Trump World Tower
New York, USA

HEIGHT: 262m/859 feet
FLOORS: 72 floor
COMPLETION: 1999
ARCHITECT: Costas Kondylis & Partners

The Trump World Tower was built 1999-2001 to the East River waterfront as the world's tallest residential tower (it lost it's title).
The building replaced the Modernist, 20-storey Engineering Societies Center (1961, Shreve, Lamb & Harmon) which had its tower offset from the base, leading to its perimeter wall columns doubling as pilotis on the south side.

The developer Donald Trump made a financing deal in which the South Korean Daewoo corporation provided $58.5 million against Trump's $6.5 million to get a $295 million loan from a German bank. As the earnings come in, Trump can expect to gain 50 percent of all profits above their investment.

The 262.5 m tall building has 72 high-ceilinged floors wrapped within facades of dark, bronze-tinted glass. Facing the river, the longer side of the slab unusually straddles the short front of the street block, at 44 meters making the east-west elevation staggeringly six times taller than its width.

The building has a concrete frame that was built exceptionally fast utilizing methods and equipment that allowed the two-day rotation of floor forming. The frame also forms the wind bracing in the form of shear walls and perimeter support bands.

There are a total of 374 luxury apartments featuring floor-to-ceiling windows, marble bathroom decor and maple floors. The top houses a duplex penthouse of 1,860 m² with 6-meter ceilings. The facilities within the 83,400 m² building include a first-class restaurant, health club and a swimming pool.

The immense height of the building was made possible by the acquisition of air rights from the nearby plot owners. The resulting design led to intense campaigning against the tall building, as it was seen to block views from other residential towers in the area, as well as violating the ruling of new high-rises not exceeding the height of the nearby United Nations Secretariat. Despite the opposition, the building was topped out on August 3, 2000 and completed the next year according to the original design. The controversy was, however, a catalyst for the (eventually ill-fated) Unified Bulk Program Zoning Amendment that was aimed at reducing the height of new construction in the city.

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simple, sleek, black. that's a recipe for a great tower.

reminds me of the monlith from "2001".

9/10

nice sleek black tower 8.5/10

like the tower, hate the man...8/10

very tall and large, a little boxy. 7/10

LARGE, BLACK AND BOXY
the way to make things UGLY!

but some how, i love this building 9.5/10!;) :D

8/10

I like it for its simplicity and the impact it makes on the skyline. Black is a safe colour.

It's black colour is quite good. But the shape of the building is too plain and simple, too boring.

7/10

BOXES...either you love them or hate them....I happen to love them if done right and this one was done right...sleek, slim, tall and covered in black glass=perfection...9.5/10.

yeah for some reason this is a great box. . . maybe the black .. i dunno . .7/10

btw great collection of photos (with Chrysler and ESB etc . . ):D

As what has to be the most prominent "background building" in New York, I like it.

7.5

For most of the reasons already stated..

8.5/10

6/10 - the tower has good height, because it's tall and slim, and the facade really dances with the light.
BUT - it is a box, kind of bland and plain, not to mention the flat roof....

6/10.
Nothing that would make itself known under a syrup-scope.
To be honest, it reminds me of an exaggerated scene shot for Kubricks aborted 2001 sequel he was was working on before his death at Pinewood studios titled - 3001 - The undeniable Marrow of our Scorcerers Children (I have a pal who worked on this project and had many images prepared by Stanley).

Elongated up towards a monolithoid fact.
Abrasive towards New Jersey.

6/10

tall but boring

7/10

Black box, but it is much nicer in person.

Weak, Trump, weak! Unoriginal. 5.0

This building looks amazing for a box. It appears much taller than 880 feet. It must be due to its thin facade. I seriously thought that it was taller than the Citicorp Centre.

8/10

only 30 votes for this very awesome tower ??? :rant:

Theres nothing really wrong with it. Its tall so very noticable.

Me like: 8/10.:D

Awesome?! It's a giant piece of s***! How can you like this one?! I don't like Donald Trump, but I used to think he had taste in architecture! What went wrong?!

2001: A Space Odyessey

Tall and simply
9.5/10

It looks like if it's made of LEGO. The design is much too simple. I don't like this " blackbox" .

I thought the official height for Trump world tower was 263m?? it was for the time it was uc, then it was quoted as 265m then 268m now 269m??
I was told the 269m height is its height above RL (sea level)??
could someone confirm this?
also does anyone know its floor plate size??

cheers:)

145 ft by 78 ft (44.2 m by 23.8 m) floor plates.

262.5m / 863.5ft from street level. 72 floors.

887,753 ft2 gross area

Looks great in person, the facade is very classy!

The lobby however is possibly the tackiest space I've EVER seen. All gold, brass, crystal and marble SCREAMING at you in dollars!

very tall scraper but very ugly too. 7

Looks more like a Chicago building than a New York building. I gave it a 7. Sleek, but a little boring, especially when its in the same shot as the Chrysler building.

TALL and thin, it looks sleek – and that’s about it! But - I like it- 8.5.

Well, Enzo, as they always say, "money talks!" :D Now if it would just tone it down a bit...

Well, Enzo, as they always say, "money talks!" :D Now if it would just tone it down a bit...:D

Spectacular becauseit's tall and slim and because its black colour... but it's boxy and boring. Only a nice building that wouldn't fit either in Shangai or Hong Kong...

i love it!

8,5

It's a box but it balances out the skyline, and can get away with being a box since there are so many non-boxes in the vacinity.

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Forgot to mention, 7/10.

Its a box, but what a box!

8

Yeah who said boxes can't be beautiful?!
7.0/10

A magnificent box indeed (tall, black, slender, sleek ...), but no more than that. Precisely the type of building that gives highrises a bad name. 5.5

nice,clear and simple architecture.just great. i give 8.5

6.5 I guess it works for a residential... looks pretty ominous though... not particularly interesting... but not a disaster

No doubt very nice to live in....also you'd be blessed by not having to look at it, when opening the curtains.

But its just a bklack box, what about it can you consider ugly?

Just because something isn't beautiful, It doesn't mean its ugly.

Big impact tower with its black facade.. :) I don't normally like boxes but i tink this one is great with the black and the sleekness! :D

8.5/10

I think this design is very dated. It looks like the top part of the Sears tower. Very 1960's/early 1970's. 5/10

It's slender and gives the impression of a supertall, which is great, but I wish it had been some other color than black....8/10

5

Err...

very skinny and shiny, i like it, 9

"As well as violating the ruling of new high-rises not exceeding the height of the nearby United Nations Secretariat."
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Does anyone know why this is???

Its so no one can go on to those rooves and spit on the UN folks head :tongue2:

"As well as violating the ruling of new high-rises not exceeding the height of the nearby United Nations Secretariat."

There were no such rules to be violated and still aren't. There was a loose "gentleman's agreement" in the decades after the Secretariat was built that developers of adjacent sites should not build taller, just as existed in Philadelphia concerning the statue atop city hall. But in both cases no zoning ordinances were ever crafted for a height restriction. Thus Trump developed the site "as of right". Theoretically this means he could have built as tall a tower as he wished. The site is very small though so he built as tall a tower as was practical and profitable.

The UN had no problem with it nor did the city. Some wealthy condo owners in the area raised a big stink however because Trump's tower blocked many of their views of the Chrysler Building. They of course used this archaic "gentleman's agreement"as an excuse to try and save their precious vista.

They lost. Case closed.

i love black towers - beautiful. this one is quite sleek despite being a box.

7.5

I like this one, it's so tall and slim, and black, too! (I like black-boxes!) 8/10

9/10

So simple, yet amazing.

8

it's ok nice hight color BAD shape BAD 7/10

Incredibly simple...powerfully elegant...

:applause:

Really tall boxy skyscraper!

But nothing special at all!

5/10

8.5/10

8.5/10


A nice boxy.

7/10
A straight black box. Looks okay nice shade.
Just don't like simple plain buildings so much.

The skyscraper is very boring and simple, does not have anything special :bash: , the design is very seen 5/10

9/10

4/10

9.5

Almost perfect look for a tall- sleeeek, black tall box.

i like black buildings...8/10

A simple black box. I love how simple it is. Maybe because it is black, if it was another colour it would look just boring.

8/10

9/10
I love it.

Frankly i would said it is ugly and sharpless..... i am sorry!! 5/10

what was trump thinking!!?? i think it would've been better if they build it in the heart of midtown, but sticking it near the east river makes it look like a sore thumb and it totally steals the spotlight away from the un. they should of at least built it shorter or something if trump really wants it there.

5.5 (met-life looks much better compared to this)

i love this building, so dominating!
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Corporate flash. Lots of money in this. Powerful and bold. 8.5/10

6/10 beacuse it's very tall

Its great, dont try and deny it. Tall, bold, impresive, sleek, shall i go on...

I just love it :cheers:
9.5/10

I really dont like this tower. Its just a black rectangle.

7.5 Black Boxes are nice I like how this one has a bit of hieght to it, plus a trump so it earned a little credit in that field...

With Pfizer Tower and the new UN building planned nearby. Trump World Tower will compliment the area very nice!!! The addition of Bloomberg Tower is nice too!!!

I love it! Very thin and beautiful. Looks very much like Ferring in cph. 8.5/10 :)

7/10

Nice tower. Would be better if the beams and glass were closer in color. I like its simplicity and its combination of sleek, slim, and size. But not a great box, although I think a box is fine where it is, a lot of distinctive buildings in the area.

If it were half its height, it would just be a characterless boring glass box. 7/10.

Trump International Hotel and Tower to be built in Chicago looks a whole lot better. I don't like this one to much. 4.5.

One of North America's best box.

although it's just a black box, i like it! 7

I've always loved this very tall black box building. 9.5/10

10 ... I love tall sleek black towers.

What can I say about this tower that hasn't already been said?
I think it's a nice design and is a welcome addition to the New York skyline. It's a slim, dark box with a nice facade, and the low floor-to-ceilings really help to emphasise its height. 8.5/10

9

Distinguished and classy. Fits nicely in NYC

If your gona build a building in New York its got to be special. I dont think this. 5/10

I dont think this is.

Why not? At least give a reason. :)

Nothing special........7/10

Black is beautiful...very sllek but to boxy...7,5/10

my home.
10/10

7.5/10

10!!!!!!!
my favorite building

8.5/10

beautiful simplicity, very sleek, very slender. Very black - almost wants to be in chicago next to Sears and John Hancock. I like it.

generally box towers look quite ordinary due to many people expecting something on top to 'finish' the tower. Sadly if this was the case this tower would look great but i looks like a giant black shoe box to me! :p :o

A black monolith can certainly look good. I give it a 7.5/10. :okay:

a 10 for me
super sleek and elegant!!!

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a superb box 10/10

I love this tower, reminds me of the monolith from 2001: A Space Odyssey 9/10

9.5

Simple, Tall, Sleek

1 block from my aunt's apt. building, I love looking at it.

OK but not breathtaking 7/10

It's just a black, boring box, but it's tall and slim, so... 7,5/10

8.5. very sleek and trendy

A box, but an OK one ^^
One point down 'cause I'll never be able to afford the penthouse at the top ;-) j/k.
6.5

looks plain, but black is nice. 7/10 from me

Not a fan of boxes or dark towers. The design is sleek but doesn't stand out in NYC and already looks dated.

10/10
Just a great black box, on a very good place in NYC's skyline

8.5/10

It's boxy yet not boring.Its slender shape gives style to the tower.Plus,the black-golden facade is good.

8/10. Black and boxy, but it is a beautiful tower. 8.5/10.

9/10

simple minimalist design yet very elegant :) 10/10

that's a great dark and slim tower.
9/10

Beautifull, Impressive!!!!!!
One of the towers that will me remind me for ever, because of that tv serie with Trump.

I like this one. But I didn't knew that it was built just recently.

9.0

9/10 Very sleek!

Classy but the glass is outdated looking 8/10

I love this black glass box! It remind me to the monolite in 2001: Space Odessy

8/10

Same..

6/10.

4.0
BORING....
and
UGLY
i don't like trump buildings..
the design is so boring...

I love the design, simple, very straight and thin, AND YES!! COLOR, BLACK is always classy. 9.5/10

too boxy but deserve 8/10

10/10

7/10 for it''s height, a bit too boxy

Impressive, it reminds me of those monoliths from 2001: Space Odyssey! I didn't expect Trump to have good taste in this issue. 9.5/10

It seems an ugly "Tour Montparnasse" :D

5

I cannot say i like this tower, 6/10

This tower really is poor. Black, boxy and boring. 3 or less.

7.5/10

8/10

7/10

7!

I gave it a 5. There is nothing interesting about it to me other than the height.

6/10

Too boxy. I consider it the worst skyscraper in NYC over 700 ft. . 7.5/10

tall but boxy
7

So boxy that its wonderful :)
8.5/10

i like it,very nice 10/10

Hey if ya gotta be a box ya better be a big black one with gold tint. I like it 9.0

Not sure about this one. maybe to much impact on the skyline.
8/10

6.5/10. Not a big fan of this one. Although I usually like black glass, this just seems too ordinary, it's overbearing because of it's height in relation to the buildings around it. What really annoys me is that the windows aren't all the same size and the thick black line down the front looks off centre.

7/10

Elegant
8/10

Black box... 6.5/10

6.5/10

8/10

8/10 One of the best boxes around, very tall and sleek.

it looks luxurious, doesn't it? I'll give it 9/10

I was awed by this building when I went to New York in 2002, as much as I was by the Chrysler and ESB. Though the Trump may be a bit boxy it has such an elegant and sleek look to it, and the dark facade looks brilliant in the sunlight.

9/10

It's not really my type. 6/10

Pro: Sleek and cool.

Con: Black box.

8/10!

It's tall and sleek and looks older than 1999. I was impressed with this tower when I visited New York 8.5

too austere, too simple 6,5/10

6/10

Why does NY have so many boxes. 4/10

Sleek black monolith that is one of the sexiest towers ever. Not overtly phallic, just sexy. Smooth. If this tower had a voice it would be between a bass and a baritone quietly cooing in your ear marvin gaye's Lets Get it On. I need to live in this tower before i die.

mmmm
10/10

6/10

6/10

Hmm, you gave JHC a 3 but this a 6? :eek2:

Very slender, but looks somewhat akward. 7

9/10

Good for NYC 8/10

Love the simplicity of this building...very classy.

6/10

Trump World Tower III, New York, USA (http://www.peri.de/ww/en/pub/projects.cfm/fuseaction/showreference/reference_ID/23/referencecategory_ID/6.cfm)

Main contractor: North Berry Concrete
Field Services: PERI USA (http://www.peri-usa.com), New York and PERI Germany, Weissenhorn (http://www.peri.de)

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The building contractor worked to a scheme that is typical for this part of the world: the façade columns, main load-bearing walls and shafts were formed together with the floor slabs. Columns, walls and shafts are concreted first, and then the floor slab.

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Peak output: Every third, and from the 22nd floor every second day, the site was able to finish a complete floor of over 1,000 m² in area.

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The PERI ACS-R (http://www.peri.de/ww/en/pub/products.cfm/fuseaction/showproduct/product_ID/74/productcategory_ID/12.cfm) self climbing system was designed for wind speeds of up to 160 km/h. The safety net enclosing the working platform extended from Level 0 to Level 2.

a simply black box. 5/10

Simple, but pleasant. 7

Silent and introverted, but it still maintains a strong presence in New York's massive skyline.

8/10

if you ask me it looks very elegant.
The gold compliments the black perfectly.
It looks very dominating and looks taller than it is. The shine on the facade is welcome.
It seems to be showing some age however.

This is one of the best in NY ,how can you say
its a simple black box and give it 5/10.
Its so superslim ,and indeed it looks taller than it is
and dominates that area 9.5/10

the classic box skyscraper. Nice facade, real tall, but doesnt do much else to catch my eye.... 7/10

just the height that's impressive. 3/10

I like this tower because it is a real tower if you compare the height with the widht, it's a very slim tower!

Got the height.. and looking sleek

It's a beautiful tower. Trump really knows his shit when it comes to business and real estate. I really admire the man.

I was reading the introduction about the building and noticed that there is opposition to tall buildings. Why do people oppose tall buildings in a city like New York? I just don't get it. :(


10/10.

tall and sleek. definitely a 10.

9/10

8.5/10.

nice, clear and simple architecture 7.5/10

8/10.........like the style.

Nice wafer in chocolate...7/10

9/10 And that 1st pic of Formwork is so impressive :shocked:

Even though this is a box, once you go to new york you can instantly recognize this building, it's clean shape and facade make it easily identifiable through the huge manhattan skyline.

I don't know why, because it's just a rectangle of glass, but i like it alot. 8.5/10

it's black and it's high: i like it ( bu the design is a little bit boring) 8/10

so simple yet so amazing.
9/10

7. i hate the color.

9/10. About as high as a basic box building can get. I love the black, its tall and slender. stands out, looks great.

Sorry, but that is duscusting :) . THe most unoriginal building I have ever seen, no effort, no thought, just a box. Yuck.

5/10

With the Chrysler lurking from behind it looks unimaginative.

7.5/10 nice

9/10

It looks out of place but nice...
9/10

7.5/10

Clean, solid design. One more Proof that a simple, slender retangluar box can beat most of those so-called "modern" highrises with irregular shapes or additions. That's something the amateurish architects in Asia (especially China & Taiwan) should learn hard.

It stands out.. 7/10

9/10

8/10

7/10

6/10

one of my favorite boxes 8

4/10, does not look that special

9/10 Nice.


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so powerful
8.5/10

8/10

9 / 10

Would love to live in this building. LOL.

7/10

9 /10

A smooth, shinny, glassy chocolate bar.

7.5/10 very monolithic.

box, only 7/10

this is easily the most beautiful building in the whole world.....:)
















just kidding......it gets a 7 from me for being sheathed in black glass and giving the residents higher floor to floor height ratios.

i gave it 5/10. i like the ground floor as it has a very nice black and gold front. but the rest is just a general crappy black box which dnt impress me.

9 / 10

it looks and feels so upscale. love the color.

hmm looks very sleek and clean but that is it, just a black box nothing else.

8.5 / 10

It's good looking but lacks projection.

Quite nice for a residential 8/10

I'm kinda surprised that this was built in the very late 90's, considering it has black glass clad. I would've guessed it was built in the 70's or 80's. Anyway, 8/10

8.5 / 10

I like the cladding, the color and the clean cut design but the base and the entrance looks just like that of any other poor man's building.

8 / 10 I think I'm being lenient.

7/10.

A bit too boxy for my liking.

9.5:)

Ugly and similar to a glass box

the appearance is not very nice

One of my least favorite buildings in New York City. Even the black color doesn't save it. Might be better if it didn't have a flat roof. 5.5/10 (one of my lowest scores ever).

people gotta realize, a box is the most efficient design a building can have. and this box...is beautiful. sleek, black, just the right height.

really, its an 8.5

too plain and boxy

7/10

Good for a black box. Bad for 1999.

7/10

simple..yet adorable...10 ;)

7/10

Looks like a giant monolith

quite cool in blackbut ordinary 6.5/10

Its okay 7/10

I gave this 8/10. It looks powerful on the skyline due to it's colour & height.

It does a nice contrast with the one deco near it.

A box BUT that doesn't mean it sucks, i will give it a 7,5 out of 10.

6/10

9,5/10

It express a very simple idea in a easy way

5/10

8/10

deduction for comb-over :lol:

10 - simple but effective.

6.5/10

LARGE, BLACK AND BOXY
the way to make things UGLY!



7/10

nice black tower 9/10

7/10

i like this building 7,5/10

7/10

8.0

All you who think just because its a box its ugly are morons. You have to appreciate the pure modernism of them! So sleek... and especially this building. It's the best box in the world.

Noooooo!! a box!!!!

4/10

8. great glass. i like very much

9.5/10 A wonderful return to pure modernism, well at least externally, anything with Trumps' name on it is rarely austere on the inside. :)

8,5/10