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The Big Bend is a proposed megatall skyscraper for Billionaires' Row in Midtown Manhattan. The skyscraper, which was designed by the New York architecture firm Oiio Studio in 2017, would be the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere at 2,000 feet (610 m) if it were built. Reception to the proposal has been mixed.
New York has played a prominent role in the development of the skyscraper. Since 1890, ten of those built in the city have held the title of world's tallest. [29] [G] New York City went through two very early high-rise construction booms, the first of which spanned the 1890s through the 1910s, and the second from the mid-1920s to the early ...
The 50- and 60-story residential towers, meanwhile, nod to the modernist New York City buildings of the 1950s and 1960s thanks to their striped glass and aluminum facades. Measuring 550 and 650 ...
And now, a multi-billion-dollar tower featuring floor-to-ceiling glass will add another dimension to the cityscape, according to new details unveiled by New York City Mayor Eric Adams this week.
The plan involved a new design for the tower, also by Foster + Partners, featuring seven outdoor terraces. Eric Adams, the mayor of New York City, revealed details and renderings of the proposal at a meeting of the Association for a Better New York in April 2024. [3] [8] This design called for a revised height of 1,600 feet (490 m) and 62 stories.
The proposal required approval from the state and city governments of New York, though no final agreement had been signed. [8] [9] Before the developers could construct the skyscraper, they had to buy out Hyatt's lease, which ran through 2077. [8] [10] At the time, the developers planned to close the hotel permanently after the end of 2020. [10]
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