NYC Skyscraper Boom (how much, houses, to live in)
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While I believe we need to preserve landmarks and historic areas of the city, all the new construction is exciting and itself historic. I don't agree with those who believe we should keep everything exactly the same and erect walls around the city to keep people out.
first of all. nobody needs your opinion. who are you? mayor? or may be rich developer?
Skyscrapers are a product of the lack of land under 120th St. Skyscrapers are efficient in that they can hold a lot of people in less space. If you can't build horizontally, you might as well build vertically.
may be in asia, but not in the states. most of us filled by 1 story houses. NYC, Chicago have this tall building too show how much money finance business has. Look at apple in CA, apple has a ton of money, but work in one - two story building.
skyscraper is just a fashion, like lambo in a car world. I like it.
I'm okay with these new skyscrapers for the most part, but there should really be a cap on how many of those can be built within a square mile. I don't find them aesthetically displeasing in themselves, but build too many and they will all combine to be an eyesore.
I'm okay with these new skyscrapers for the most part, but there should really be a cap on how many of those can be built within a square mile. I don't find them aesthetically displeasing in themselves, but build too many and they will all combine to be an eyesore.
stay in Brooklyn.
Manhattan always been tall. I read some books about 30s, people already likes skyscrapers. And I m sure there were lot of people like you in the past that try to tell somebody that there are to many tall buildings in Manhattan.
No building has ever eclipsed 1,000 feet in any of the boroughs outside Manhattan and only a handful of towers have crossed that mark in Manhattan, though that list is growing.One source familiar with the deal suggested that Mr. Stern could build a tower potentially higher than the Empire State Building, whose spire stands at 1,454 feet. Only one other residential tower plans to soar that high, a 1,775-foot-tall building being developed by Extell Development, which is currently under construction in Manhattan on West 57th Street, known as Billionaires' Row.
So 9 Dekalb will be a supertall but right next door at City Point, it was announced that Extell is also the developer for the third & final phase. We may (likely 93% lol) see 2 towers above the 1,000ft mark right next to each other.
Exciting times if you're a city/architecture enthusiast. The updated Brooklyn skyline will indeed put it in the top 10 for US cities and the entire NYC skyline will be massive with the additions in BK above. Not factoring in the "smaller" towers coming in the 600" - 700" range.
It seems like New York City is going through a bit of a skyscraper boom with building multiple towers over 1,200 feet in the midtown area. What has caused this recent small boom in skyscrapers in NYC?
Cheap money from an 8 year stimulatory FED.
Think "real estate bubble."
Copious incentives from City and State.
I have often wondered which of them will be the first to fall over because of shoddy construction and cost cutting (and mafia concrete.)
Last edited by Kefir King; 08-12-2015 at 05:39 AM..
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