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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.
45 Broad Street is a residential building being constructed in the Financial District of Manhattan in New York City. [2] The building was originally planned as Lower Manhattan's tallest residential tower. Excavation started in 2017, but as of 2020, construction is on hold.
30 Hudson Yards (also known during construction as the North Tower [6]) is a supertall skyscraper on the West Side of Midtown Manhattan in New York City.Located near Hell's Kitchen, Chelsea, and the Penn Station area, the building is part of the Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project, a plan to redevelop the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's West Side Yard.
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. Photograph of immediate past building.
The first supertall skyscraper to be completed was the Chrysler Building in New York City in 1930, which was 319 meters (1,047 feet) tall. [6] This was followed a year later by the Empire State Building, which rose to a height of 381 meters (1,250 feet).
New York City: 2004 (cancelled 2001) The 546 m tall, 140 story tower was cancelled in 2001 due to 9/11. Grant USA Tower: 533.4 m (1,750 ft) 1970: Skyscraper: Commercial, retail, and leisure real estate United States: Newark, New Jersey: 1986 (cancelled 1986) The Grant USA Tower was planned by developer Harry Grant, who started New York Apple ...
740 Eighth Avenue, also known as The Torch, [1] is a supertall hotel skyscraper under construction in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, designed by ODA Architecture.It is planned to reach a height of 1,067 feet (325.1 meters) and is expected to be completed in 2027. [2]