rendering...
http://landolove.com/random/orion.jpg

Here are my photos taken today! 04/10/2005

by me, Carlos ;)


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Ground level lobby - detail
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Looking good Orion!

At the first glance the facade color is ugly but after a second the cool green tint becomes more prominent. Groovy.

i hope the finished product looks better
too boxy for me :(
where exactly will it be located?

Down the street from the UN and Chrysler and Conde Nast and BOFA and Times Square etc

Tall!! yet beautiful indeed.

another rendering :

http://www.corcoran.com/property/nd/photo/Orion.jpg

this tower is located on 42nd st and 8th avenue

thanks for the up-close update, Towers! I think this one will be very nice.

Dunno what to say about this tower besides bein a box. Have to wait until it's completed.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v109/nyctowers/to2.jpg

This facade looks promising. I'm sure it'll be an elegant box.

so it has begun!

It doesn't look New Yorkish

i agree its a good looking box

Ok it's a bit same same but different.... I must say though I like the fact that NY is getting many more glass facades. I love the merging of old with new, and what a city to do it in!

This one is slick!

wow, very nice!

Man, it grows fast! Feels like yesterday when there only was an empty plot.

wow, you guys most get bored with these 600ft glass boxes. NYC must have hunderds of these? if this was going up in Australia it would be a major project. but would have an architectural feature on top. we dont do boxes anymore. lol

^That's a good thing.:D

I didn't even know about this one. It is nice though.

Simple but elegant. I live here and have never heard/seen it before. I like it.

It's a good project for NY.It's boxy but not boring. :okay:

this baby is coming along nicely! Although boxy I like it. Its not too fat or anything and the colours of the facade are pretty good too! :)

Wow, never heard about this one until now! Nice project! Go NYC!

I love this tower. Very sleek :D

Yes very nice :)

I like it - simple yet elegant.

looking good

wow, very nice!!
I like the colours!
Good NY!!

Great construction pics on the first post in this thread Carlos. :okay: The vertical and horizontal setbacks in the rendering make it more than just a glass box - superb!!

BTW, it hasn't been mentioned yet, but The Orion will be a condominium apartment building (even though it looks like an office building).

To see who the the architect, builder and others involved in its construction are : The Orion (http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=212202)

It doesn't look New YorkishI agree. It would more in place in Chicago, Melbourne (Australia) or even Toronto....but New York City it is!!

Wow, you guys most get bored with these 600ft glass boxes. NYC must have hunderds of these? If this was going up in Australia it would be a major project. but would have an architectural feature on top. We dont do boxes anymore. lolI somewhat disagree about your statement "If this was going up in Australia it would be a major project." 604ft = 184m and we have quite a few already much taller than that, either under construction as we speak or already approved that will go *up* over the next couple of years in the capital cities around OZ.

A clearer pic of The Orion's construction in its surrounds. Taken by Edward over @ Wired NY:

http://www.wirednewyork.com/real_estate/orion/orion_42nd.jpg

Nice box!!!!! Looks like a hotel here in Barcelona, but this one is much more taller!!!! Obviously, it's normal for a project in New York!

what was before thios building???

before this building they were small-low rise 4 story old browstones

you might deride this for being merely a box, well it is a residential building, thank god that its simplicity gives it a lot more grace then all of the balconied residentials going up around the world.

WOW! it looks cool and very tall!

http://www.wirednewyork.com/real_estate/orion/orion_42nd.jpg

perfect tower!!
wow, this street looks very cool ;)

Looks great. :)

beautiful...nyc never stays static...

here's to the greatest city in the world.

http://home.hetnet.nl/~tdb150881/nyc2/rview6.jpg

This one was taken bij aedificium erectum and posted at the netherlands section of the forum but gives a fine view on the buidling.

Hey, I see my picture! I see this construction every day but I didn't know how far this one should rise. But I see there is a long way to go, and it's a 2 minute walk from the office I am now!

Aproaching the site...

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I like the glass facade ! :)

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LATEST LOOK, PHOTOS TAKEN TODAY BY ME, ON MOTHERS DAY...05/08/05



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Really nice tower. Looks good in the NYC skyline.

LATEST LOOK AT THIS TOWER, TODAY IS MAY 27, 2005


View from 41st and 8th avenue, rear of tower...

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looking taller every week!

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construction worker, working with glass walls.....:crazy:

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sun pick-a-boo

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all photos by me! :) :hug:

how tall is it currently?

around 32 floors...on its way to 60 stories!! :)

Great pictures! Thanks TowersNYC!

Latest look today June 9th 2005


steady growth....

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Cant wait until it reaches the set-hollow part.

Thanks for the update!

As seen from 9th ave and 41st street....

today june 13 2005...

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june 22th, taken from Film Center Building:

http://home.hetnet.nl/~tdb150881/nytimesupdates/orion.jpg

thanx for the update

What a great vantage point. This one's gonna be tall. Still another 20+ stories to go.

Latest Look : june 23 2005


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I have to admit that it is rising up pretty fast.

Originally posted by pianoman11686 from Wired NY.
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NYC gains another 600 footer. IMO this is the 2nd best residential building to go up recently (The 1st being Trump World Tower). The glass looks amazing!

It's rising so fast, and I can't believe it's still got more than 15 floors to go. June 22nd, it was 10 floors above the hollow part (really funky, i like it), in the renderings it's 30 floors above that!

Oh, and also on west 42nd street.......the 46 story glass tower @ 625 west 42nd; the 53 story RiverplaceII; and talks of a 65 story building next to that 46 story building already mentioned, and a 60 story building at the Verizon site (full block b/t dyer &10th). 42nd is red hot, thankfully the architecture keeps getting better.

it's definitely one of the most fast-paced construction project i've ever seen in nyc. it'll be a decent residential building when it's finished.

west 42nd st west of times square's turning into a virtual extension of the midtown skyline, with all these new residential buildings rising up on either sides of the street all the way to the hudson river.

I love the design, I love the name and I love the city! lol...:D

Here are some updated pics that are four days old.

Originally posted by Edward on Wired NY
http://www.wirednewyork.com/real_estate/orion/orion_condo_hudson.jpg
http://www.wirednewyork.com/real_estate/orion/orion_far_west.jpg
http://www.wirednewyork.com/real_estate/orion/orion_ninth_ave.jpg

so, it reached the 2/3 of it's overal height now correct?

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placing windows !! dangerous work! :yes:


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Great GReat GREAT Update!!

Muchas Gracias ! :)

i like the facade of this one. very pleasing to the eyes.

it's gonna make old mcgraw-hill look even older though...

LATEST LOOK AT THE ORION

JULY 27 2005

Higher and Higher baby !!

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I really like this tower, but it looks sloppy with the windows open. Hopefully they won't open when this tower is complete.

^ dude, there is NO air conditioning operable yet!! they have to stay open now!!! or the workers will die...

it was like 120 degrees F today in NY it was HOT !!! :soapbox:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v109/nyctowers/b8708dc6.jpg

I know it was hot. I live in a brick house with only window a/c's in a tightly packed neighborhood.

Just saying that if it was permanently like that it would be sloppy and not as elegant. Of course they need to be opened now.

WOW

Must be a really good companian with the Port Athurity Tower :okay:

I love it. And I think it's almost topped out now...

STILL HOT IN NEW YORK!!!

latest look august 3, 2005


The Orion lurking behind's Raymond Hood's art deco tower! :)

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Great Updates. really nice building
:cheers:

who is the architect?

photo by Grimm,NY

"Took this one at the end of july."

http://www.pbase.com/grimm78/image/47202290.jpg

wow, building named in my honour, I am touched, what a honour, lol

An update of The Orion from yesterday.

Originally posted on Wired NY by Gulcrapek
http://img320.imageshack.us/img320/4790/orion46qj.jpg

i love the glass facade!

is it already topped out or when does it supposed to do??

Great update. Thanks!

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/07/nyregion/thecity/07postal.html
Uncle Sam Sells Air Rights, and Preservationists Cringe

By JOHN FREEMAN GILL
Published: August 7, 2005

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2005/08/07/nyregion/07postal_lg.jpg
Keith Bedford for The New York Times

A condo tower next to the Times Square postal station obscures the McGraw-Hill Building from the west.

Two disputes in Manhattan feature a player seldom seen in such battles: the United States Postal Service.

The service has sold the air rights of two of its post offices, and the sales have attracted the scrutiny of a federal advisory council and a private preservation group.

The transfer of the air rights, from the Cooper Station in the East Village and the Times Square Station on West 42nd Street, will allow developers of adjacent properties to erect far larger buildings than they otherwise could. But both stations sit next to historic structures - St. Ann's Church on East 12th Street, now largely demolished, and the landmark McGraw-Hill Building on West 42nd Street - and the Cooper Station itself is on the National Register of Historic Places. As a result, preservationists are alarmed by the effects of these deals.

The federal agency, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, sent the Postal Service a letter last month that questioned whether it should have sold air rights without first studying the impact on historic buildings. Don L. Klima, a council official, wrote in the letter to Arthur E. Strange, the national manager of real estate for the Postal Service, that the air rights sales appeared to be actions regulated by the National Historic Preservation Act. Among other provisions, that law requires federal agencies to take into account the effects of their actions on historic properties, and sets forth procedures for consulting with the state and the public to avoid or limit harmful effects.

In response, the Postal Service said that in these two sales, it had determined that it did not have to hold such discussions. In a July 20 letter to the advisory council, Mr. Strange wrote that the air rights transfers could not by themselves have any impact on historic properties. Any impact would come only when the developer who bought the rights used them, he said.

Andrew Berman, executive director of the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, which has objected to the Postal Service's sales, faulted this reasoning. "Given that they are a public or semipublic agency, they have a responsibility not to act just like a private developer selling to the highest bidder," he said.

Behind this legal back-and-forth lie two signature city buildings, the older being St. Ann's Church, built in 1847 and 1870. Earlier this year, the Postal Service sold the air rights from its adjacent Cooper Station, on East 11th Street and Fourth Avenue, to Hudson Companies, which owns the church. Armed with the air rights and plans to put up a building of at least 20 stories, Hudson has torn down the church except for its rusticated-stone facade and tower. Hudson has not decided whether to keep those remaining structures in the planned building.

Over on West 42nd Street, the Postal Service sold the air rights from its Times Square Station to Intell Management and Investment, which combined those rights with others to permit construction of a 61-story condominium. The tower, which will be the city's sixth-tallest residential building, is now rising between Eighth and Ninth Avenues, separated from the 1930 McGraw-Hill Building by only the post office itself. The tower's frame has already grown taller than the 35-story landmark, obscuring the view of it from the west.

Robert A. Anderson, a Postal Service spokesman, said his agency was seeking further guidance because the preservation rules were open to different legal interpretations. "We're now going back to the advisory council and Don Klima," he said, "to determine how to proceed in the future and how we can satisfy everyone."

What's exactly is happenening to St. Ann's Church?
How is it possible to destroy a building dated back to 1847?

originally posted by edward from wired new york Forums.
http://www.wirednewyork.com/skyscrapers/new_york_times_tower/images/new_york_times_tower_hudson.jpg

looks the orion!

Surprisingly similar looking to the Bloomberg.

sunday august 14, 2005

latest look


"Higher and Higher baby...It's a miracle, what a beautiful thing to see..."





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I WANNA LIVE HERE !!!!!!!!!!!!

I WANNA LIVE HERE !!!!!!!!!!!!

The same for me! I want to live in a New York skyscraper!!!!!

http://www.observer.com/therealestate/
Party at Orion Features Doctoroff, Potato Salad

Yesterday, Corcoran's elite brokers and executives mixed it up with a few hundred burly construction workers on the 51st floor of The Orion, Gary Barnett's recent development that will soon be the sixth-tallest residential building in the city. Guests were nervously transported up a rickety elevator to the "topping out party," an event staged when the highest point is reached during construction.

CEO Pam Liebman and new marketing COO Jeff Yamaguchi--who just arrived from Las Vegas this week--were among the real-estate big-wigs on hand.

And to let the workers know their sweat was not excreted in vain, Ms. Liebman informed the crowd that she bought one of the first apartments available. "I know where I'm going," said one brawny guy while giving his friend an elbow in the ribs.

Deputy Mayor Dan Doctoroff spoke, too, and received thunderous applause every time he flashed his union cred. Mr. Doctoroff enthusiastically proclaimed that New Yorkers would soon witness "one of the greatest building booms in the city's history." What West Side Stadium?

Mr. Barnett, whose Extell Development Company is popping up everywhere lately, appeared jubilant with his 60-story building topping out after breaking ground only 15 months earlier. Afterwards, he dodged a reporter's question about the M.T.A. overlooking Extell's proposal for a development in downtown Brooklyn on the spot where Bruce Ratner wants to build Stadiumland.

People came here to party, not answer uncomfortable questions!

After the speeches, brokers and starving real-estate reporters took off their bright-white hardhats and headed toward the potato salad and star-shaped brownies ("Far above the city lights, right below the stars!" read the invitation to the event). One floor below, the workers chowed down together and presented each other with various awards.

For about an hour or so, we felt some real unity. This must be what it's like to build in Des Moines!

(A note on the images: Extell actually wants you to pay to use an image of their building! Fine with us. The real Orion is more impressive anyway. But if anyone wants to send us a fair-use picture gratis, we'll put it up.)

- Michael Calderone

Posted by Tom 8/18/2005 08:26:00 AM
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VIEW OF THE ORION FROM THE 40TH FLOOR


NYC, SUNDAY AUGUST 21, 2005


Went to visit my friend, he lives on th 40th floor of the "zebra" building :)....This is his view...

:nuts:




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NOT BAD ..... :laugh:



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Your friend must have been so lucky to have views of The Orion durring its construction phases. ;)

its gorgeous!!!! i love it!

Carlos - this is a great update, thanks!!
We do not mind occasional pics of workers... (we all have our weaknesses), but do not forget the buildings!!

Great update.
I enjoyed a lot the pictures!

Carlos - this is a great update, thanks!!
We do not mind occasional pics of workers... (we all have our weaknesses), but do not forget the buildings!!

i wouldnt say no to a thread about the builders. hee hee :drool:

^ right on :)

The Orion will be a welcome addtion to N.Y.C.'s density. Loving the sleek glass cladding guys http://www.sayhey.co.uk/invboard/html/emoticons/wub.gif

BTW Carlos...

1) Is condo in U.S.-speak meaning apartments is Aussie-speak or something else? and...

2) What is the "zebra" building you speak of Carlos where you friend lives in N.Y.C.?

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Nice update. :okay:
These are fantastic pics.

The Orion will be a welcome addtion to N.Y.C.'s density. Loving the sleek glass cladding guys http://www.sayhey.co.uk/invboard/html/emoticons/wub.gif

BTW Carlos...

1) Is condo in U.S.-speak meaning apartments is Aussie-speak or something else? and...

2) What is the "zebra" building you speak of Carlos where you friend lives in N.Y.C.?

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1) A Condo
When you purchase a condominium, you are purchasing the actual unit you will live in. You own it (as some have said) "from the inside paint in". If they do not involve major structural changes, you are free to make most decorating and rennovation decisions without acquiring permission (though you should check your contract if you are considering serious rennovation).

Most condomium complexes have an association board made up of owners.

This board oversees maintenance of common facilities and areas (like snow removal and lawn services) and maintenance of the buildings themselves (including exterior paint, damage repair and like issues). To pay for expenses involved in maintenance and repair, you will usually pay a monthly common fee or association fee.

The board will also act as mediator in disputes between owners, enforce complex regulations, and make decisions regarding special owner requests (like major rennovations).

If you want to rent or sell your condo, doing so is usually simply a matter of finding a qualified tenant or buyer. Tenants who rent condominiums are required to follow all rules and regulations for the community, and the owner is responsible for any violations.



2) The "Zebra" is the brown and Tan brick residential tower on 42nd street...it is 41 stories high.

Theatre Row Tower, built in 2001.
http://skyscraperpage.com/graphics/dotclear.gif

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v109/nyctowers/new_york_times_tower_hudsoncopy.jpg


http://www.wirednewyork.com/skyscrapers/new_york_times_tower/images/new_york_times_tower_hudson.jpg

A recent shot from the Lincoln Tunnel.

Originally posted on Wired NY by Edward
http://www.wirednewyork.com/real_estate/orion/orion_lincoln_tunnel.jpg

wow that is a master shot! :eek:

looks supertall in that pic!

Great shot, love the angle.

It is a boring box, in 2 years after it is completed it will look like it was constructed back in the 60's.

or not...

latest look...still a lot of work needs to be done!

Septmeber 7th , 2005..a beautiful day in gotham! :)



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bonus shot...MY CAR :)

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:yes:

Sweet tower!!, sweet car!!

I just hope that you were able to make back to your car before the cops towed it away. :lol:

This building does look pretty cool. It's gonna add some good mid-level density at 604 feet. Hell this is taller than the tallest building in Austin which is 515 ft. I love New York City, awesome place.

wow, you guys most get bored with these 600ft glass boxes. NYC must have hunderds of these? if this was going up in Australia it would be a major project. but would have an architectural feature on top. we dont do boxes anymore. lol


I think architectual features are pointless unless you can actually go up into the "architectual feature" for example the top of the Chrysler bulding is habitable. It's not just a mess of ornamentation.

Today : September 14, 2005



lots of work still to be done!

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wow good update! That 1st pic is taken besides the film center building where my internship was. :)

that's totally american, that detail on the first picture...

a water tower on top of a building.

Nice pics.

What's cool about the water tower is that it's on a new building. It's authentic NY and most new residential towers mask the water towers in an ugly way.

I LOVE WATER TOWERS they are so NY and to me very romantic!!! :)

Martha Stewart has an original NYC water tower on her set (her new TV show)

I LOVE WATER TOWERS they are so NY and to me very romantic!!! :)

Martha Stewart has an original NYC water tower on her set (her new TV show)

I was noticing those as well. Very nice looking, classic and functional.

Sunday September 18, 2005

The Orion is the New Star Of 42nd St!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v109/nyctowers/uno/DSC00645.jpg

Thanks Carlos.
It would be nice to see NY skyline with teh Orion on it. Any chance to take a photo from a distance?

mmm it's gotta be taken from New Jersey...can't see it from the East......

WOW...What a bright shining star.

Sunday September 18, 2005

The Orion is the New Star Of 42nd St!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v109/nyctowers/uno/DSC00645.jpg^^ I love this shot. The 1931 McGraw-Hill Building looks like its gaining a fantastic backdrop from that angle.

The Orion is one of those rarities that is turning out better than its renders. The cladding is looking pretty shmick indeed!! :okay:

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Saturday September 24, 2005


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:hug:

OMG I love Mc Graw Hill and this new one adds soooooooooooo well to it...

You can see a black window showing up here.

Originally posted by LeCom on SSP
http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/4442/pict0002orionucsep0552ndstreet.jpg

That is not a black window what would be the point of that? There's just no netting b/c they are placing the window in there.

Come on....seriously....common sense?

Sunday October 2, 2005

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v109/nyctowers/uno/DSC00778.jpg

:)

I really like the facade, some point of views it turns very blue and with some cirtain angles it turns so metallic...:)

Shes a beaut, fits in very well with the surroundings.

TowersNYC / Carlos, you have providi some incredible updates and shots.
Any chance to see both th Orion and NY Times emerging against the skyline from the other side (New Jersey)?

^ mmm New Jersey ?? who wants to go there?? urrrrghh

just kidding..i'll try.. :)

Pl try - would be great to see. You've been so helpful !
Cheers

Thanks always TowersNYC for your pictorial updates, in this thread and the other NYC scrapers u/c.

BTW What is that amazing completed slender tower just to the right in the below pic? The one with an orange-ish coloring, windows and the girl/woman posted on the side?


Originally posted by LeCom on SSP
http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/4442/pict0002orionucsep0552ndstreet.jpg

http://www.newyorkgames.org/files/images/8/350w43.jpg

Residential tower
Ivy Tower
42nd Street, between 8th and 9th, NYC

^^ Thanks Carlos :)

as of saturday 10/15/2005


the crane is coming down!

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Cheers !!

I find that very surprising that one of the cranes is going down b/c the glass isn't finished yet.

a picture from WiredNewYork.com

pics made a few moths ago, but her you see the towers next to the orion and the place where it's build.
http://www.wirednewyork.com/real_estate/orion/orion_lincoln_tunnel.jpg
http://www.wirednewyork.com/real_estate/orion/orion_manhattan_plaza.jpg
http://www.wirednewyork.com/real_estate/orion/orion_tenth.jpg

^^all 3 awesome pics....that first one i really like....then it looks really tall. :)
The facade is a 10+ for me!! Just fantastic imo! :)

Nice updates! I like the facade, and the tower reminds me of Bloomberg Tower

yeah, this tower was a bit boring in the renders (just another tall box), but the facade is so superb that for me it's now one of the better towers in town!

Just great!

Its amazing to see that there's even more scrapers going up in New York. Wheres the space coming from?

The last photo is wonderful !!! Thanks.

it's so tall and elegant.

Here is a skyline shot of The Orion.

Originally posted by NYguy on SSP
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photo by terrence booth

as seen from the Empire State Building on October 18, 2005

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wow great shot! In the last pic I can see my internship office (Film Center Building). :)

This area around west 42nd is getting dense!

Great picture :)

Carlos - this is supreme. You are my hero yet again!!!

I love how they gave the glass a green tint. They chose to compliment the McGraw-Hill Building rather than compete against it.

Is that NYTimes tower coming up a little closer to the camera or something else?

^ Yes

Sunday...pre-halloween night!!!

October 30, 2005




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The Lower Facade, broken glass everywhere!

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Nice, it's looking nearly complete. What's with all the broken glass though :?

Counting down, only 6 more floors left!!!

This tower has been growing on me since. :okay:

Nice, it's looking nearly complete. What's with all the broken glass though :?

Either vandalism or construction-related.

vandalism? unlikely

@ chad

You can see a thick border on the top, which you can't see in the floor below, so I think it is topped out... They are finishing the facade.

Great update!

Another skyline shot of it.

Originally posted on Wired NY by NYC123
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Thanks Carlos and TalB. Looking good for a modern residential tower...quite high for its area too.

:)

It sure adds some modernity to the skyline not just density. :okay:

broken glass eh? based on the pattern of the broken windows in that pic, it looks like vandalism all rite. heh...the perpetrators are probably residents from the ivy tower across 42nd st who are mad pissed that the building's blocking their views :lol:

i love that last skyline shot. the orion looks like it's part of the times square skyline, and it helped the old mcgraw hill building to look like it belongs to the times square cluster also.

i think chad meant that there're 6 more floors to be cladded, not built.

wow is beautiful

Thanks for this update - the last photo says it all !!!

Thanks for the update!

Nice pictures.

Yea the broken glass looks like vandalism to me, like someone threw something at it, if it was construction related it would probably look different.

I love this building

Very good addition to NYC's streetscene. I like this building!:cheers:

November 13, 2005

today....The Orion as seen from 800 feet in the sky !!! :) pretty small!!!

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and..as seen from street level..a GIANT !!! :cheers:


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nice pics. Just a question-what going to be in that middle section?

^ middle section will house a Swiming Pool, recreational floor....

That's a great idea from the architect!

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This is basically done, its made its mark on the skyline.

This building is sleek and it provides a good addition to the skyline strengthening this part od Manhattan.

Looks sexy!

The Orion nearing completion....... 12/07/2005

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YEP, THAT'S A BIRD FLYING !!!!!


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wow :cucumber:

Latest look at Orion! December 30, 2005

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nice pic, thanks for all the updates on all the UC nyc stuff man

^ you are welcome, as you can see.. I LOVE NEW YORK !! :)

this will be my last post for 2005...see ya in 2006

Carlos

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nice to see commieblock 2.0 on right. how old is this commieblock?

That doesn't look like a commieblock to me... :nono:

i think it was built in 2001

That doesn't look like a commieblock to me... :nono:
it is 100% commieblock version about 2.0 (commieblock with some unique influence in architecture)

Great fill this tower! Nice proportions and good addition to the city!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v109/nyctowers/uno/DSC01106.jpg^^ Wow. Truly a beautiful shot Carlos - looks great and and a wonderful addition to the N.Y.C. skyline :)

:) thanks Mate

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I snapped this pic on New Year's eve.

Also, this one from another street where you see the Orion in the background:

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I love skyscrapers!

Build 'em! :lol:
Build 'em Tall!!

Build 'em! :lol:
Build 'em All!!!

NICe ^


this is the ORION today at times Square!! :)

01/07/06

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Good pic of the Orion!

By the way, do you think they'll extend the #7 subway to the West side?

It's too far of a walk from 7th Ave. and the wait for the M42 is not always convinient. :wallbash:

^

I hope so, but it is a 2 billion dollar extension.....



I never take the bus...I walk !

amazing updates! :eek:

sunday February 5, 2006 SUPERBOWL SUNDAY!!!!!

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Nearly finished! Great pictures! ;)

Looking great, almost done! :okay:

The nearly, completed Orion stands in this shot.

Originally posted on SSP by NYguy
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Looking good guys!

Yeah very good :okay:

Nice. I love the facade on this one.

That doesn't look like a commieblock to me... :nono:


Can someone explain me what a commieblock is?

Can someone explain me what a commieblock is?


Pretty much the housing projects you'd see in communist countries like the Soviet Union. Grey, bland, "efficient", concrete buildings made to house lots of poeple. All functionality, no beauty

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^ that is NOT the Orion!!!

^ that is NOT the Orion!!!


Agreed. I think the Orion is a beautiful building. Sleek and sophisticated.

Looks like Newark in the 80's!


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I love the Orion.
It has that office tower look, yet it is a residential condo offering the best views.

If I hit the lottery, I wouldn't hesitate to snatch up one of those condos and Carlos would be welcome anytime!

You're starting to say that in all the NYC condo threads. LOL

This is one of theee best in recent years.

This one is impressive, I like it.

March 19, 2006

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nice!!

It's amazing to see 42nd Street transform with so many exciting projects. :okay: