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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.
Midtown Manhattan in 1932 showing the results of the 1916 Zoning Resolution: many skyscrapers with setbacks. Graph of the 1916 New York City zoning ordinance with an example elevation for an 80-foot street in a 2½-times height district. The 1916 Zoning Resolution in New York City was the first citywide zoning code in the United States.
Pages in category "Proposed buildings and structures in New York City" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The history of skyscrapers in New York City began with the construction of the Equitable Life, Western Union, and Tribune buildings in the early 1870s. These relatively short early skyscrapers, sometimes referred to as "preskyscrapers" or "protoskyscrapers", included features such as a steel frame and elevators—then-new innovations that were used in the city's later skyscrapers.
1 New York Place; 2 World Trade Center; 3rd & Cherry; 4/C; 5 World Trade Center; 15 Penn Plaza; 30th Street Station District; 45 Broad Street; 80 South Street; 101 Clarendon Street; 111 First Street; 175 Park Avenue; 333 North Water; 350 Park Avenue; 400 Lake Shore; 1000M
Adams hailed the project in the release, saying it will help “supercharge our economy and expand New York City’s iconic skyline,” building on “continued efforts to energize Midtown ...
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 ...
If approved, the skyscraper would be 1,907 feet tall. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us