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Americas Tower (Park Ave) 0 0%
Bank of America (One Bryant Park) 2 7.41%
Bear Stearns HQ (Madison Ave) 9 33.33%
Bertelsman building (Times Square) 0 0%
Bloomberg Tower (Lexington Ave) 2 7.41%
Conde Nast (4 Times Square) 2 7.41%
Four Seasons Hotel (57th Street) 3 11.11%
New York Times (Eighth Avenue) 6 22.22%
Time Warner Center (Columbus Circle) 3 11.11%
Other - Tell us your choice! 0 0%
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Old October 28th, 2009, 02:23 PM
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In response to some of the comments in the initial poll asking for overall best, this poll was created noting some of the more recent completed buildings. What's your choice?
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Old October 29th, 2009, 10:00 PM
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Bear Stearns (especially when it's illuminated at night).
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I like the Four Seasons best from those choices, too.


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Old October 30th, 2009, 10:29 PM
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Bear Stearns crown day time:



Bear Stearns crown at night:

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Bear Stearns is a real gem!
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I love the whole assembly at the top of Conde Nast...even though the antenna really shouldn't count since it's not a part of the building's original design.
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I had to go with Conde Naste - its really the only crown that stands out from the regular boxes from the street... an industrial looking crown for a modern age that eschews style...

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Time Warner by day....



and by night...

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Tough one between Four Seasons and Bear Stearns for me, classic versus very modern. Going for the latter, but I absolutely see beauty in Four Seasons too.

TWC is more "impressive" than beautiful to me.
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