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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.
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.
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 originally expected to be completed in 2027.
50 West 66th Street is a skyscraper currently under construction for the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. It is being developed by Extell Development Company and designed by Snøhetta. [1] The building will contain setbacks, private loggias, chamfered corners, and a 16th-floor communal terrace. The facade will be made of limestone ...
Early skyscrapers emerged in the United States as a result of economic growth, the financial organization of American businesses, and the intensive use of land. [9] New York City was one of the centers of early skyscraper construction and had a history as a key seaport located on the small island of Manhattan, on the east coast of the U.S. [10] As a consequence of its colonial history and city ...
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 ...
The ground rumbled Friday beneath New York City, home to famous skyscrapers like the Empire State Building and One World Trade Center. The 4.8 magnitude quake on Friday morning was centered about ...
125 Greenwich Street (also known as 22 Thames Street) is a residential skyscraper in the Financial District in Lower Manhattan, New York City.The tower is two blocks south of One World Trade Center on the site of the former Western Electric building, and directly across from the site of the demolished Deutsche Bank Building.