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  2. 303 East 51st Street - Wikipedia

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    The original design for the skyscraper was a 40-story building that stood 470 feet (140 m) tall. [2] On December 19, 2007, during the building's construction, the developer decided to scale up the building slightly to 44 stories for 117 residential units and 504 ft (154 m) tall.

  3. 111 West 57th Street - Wikipedia

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    The main portion of the building is an 84-story, 1,428-foot (435-meter) tower designed by SHoP Architects and completed in 2021. Preserved at the base is the 16-story Steinway Building (also Steinway Hall), a former Steinway & Sons store designed by Warren and Wetmore and completed in 1925, which originally carried the address 111 West 57th Street.

  4. In Skid Row, a 19-story residential tower for homeless ... - AOL

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    From the courtyard balcony on the 19th story of the new residential tower, Skid Row seems small and distant below. ... The 19-story building on Skid Row has 278 units for formerly homeless people ...

  5. Skyscraper design and construction - Wikipedia

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    The elevators in a skyscraper are not simply a necessary utility like running water and electricity, but are in fact closely related to the design of the whole structure. A taller building requires more elevators to service the additional floors, but the elevator shafts consume valuable floor space.

  6. The Illinois - Wikipedia

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    The floor plan for the 320th floor shows a single, open staircase, not separated from the surrounding office space in any way, not even with a door. The floor plan of the 528th floor shows that access is solely by a single elevator, with no staircase at all. Wright believed that because his building was fireproof, any fire precautions would be ...

  7. 7 World Trade Center (1987–2001) - Wikipedia

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    Above the 7th floor, the building's structure was a typical tube-frame design, with columns in the core and on the perimeter, and lateral loads resisted by perimeter moment frames. [ 9 ] A shipping and receiving ramp, which served the entire World Trade Center complex, occupied the eastern quarter of the 7 World Trade Center footprint.

  8. List of twisted buildings - Wikipedia

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    The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat defines a twisting building as one that progressively rotates its floor plates or its façade as it gains height. [1] There are 41 spiraled skyscrapers, and 4 more are under construction. [2] Turning Torso, in Malmö, Sweden is regarded as the first twisted tower or building. [3]

  9. A 23-story crane over WellSpan York Hospital will help the ...

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    New surgical suites and more comfortable rooms for family will be built with the giant crane. A 23-story crane over WellSpan York Hospital will help the compact campus grow upwards Skip to main ...