If there is one place in the world that can be said to have a truly iconic skyline that aptly screams out a city’s name w
ithout even mentioning it, it is New York.
Ever since New York’s first skyscraper, The Tower Building was built in 1889,
the city’s skyline has never been the same.
Today, with soaring towers in the sky like the Empire State Building,
the Chrysler building and One Vanderbilt
New York is home to some of the most impressive skyscrapers in the world. But if you thought that it stops there, you are wrong.
Check out these 12 upcoming skyscrapers in New York that will soon give the city a Skyline upgrade
12. 50 Hudson Yards, New York City, 1,011 Feet 308m 5
50 Hudson Yards in New York City is a 58-story skyscraper that is under construction
as part of the Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project in Hudson Yards, Manhattan, New York City.
The 1,011-foot skyscraper when completed
will provide 2.9 million square feet of commercial space and
Facebook, one of its most famous tenants
will occupy a massive 1.2 million square feet of office space in the newly constructed building.
The construction of Hudson Yards began in 2018
The building designed by Foster and Partners will feature a LEED gold design
and is said to be one of the few buildings on Manhattan’s West Side that will be able to accommodate a staggering 500 people on each floor.
The lobby of the building will be its star attraction.
It will showcase two sculptures by famous American artist Frank Stella.
11. The Spiral, Manhattan, New York, 1041 Feet 317m I
In the next five years, New York will host some of the finest skyscrapers in the world
and giving serious competition to 50 Hudson Yards is the Spiral
that will tower high above 34th street in between Hudson Boulevard and 10th Avenue.
Known also as 66 Hudson Boulevard,
the 1,041-foot building is all set to be an impressive addition to the already famed New York skyline.
The Spiral will be a 66-story building
that was previously slated for 1800 feet but reduced to its present height.
The Spiral being designed by the Bjarke Ingels Group will feature an outdoor garden on every floor.
Unfortunately, the skyscraper is proving phenomenally costly for its developers
who have already spent $438 million on the area surrounding the construction,
a major chunk of which went into paying people to relocate.
The Spiral is estimated for completion in 2021.
10. 9 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn, 1,066 feet 324m
9 Dekalb Avenue was originally called 340 Flatbush
and is all set to become Brooklyn’s first supertall residential skyscraper.
Constructed by the Michael Stern JDS Development Group,
the 1,066-foot tower will soar above the Brooklyn skyline heralding the advent of future taller buildings in the area.
The tower will house 500 apartments and will incorporate the Dime Savings Bank building, designed by Mowbray and Uffinger, at its base.
Once completed sometime in 2022, it will become the tallest structure in New York City outside Manhattan.
9 DeKalb Avenue's tower will be made from stone, bronze, and stainless steel.
It will have 150 condominiums
and 425 apartments
spread across 466,000 square feet
with 140,000 square feet set aside for commercial space. Designed by SHoP Architects,
the building is planned to look both bold and elegant
9. 45 Broad Street, 1,200 feet 365m
5 Broad street is another stunning filigree patterned tower that is all set to grace the lower Manhattan skyline.
Designed by the famous architect company CetraRuddy who also designed One Madison,
it will be 1,200 feet tall and have 68 floors.
Planned as a residential cum commercial tower
with 407,477 gross square feet of residential area,
it will also house a 93,894 square foot school.
The tower is clad in bronze and aluminum and has a distinctive crown
that will qualify it to be considered one of the first so-called neo-Art Deco skyscrapers being built in New York City.
Once completed, 45 Broad Street will become the area’s second tallest skyscraper after the One World Trade Center.
The tower will have its 27th and 43rd floor as open terraces punctured for windbreaks
and will feature amenities like a fitness center with a pool,
an outdoor garden,
and several lounges.
8. 15 Pennsylvania Plaza, New York, 1216 feet 370m
5 Penn Plaza is also known as Vornado Tower and while it may not be a contender for the tallest buildings in New York,
it will be a beautiful and impressive one no less.
The 68-story tower that is a proposed venture by Vornado realty will be all of 1,216 feet tall
making it only 34 feet lower than the 102 story Empire State Building.
Penn Plaza is being built in Midtown Manhattan on Seventh Avenue between 32nd and 33rd Streets,
on the site of present-day Hotel Pennsylvania.
The tower being designed by the Hillier group has no completion date as yet
and plans might just change with the older hotel being demolished to make the building a 1400 foot one with the name Penn15.
The Tower will be purely for commercial and business purposes.
Construction for the tower is presently on hold
after the Empire State building management complained that Penn Plaza would destroy the city’s skyline
and obscure the western views of the Empire State.
However, Vornado Realty while focusing on the hotel,
has still not given up plans for 15 Penn Plaza.
7. 2 World Trade Center: 1,270 feet 387m
he 2 World Trade Center also called 200 Greenwich Street will be the second twin tower
as part of the World Trade Center complex in Manhattan.
It will replace the original second WTC tower that was destroyed in the September 11 attacks in 2001.
The new tower is being designed by Foster and Partners
and will be all of 1,270 feet but with a total height of 1,323 feet.
The 82-story building is going to feature a unique design that will make it a vertical village of bespoke buildings within a building.
Looking different from different angles, the architecture is modern and in line with the current designs of the neighborhood.
The 2 WTC with its first three floors of the 2,800,000 square feet of commercial space
has already been booked by the likes of the Fox Corporation, Citigroup, and Deutsche Bank.
6. 270 Park Avenue: 1,322 feet 402m
oming up on 270 Park Avenue is the new headquarters of JP Morgan Chase
which will be a 1,322 feet supertall skyscraper
that will easily have space for 15,000 employees.
The site was once occupied by the company’s old headquarters
and former Union Carbide building whose demolishment has gone down as the tallest voluntarily demolished building in the world.
The new building will also be called the JP Morgan Chase Tower
and is Estimated for completion in 2021.
The company has roped in British architectural firm Foster + Partners to design the new tower
that will include 10,000-square-foot, privately owned public space.
Added to the tower’s cost will be an additional $42 million in investment towards pedestrian and transit upgrades.
The new tower is all set to be a unique one
with a fantastic view of Midtown surrounded by othergiants
like the One Vanderbilt, Tower Fifth and the skinny residentials of Billionaires Row.
270 Park Avenue will yield about 2.5 million gross square feet
with most of its regular office floors being featured on the center of the skyscraper.
5. Steinway Tower 111 West 57th Street, Manhattan, 1428 Feet 435m
teinway Tower is named after the famous piano maker and once completed will most probably become one of the tallest skyscrapers in the USA.
The Steinway Tower is designed as two buildings.
The smaller 16 story building
will feature the exclusive Steinway and Sons store
while behind it will be the 84 story, 1,428-foot tower
that will also be the thinnest skyscraper in the world.
Steinway Tower is being constructed at a cost of over $2 billion
and is expected to be completed in 2021. It is all set to become a famous landmark on 111 West 57th street
and will be a mixed residential cum commercial property.
Steinway Towers will feature 60 luxury condominiums
with amenities like gyms,
saunas,
fitness center,
fine dining restaurants,
and even an indoor swimming pool.
The main feature of the building will be its gold and silver leaf murals and elephant motifs
lining the large domed lobby.
The murals and motifs are also found on grand pianos manufactured by the iconic piano company.
4. 80 South Street, Lower Manhattan, 1,436 feet 437m
80 South Street is another huge skyscraper in the plus 1400-footer club
and is a proposed super-tower planned for 80 South Street in Lower Manhattan.
The skyscraper is being developed by China Oceanwide Holdings
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80 South Street will feature over 440,000 square feet of residential space
and 376,000 square feet for commercial use
that will include retail shops, offices,
business centers, and hotels.
The tower has been designed by Starchitect Santiago Calatrava
who completed the concept and design way back in 2003.
The 113 story Tower will feature a design composed of 12 four story cubes
stacked on top of one another that will again be cantilevered off a slender concrete core
rising above an 8-story base.
Each of the upper 10 cubes will feature single floor residential units
of 10,336 square feet
that may cost $29 million each.
3. 350 Park Avenue, New York, 1,450 feet 441m
50 Park Avenue is a planned renovation of a 30-story building at 350 Park Avenue
into a 1450-foot super-tower overlooking Midtown.
The skyscraper developed by a partnership by Vornado Realty Trust and Rudin Management
features a combination of classical styles
with an ultra-modern façade that will not be uniform in width throughout.
The tower shrinks substantially as it soars from street level to the rooftop.
The unique architectural design from the side makes its silhouette look like a cheese grater.
The completion date for 350 Park Avenue is yet to be announced b
ut when finished will be a unique icon added to the already famous New York skyline.
2. Tower Fifth, 5 W 51st St, New York City, 1,556 feet 474m
nce Tower Fifth is completed it will become the second tallest building in the western hemisphere and in the United States
just after the One World Trade Center which is presently 1776 feet.
The 1556-foot tower being proposed by developer Harry Macklowe
will be really skinny super slim building towering over New York’s 432 Park Avenue. Designed by Gensler,
who also designed the Shanghai Tower in China and the World’s tallest building,
Tower Fifth willtechnically be higher than Central Park Tower which is set to become the tallest building by roof height.
Tower Fifth will be just across E 51st street from St Patrick’s Cathedral
and will feature some amazing amenities including New York’s tallest observatory
where visitors can have an exciting ride diving down a transparent 60-foot corkscrew slide.
Tower Fifth is still in proposal stage and a completion date is yet to be fixed.
1. The Khaleesi, West 57th Street, 1492 feet 454m
ne of the most jaw dropping skyscrapers that is all set to change the current monotony of the New York skyline is the Khaleesi,
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It will be a 1,492-foot tower straight out of your wildest dreams
and its design will feature a unique blend of old and new.
The extraordinary 102 story super tall tower will feature Gothic sculptural elements
and so many wings jutting out of it that you’d expect it to take off like the Khaleesi’s dragon any time.
Designed by the famed New York architect Mark Foster Gage,
the Khaleesi skyscraper’s unique designs will be integrated into current architectural standards
hile giving out an awesome fantasy type vibe.
Even more unique will be its construction that will include extensive use of glass complete with eerie gargoyles that will stand like guardians on its façade.
It will also be built with the help of limestone-tinted concrete panels and sheet-bronze details
and once completed will perhaps be the most unique and iconic building in the USA.
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