New York Times Tower - 620 Eighth Avenue @ W. 41st Street - by Renzo Piano

[TREPYE]

Its been a few months since it has been officially opened and yet it has not been fully lit up yet. This was supposed to be one of the most exiting aspects of this tower and it has yet to come to fruition. The east side, cross bracings and the mast are faintly lit up and hard to notice from a distance. If they are going to light up the rest of the building as weakly as the aforementioned elements have been lit up so far then it will end up being a disappointment.

Renzo Piano Will Light Up Our Lives

Tuesday, October 2, 2007, by Pete




OVI's lighting scheme for the exterior of the Times Tower.

Lighting instruments have already been installed way up high at the SW corner.




Luminaires lined up and ready to throw some light on the south facade.

[lofter1]

I walked by the Times Tower the other day and saw that there are still a lot of unconnected wires hanging here and there, plus lots of new lighting instruments have been added in the past few weeks.

Could be the lighting is behind schedule because they've had some other "issues" to deal with over at the Times Tower.

[tmac9wr]

Are those lights at the base and up on the building staying that bright yellow color, or are there going to be silver covers for them? They seem so out of place in their current state.

[lofter1]

Yellow they shall be ...

Here's how the OVI website describes it:

A series of luminaire’s painted ‘taxi’ yellow mounted in custom

mounting configurations ‘animate’ the pedestrian street level and

highlight the cross cables of the tower like a vertical bridge.

[antinimby]

The last available retail space has now been taken. Four are establishments serving food (Dean & DeLuca, Inakaya, Montenapo, Hale and Hearty Soup) and the fifth is a Japanese goods store (Muji).

From eater.com:

Thursday, January 31, 2008

"Andrew and Jonathan Schnipper, the brothers who founded New York’s innovative Hale and Hearty Soup chain, have leased 3,200 square feet at the corner of Eighth Avenue and 41st Street for their first new 'concept' restaurant, an updated version of a classic roadside eatery serving burgers, salads and other American favorites in a fast casual, relaxed setting. The 20-year lease also includes 1,000 square feet of outdoor seating."

That building, by the way, is the new New York Times headquarters, whose final restaurant lineup now reads as follows: Montenapo, casual Italian from the Bice Restaurant Group; Inakaya, the 'robatayaki'-style Japanese restaurant; a 60-seat Dean & DeLuca Café; and, er, the roadhouse.

[MidtownGuy]

Tremendous news that they have leased to eating establishments. Even better ...outdoor tables are mentioned!
An addition to NYC streetlife instead of food removal and sterilization by bank branch... BRAVO.
After all, what really matters to my daily life is what happens down at street level.

[Alonzo-ny]

Viola! Good development finally.

[londonlawyer]

Tremendous news that they have leased to eating establishments. Even better ...outdoor tables are mentioned!....

I don't know who will want to eat outside considering the area's infestation with mentally deraged, filthy, diseased beggars from the PA -- not to mention noise and pollution from 8th Ave. Outdoor seating is nice in the West Village, but not here.

[kliq6]

agreed not the place id want to picnic outside if I had a choice!

[MidtownGuy]

The area is changing, and fast.
If they design the seating area correctly there will be plenty of demand for those outdoor tables. It's a good thing, guys.

[londonlawyer]

Good point.

[nykid17]

Idk if anyone has ever took a look at this, but i think this is ultimately what the outcome of the exterior lighting affects will bring.

[DarrylStrawberry]

http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/2...depreciated-1/

Blink… Times building just depreciated $1

Posted by: Paul Thomasch

The New York Times’ fancy new building on 8th Avenue comes at a cost.

First there was the falling glass and other debris, then there was that annoying issue of mice making a home in the skyscraper.

But how’s this for a cost? The New York Times headquarters building is likely to depreciate at a rate of $8 million per quarter, according to its latest earnings release.


What’s $8 million per quarter? Here’s our rough breakdown:

• $2.67 million per month
• $88,889 per day
• $3,704 per hour
• $62 per minute
• $1.03 per second

In other words, the building lost $30 — give or take — while you were reading this post.

[v70cat]

http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/2...depreciated-1/

Blink… Times building just depreciated $1

Posted by: Paul Thomasch

The New York Times’ fancy new building on 8th Avenue comes at a cost.

First there was the falling glass and other debris, then there was that annoying issue of mice making a home in the skyscraper.

But how’s this for a cost? The New York Times headquarters building is likely to depreciate at a rate of $8 million per quarter, according to its latest earnings release.


What’s $8 million per quarter? Here’s our rough breakdown:

• $2.67 million per month
• $88,889 per day
• $3,704 per hour
• $62 per minute
• $1.03 per second

In other words, the building lost $30 — give or take — while you were reading this post.

I think you mixing the companies earning loss with the building depreciation? Not sure how that the two are related?

[antinimby]

Real estate (especially completely new, Class A office) in Manhattan depreciating?

Not a chance.