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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.
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.
175 Park Avenue, formerly known as Project Commodore, [1] is a mixed-use supertall designed by Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill and developed by RXR Realty and TF Cornerstone that is proposed to be built on the former site of the Commodore Hotel, currently the Hyatt Grand Central New York.
New York developers are planning to build the US's most expensive skyscraper at 175 Park Avenue — but it won't be easy.
270 Park Avenue, also known as the JPMorgan Chase Building, is a supertall skyscraper on the East Side of the Midtown neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City.Designed by the firm of Foster + Partners, the skyscraper is expected to rise 1,388 feet (423 m) when completed in 2025.
Looking around on a recent fall day, I could see New York City spread out below me in the early morning light. To the west, as our guide, Anissa Barbato, pointed out, even New Jersey looked good.
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.
5 World Trade Center (5 WTC; also referred to as 130 Liberty Street) [2] is a planned skyscraper at the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan, New York City.The site is across Liberty Street, to the south of the main 16-acre (6.5 ha) World Trade Center site.