wow, that is good to hear.

[Derek2k3]

The antenna is in elevations and sections of the building.

[antinimby]

Call me crazy but I kinda like antennas and spires or anything else that pokes into the sky. The more the better!

[Kolbster]

nahhh....That antenna/construction lift thing clashed majorly with the architectural qualities of the Tower, in my opinion.

[James Kovata]

nahhh....That antenna/construction lift thing clashed majorly with the architectural qualities of the Tower, in my opinion.

I agree.

[alex ballard]

So is this tower gonna be the world headquarters of Bloomberg? And what other companies have signed on for space here?

[Kolbster]

A portion of the tower is going to residence

[TLOZ Link5]

So is this tower gonna be the world headquarters of Bloomberg? And what other companies have signed on for space here?

Citigroup.

[alex ballard]

So is this tower gonna be the world headquarters of Bloomberg? And what other companies have signed on for space here?

Citigroup.

Does citigroup have major operations there? And is citigroup still headquartered in "Citigroup Center"?

[billyblancoNYC]

So is this tower gonna be the world headquarters of Bloomberg? And what other companies have signed on for space here?

Citigroup.

Does citigroup have major operations there? And is citigroup still headquartered in "Citigroup Center"?

Citi has major operations all over the city, really. They have major offices in midtown (Citi tower, Park Ave, now Bloomie), they have their own building (formerly Travelers) down on the west side highway for Salomon Smith Barney among others, they have their own tower in LIC Queens for their Credit Card Unit and are going to put up another 15 story building next door.

All told, Citi has 9.3 million sq. ft. of office space in NYC and plans to add 420K more.

http://www.conway.com/ssinsider/incentive/ti0408.htm

[kliq6]

Citgroup is officially headquartered at 345 Park Ave actually.

[kliq6]

Citgroup owns or rents at these building currently

345 park Ave - Official Headquaters -
Citigroup Center-
666 Fifth Avenue -
888 Seventh Ave -
Bloomber Tower -
388 Greenwich Street
390 Greenwich Street
1 Court Square in Long Island City

Planning to build another tower in LIC as well as possibly being the anchor tenant on Brookfields Ninth Ave and 31st project

[Stern]

Planning to build another tower in LIC as well as possibly being the anchor tenant on Brookfields Ninth Ave and 31st project

Terriffic! This would propel the project off the ground, no?

[Deimos]

Citi also has considerable space in 399 Park ave, across the street from the citigroup center.

Citgroup owns or rents at these building currently

345 park Ave - Official Headquaters -
Citigroup Center-
666 Fifth Avenue -
888 Seventh Ave -
Bloomber Tower -
388 Greenwich Street
390 Greenwich Street
1 Court Square in Long Island City

Planning to build another tower in LIC as well as possibly being the anchor tenant on Brookfields Ninth Ave and 31st project

[alonzo-ny]

Does anyone think it would look good with a double antenna like sears or john hancock center

[Gulcrapek]

No. It's supposed to be clean, modern, shapely.

[Deimos]

btw... i was walking down 59th street and looked up at the spire thingy on the roof. It's definitely on the center of the roof, so that might not be good.

[ZippyTheChimp]

It may be centered between the north and south faces of the building, but it is not centered east to west.

[Deimos]

Also the "spire" had a flashing red light on it tonight... dunno if this means anything, although i'm sure even temporary masts in the sky could have those lights.

[FRED]

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/532/1856img_1106c.jpg

[ManhattanKnight]

The good news: that scaffold's coming down. The bad: whatever it really is, that "antenna" is not part of the scaffold.

http://img180.exs.cx/img180/7/antenna2sx.jpg

[alex ballard]

Curious: what is in that top part of the building above the top floor? Is that just for decoration?

[TLOZ Link5]

Curious: what is in that top part of the building above the top floor? Is that just for decoration?

That's a mechanical penthouse. I'm guessing that it also holds the water tower.

[Eugenius]

The scaffolding has started to come down. It no longer reaches the top 5-6 floors.

[alex ballard]

I gotta say that this is one of the nicer developments I have seen. Does it have some sort of ground level retail? And how is the building doing renting out space wise?

[NewYorkYankee]

There is an H & M at the bottom.

[krulltime]

That's a mechanical penthouse. I'm guessing that it also holds the water tower.


Well it might be a very expensive 'mechanical penthouse' I am sure. :-)

[alonzo-ny]

Can anyone get me a pic of the skyline from bloomberg down to the met life tower or even all the way to lower manhattan, been looking for this as its the view i got driving from jfk the twice I visited and is the lasting image I have of NY

[Myron]

It appears there are at least 2 antennae atop the new Bloomberg Tower. Does anybody know about these?

[onecentralpark]

Does nobody have some new pics, especially from the court. It need to be amazing now, when it's nearly finished! Maybe somebody can take some new pics when walking by the next days? This would be great!

[onecentralpark]

It appears there are at least 2 antennae atop the new Bloomberg Tower. Does anybody know about these?


I wouldn't say that it has two antennas, but I'm not really sure either!

[antinimby]

From nypost.com today:

They're breathing a sigh of relief at Bloomberg LP today — a judge just ruled that the media company founded by Mike Bloomberg doesn't have to vacate its offices at 110 E. 59th St. until it's ready to move to its new home at 731 Lexington Ave.

Had the ruling gone the other way, it would have put Bloomberg — main office tenant at the Vornado tower on the old Alexander's site — in a pickle.

If you never heard about this dispute, it's because both Bloomberg and landlord Tenber Associates, a partnership that includes the family of Burton and Scott Resnick, kept the awkward case under wraps.

Bloomberg has long had about 360,000 square feet at 110 E. 59th and at 499 Park Ave. next door — about half at each address, with some of the space linked by telecommuncations lines for TV broadcasts on upper floors.

Bloomberg's lease at 110 E. 59th was up last September. Bloomberg and Tenber agreed that Bloomberg could stay until December, when Bloomberg would vacate half the space to make room for new tenants Cantor Fitzgerald and an Estee Lauder division.

But while Bloomberg believed it had Tenber's consent to continue using the rest of its space until June, when its lease at 499 Park expired, Tenber denied agreeing to that, and demanded that Bloomberg pay double rent until it moved.

Robert Finkelstein, a partner at law firm Finkelstein Newman, which represented Bloomberg, relates: "In September, when the lease is up, Tenber says, 'get out.'

"Bloomberg says, wait, we're doing a massive relocation we've been working on for years. The schedule gets us out half in December and June for the rest."

Tenber took Bloomberg to court in October demanding eviction.

But the court ruled yesterday that Bloomberg can stay because the landlord, in verbal discussions and in other ways, actually "induced" Bloomberg to remain beyond the lease expiration — and that its motive in asking for double rent was to make up for the cost of paying the new tenants' "bridge" rents at their old addresses after their leases expired there.

The landlord "got what it bargained for," the court said.

Calls to Scott Resnick and to the lawyer for Tenber, Michael Simon, were not returned.