New 1,300 Foot Skyscraper Coming To 57th Street

The development in New York is starting to get out of hand (in a good way!).  Yesterday, JDS Development’s proposal passed a final hurdle for city approval.  The New York City Landmarks Commission approved the 1,350 ft. building yesterday.  The super-tall super-skinny structure will be on the same block as Gary Barnett’s billionaire tower, 157 West 57th Street.  Here are some pictures taken from the Curbed article.

 

On a side note…I truly am beginning to think we are entering a golden age of development here.  Between the World Trade Center, The Ghery Building, 432 Park Avenue, One57, and now this project, this list of 1,000+ Ft. tall buildings in New York City is really going to be reshaping our skyline, into a skyline of the future.  Soon, the most famous skyline in the world, will be transformed into a sci-fi version of reality.  Hopefully this development is sustainable rather than a bubble ready to pop.

 

Quote of the Day

“New York City is a great monument to the power of money and greed… a race for rent.” Frank Lloyd WrightEarlier this week, I went on a run uptown and caught a glimpse at the soon to be completed One57, Gary Barnett’s latest development.  The tower’s penthouse is currently in contract for $90+ million.  The building itself has also seen its rise in popularity after Hurricane Sandy left the construction crane dangling roughly 1,000 ft. above the streets of New York.  If money, greed, and beauty were to all mix, I would say this building, and New York in general, form the perfect mosaic.