^ What a putrid base on that Westin.
Taken by The Cheat (SSP) on the 16th. His original caption was "hot enough for ya?"
Taken by Giovanni Sasso (SSP) also on the 16th
^ Impressive
Thanks for including those. I've never seen the Times from that perspective in the 2nd pic. I'm guessing it's from an upper floor on a 6th avenue residential somewhere in the 30's. Also, it's always nice to see it in relation to the Orion to get a sense of how truly massive this building is.
I asked Gio over at SSP where he took them from just a bit ago, so we'll see. But as you said, it is intersting to see it's relation to the Orion. Aerial shots are probably the best thing out there, but shots from this level are almost even more fascinating to take in.
Is that the double mechanical floor in those pics? So the curtain wall will rise from that floor?
It looks that way.
One more from SSP, again by The Cheat, July 12th.
Hazy humid canyon..
Time for some close-ups. The lowrise portion:
The northwest corner of the tower:
Times Building tour July 14, 2006
I was lucky enough to take a tour of the building July 14, 2006 (I know someone who works at the Times).
The first one is of the future lobby (facing Eighth Ave.):
The second faces north from the 52nd floor:
Facing south (duh...):
I love this picture of the Empire State:
The abyss over the edge when they opened the gate. I didn't want to get too close!
The aluminum underfloor on the 52nd floor:
I love the view of the Westin Hotel through the mesh in the elevator going down in the next two pictures.
Hope you enjoy these. I've got plenty more but I've hit my limit for attachments. I've also been taking pictures of the building and the area since 2000 from a rooftop on 39th and Ninth. I'll try to post them as well as soon as I learn how to manage the posting limits.
Yowza - what a great first post! Welcome aboard, Muscatinho. The pics of the Empire State Building and Jersey City have a classy classic vibe to them - very nice.
And what a great 25 hours it's been for photos of this building, in quantity and quality.
Nice ...Originally Posted by pianoman11686
Those just might stifle the complainers who've said the low-rise section looks like a parking garage.
More luck to ya ... Thanks for the great pics.
Unfortunate for NY Times how 1 Penn Plaza obliterates downtown.
But that view of the ESB -- mmmmmmmmmmmmmm
I don't know. I saw it in person with Brooklyn Rider and we both had the same negative impressions on it..
And what's with the rust?
More pictures from my tour on July 14, 2006
Now that I understand how the attachments limits work, here are a few more pictures, this time of the interior on the lower floors.
First picture is of the fifth floor, I think:
This is another view of the Westin, this time through the (dirty) window on a lower floor:
This is the fourteenth floor, where the cafeteria will be:
The next four pictures are of the underfloor, which has apparently been the subject of some discussion on this forum. My understanding (but I didn't really focus on the explanation when it was given) is that all plumbing, A/C, is in the underfloor, which is 18-24 inches high (you can see what it looks like in the second picture below). The windows are flush with the underfloor, i.e., visually floor to ceiling.
The last two pictures are from the roof of my apartment building at 39th and Ninth, taken right after the tour on July 14th:
I have a collection of views from that perch dating back to 2000 when the Westin hotel was being built, including monthly (approximately) pictures taken of the NYT building as it's gone up. I'll post a selection if there's an interest.
How did you find the experience of looking out through the windows / rods?
On the office floors does it feel open? Or does the curtain wall of rods create an enclosed effect?
And how is it looking through the windows that have a completely covered rod-screen?
Finally -- any pics of the views towards the Hudson / NJ from the upper floors?
Even if the NYTIMES Building is a stunner from the outside, it'll be form in the face of function as this view is needlessly blocked...
If you look at Moscatinho's 8th & 9th shots (full building shots) it seems that particular "blocked' view is only at the edge of the curtain rod facade on each floor -- and other than what seems to be complete "rod coverage" on the lower mid-block section / (possibly) the tower cafeteria floor there aren't large expanses where the views are similarly obstructed by the rods.
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