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800 feet? hmm, well you do have a point that it's placement does suite it well, but i was hoping for a tower with a more substantial hieght. But for a 75 story tower...? Hmmm....maybe more changes will be made
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I saw the 800 foot figure in TIME magazine 2 months ago and someone here said it was a misprint, it is supposed to be the 2nd tallest in lower manhattan, 800 feet would be the 6th tallest in lower manhattan after calatrava and FT, AIG, Trump, CMP, and the WTC towers would send it even lower, Maybe they added a spire?
800 feet? hmm, well you do have a point that it's placement does suite it well, but i was hoping for a tower with a more substantial hieght. But for a 75 story tower...? Hmmm....maybe more changes will be made
Things could still change, wait until the press release and the renderings. If they added a spire, it would prob have leaked out. But don't trust what is said by word of mouth, unless it's a trustable south. Stern and Fabb are trustable sources...this is why it is worrying me, because i'm disappointed in this height assessment
It was slated as the second talest downtown after the freedom tower, meaning at least 953 feet, since AIG is 952'
75 floors with 800' seems wrong, when you build that high usually things get fancier and people like higher ceilings, penthouse suites, an elegant crown, and the school below, the retail should make a 75 story apartment tower today at least 900 or so feet. We'll have to wait and see, who was it who said they worked for the city and could get the height?
It may very well be 800 feet, it just seems odd, to small a figure to match the info we've been given.
Could have been the 55-floor figure.
I wouldn't jump on that 800 ft height figure just yet. Too much we don't know about this project that has been constantly changing. We don't even know for certain that the building will be 75-stories.
I for one would be very happy if this building was 800 feet, maybe a little higher and 850 feet. I know people are going to jump on me for this, but I think any higher than 900 feet is too high for a Gehry building, here. Im a staunch believer that post-modern and elaborate designs should be tall only if in a city center, on the outskirts something providing a clear-cut iconic, modern design, and identity is necessary, anything else would detract from the greater skyline. Ie; replace the positioning of the Empire State and Chrysler Buildings.
Downtown's skyline is like a 750-850 foot table top. Since FT will be on the west side, it would be nice to have something taller than the table top on the east side.
If this was in the lower-manhattan cluster I'd be let down with an 800 foot height, however on the periphery of the skyline like this is, 800 feet will be 800 feet.
Another "only" 800 foot building on lower-manhattan's outter edge:
Another great example:
At 950 feet TWT would overwhelm the beast that is the midtown skyline.
Ahhhh im not up with the lingo, what does TWT stand for, i know i seem realllll stupid right now, but what ever
TWT = Trump World Tower
Or the 69 floor figure, that would make more sense.
If this was in the lower-manhattan cluster I'd be let down with an 800 foot height, however on the periphery of the skyline like this is, 800 feet will be 800 feet.
Another "only" 800 foot building on lower-manhattan's outter edge:
Another great example:
At 950 feet TWT would overwhelm the beast that is the midtown skyline.
calatrave is 830 and TWT is 865, once you get past the 800 foot figure it makes a nice little difference visually even if it's barely taller.
Ahh, i just realized that right before i read your post. I was scrolling down and i was thinking about wtf it meant and then it hit me, and then i saw what you wrote, and i feel real dumb right now
This is getting out of hand, when are the renderings going to be released
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