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WOW! very,very interesting project! I typically don't like these types of projects but this one...wow! Its incredible :eek:

i saw this on curbed... nice :)

Not bad for a 20 story proposal :okay:.

I looks great. :)

Fits the location, very cool project.

impressive design, reminds me on Aqua in Chicago....but it could be taller :)

This is a very good project and fits very well in that place.

pritty amazing building, extremely original while fitting well with the rest of the area.
New York confirms to be the city of creativity and innovation. as usual.

I'm speechless, amazing! And great location, it needs something new, though I wish it was a bit taller.

Elegant in an era where the new elegance is emerging.

It's perfect. I love seeing the old mixed in with the modern in NY. Any news?

It's perfect. I love seeing the old mixed in with the modern in NY. Any news?

Bad news: Five Franklin halted during construction and the mortgage was sold off to a different developer. Naturally, they had to scrap the original design in favor of a cheap, hideous value-engineered piece of sh*t.

Curbed (http://ny.curbed.com/tags/5-franklin-place)


Craziest Rendering of 2008 Becomes Least Crazy of 2011
5:00 PM, Oct. 17 2011

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Paging 2008. 2008, do you copy? We'd like 5 Franklin Place back, please. Dutch architect Ben van Berkel's black and bendy vision was our favorite crazy rendering of 2008, and with good reason. But the building never rose above two stories thanks to mortgage issues, and after several twists and turns, Israeli firm Fishman Holdings picked up the property in September. They planned for luxury condos, and The Real Deal gets the first peek at the new design. Details: there will be 19 stories and 58 units—no word on pricing yet—with construction to start in the first quarter of 2012.

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