This photo was taken a few days ago from Long Island City. I have made it my goal to check out Queens. Too often you hear about Brooklyn and Manhattan rather than the city’s other boroughs. Did you know that every recognized religion in the world is spoken in Queens? Has anyone been on a bike tour? I think that could be
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.
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