Top 10 Favorite Skyscrapers - Page 2

primus20 · October 13th, 2011, 11:31 PM

1. carnegie hall tower
2. crysler building
3. empire state building
4. metlife building
5. seagram building
6. beekman tower
7.rockefeller center
8. x y z buildings
9.bank of amerika building
10.the continental

new york has to much skyscrapers.... xD

George BIZ · October 14th, 2011, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Uaarkson

Probably because it's not a skyscraper.

actually flatiron building it's considered the 1st skyscraper of NY

George BIZ · October 16th, 2011, 07:35 PM

how many skyscrapers are in NY?.... i know maybe this question it's strange, but very interesting. I would like to know an official information, not just guessing.... let's cosider that a skyscraper it's a building that has at least 20 floors. tnx

primus20 · October 16th, 2011, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by George BIZ

how many skyscrapers are in NY?.... i know maybe this question it's strange, but very interesting. I would like to know an official information, not just guessing.... let's cosider that a skyscraper it's a building that has at least 20 floors. tnx

I dont know but i know that new york is the city with the most skyscrapers and new york is grown in the last years.

NewYork11 · October 18th, 2011, 08:00 PM

1) Empire State Building
2) Chrysler Building
3) Beekman Tower
4) Hearst Tower
5) Bank of America Tower
6) Woolworth Building
7) Carnegie Hall Tower
8) Time Warner Center
9) GE Building
10) Trump Tower

Chapelo · November 12th, 2011, 01:45 AM

1) Chanin Building (1929)
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chanin building may 1928 by eralsoto, on Flickr

2) Empire State Building (1931)
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Empire State Building, Madison Square Garden and the Manhattan General Post Office by Saucy Salad, on Flickr

3) 570 Lexington (1931)
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570 Lexington by massmatt, on Flickr

4) One World Trade Center (2013)

Rendering by Miller-Hare

5) Seagram Building (1958)
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Seagram Building by Jules Antonio, on Flickr

6) American Radiator Building (1924)
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NYC: American Standard Building by wallyg, on Flickr

7) Pan-Am/Metlife Building (1963)
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MetLife Building - New York City, NY; Black & White VERSION by hogophotoNY, on Flickr

8) Whitehall Building (Original and Annex) (1904/1910)
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NYC - Battery: Whitehall Building by wallyg, on Flickr

9) Flatiron Building (1902)
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Flatiron Building, New York City by Joep R., on Flickr

10) Lever House (1952)
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Lever House by xpressbus, on Flickr

Honorable Mention: One and Two World Trade Center (original) (1972/1973). They will never be forgotten.

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View of the majestic World Trade Center by chadisalem, on Flickr

marvelfannumber1 · July 5th, 2012, 08:41 AM

1. Woolworth building
2. 40 Wall street
3. Chrysler building
4. 570 Lexington
5. AIG building
6. Empire state building
7. Singer building
8. New york life building
9. 20 Exchange place
10. World financial center

eennyc · July 5th, 2012, 07:59 PM

1 Chrysler
2 Empire State
3 American International
4 40 Wall
5 20 Exchange place
6 Woolworth
7 Rockefeller Center
8 Citicorp Center
9 57 Carnegie
10 Bofa

The old buidings are WONDERFULL !!!!!!!!!!!!

mpvt · July 8th, 2012, 05:28 AM

Chrysler
Empire
Woolworth
Rockefeller Ctr
Time Warner
Flatiron
New York Times
Singer Bldg
Bank of America Tower
One57
Trump Bldg

Amastroi2017 · October 20th, 2012, 08:47 PM

1. Chrysler Building
2. 40 Wall Street
3. Bank Of America Tower
4. Empire State Building
5. Woolworth Building
6. American International Building
7. 570 Lexington Avenue
8. Metropolitan Tower
9. 425 Fifth Avenue
10. 20 Exchange Place

Toronto2008 · October 31st, 2012, 08:14 PM

Besides the usual NY favorites I really like the building at one Grand central place over on 42nd. I think it's called the Lincoln Building? It's an unsung hero. Just gorgeous.

ThatOneGuy · October 31st, 2012, 11:19 PM

1. Trump World Tower
2. 1WTC
3. Woolworth Building
4. 250 W 55th street
5. Radiator Building
6. American International Building
7. 4WTC
8. Empire State
9. One57
10. Chase Manhattan Plaza

The Twin Towers would have shared my #1 spot, and I also like some yet-to-rise buildings.

CNB30 · November 3rd, 2012, 03:30 AM

1 Woolworth building
2 Flat Iron Building (fuller)
3 Potter building
4 New York World Building
5 Chrysler building
6 Singer Building
7 40 Wall st
8 500 Fifth Avenue
9 Empire State Building
10 1 WTC

Wowrist · November 7th, 2012, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by TalB

Here is my list.

1. ESB
2. Chrysler Bldg
3. TWT
4. Citicorp Ctr
5. 1 Penn Plaza
6. TWC
7. Woolworth Bldg
8. 40 Wall St
9. Flatiron Bldg
10. Municipal Bldg

I like this one!

yankeesfan1000 · November 7th, 2012, 06:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toronto2008

Besides the usual NY favorites I really like the building at one Grand central place over on 42nd. I think it's called the Lincoln Building? It's an unsung hero. Just gorgeous.

That's a beaut that unfortunately just gets lost in Midtown. Surprised so few people, if any, have mentioned the old GE Building, aka 570 Lexington Ave. It has really similar massing to 20 Exchange Place, but arguably the best crown in the city, besides the Chrysler Building, and far far superior details in my opinion than 20 Exchange Place. 570 Lex just oozes art deco at every turn. I don't want to turn this thread into a thread just on this building, but it is a just stunning building, and even the old subway stop at the foot of the building largely remains and is indicative of the whole building. Easily top 10 for me.

I'll think about a top ten list, and post later. Can we get people posting with some photos in here?

http://www.nyc-architecture.com/MID/MID017.htm

http://www.artistrising.com/products...-York-City.htm

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/syscost...n/photostream/

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http://sengook.com/ge-building-new-york.html

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/hisgett...n/photostream/

Chapelo · November 8th, 2012, 03:02 AM

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Originally Posted by yankeesfan1000

I'll think about a top ten list, and post later. Can we get people posting with some photos in here?

I went back and added photos to my post. 570 Lexington truly is a gem of the highest order.

eennyc · November 9th, 2012, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by yankeesfan1000

That's a beaut that unfortunately just gets lost in Midtown. Surprised so few people, if any, have mentioned the old GE Building, aka 570 Lexington Ave. It has really similar massing to 20 Exchange Place, but arguably the best crown in the city, besides the Chrysler Building, and far far superior details in my opinion than 20 Exchange Place. 570 Lex just oozes art deco at every turn. I don't want to turn this thread into a thread just on this building, but it is a just stunning building, and even the old subway stop at the foot of the building largely remains and is indicative of the whole building. Easily top 10 for me.

I'll think about a top ten list, and post later. Can we get people posting with some photos in here?

http://www.nyc-architecture.com/MID/MID017.htm

http://www.artistrising.com/products...-York-City.htm

image hosted on flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/syscost...n/photostream/

image hosted on flickr

http://sengook.com/ge-building-new-york.html

image hosted on flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hisgett...n/photostream/

God !!!! i love it !!!!!!

yankeesfan1000 · November 13th, 2012, 02:11 AM

Just getting around to this. This is my new top 10, only completed buildings. And I know I'm sort of breaking the rules by including one non skyscraper, but whatever. Sue me.

Also, sort of off topic, but someone here posted The Potter Building as a top 10 NY skyscraper, and I thought that maybe there would be some merit in creating a thread here in the New York subsection dedicated to non high rise NY architecture, if people were interested in that. So would people be interested in that or not? Anyways off to my top ten, with pictures!

1. Chrysler. Perfect.

2. Woolworth, The Cathedral of Commerce.

3. Empire State Building, The King.

4. American Radiator Building. If it were in almost any other city in the world, it would be an icon. One of the few buildings in NY I always stop and look at.

5. 570 Lexington Avenue. Like the American Radiator Building, this monument to New York's 1916 zoning law, with its stunning art deco details gets lost in the mayhem of Midtown. One of my favorite buildings anywhere, and another one of the few buildings in NY I always make time to stop and admire.

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6. 8 Spurce St. An 870 foot sculpture.

7. Hearst Tower. 78 years in the making, Hearst finally got their 8th Avenue Headquarters. The contrast of the landmarked base built with a cast stone facade, and a stainless steel diagrid is incredible. I absolutely love this building. I can hardly believe it's all the way down at seven.

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8 & 9. 20 Exchange Place and 40 Wall Street. I don't know why, but I've always preferred these over 70 Pine Street, (American International Building). 20 Exchange's gargoyles are one of my favorite architectural details anywhere in the city. They feel so gotham. 40 Wall is far less interesting at street level, but I can never get enough of that crown.

Bonus. 20 Exchange gargoyles.

10. Rockefeller Center. Just an awesome enormous slab of art deco.

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Chapelo Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: San Diego/Crooklyn Posts: 697 Likes (Received): 343	1) Chanin Building (1929) image hosted on flickr chanin building may 1928 by eralsoto, on Flickr 2) Empire State Building (1931) image hosted on flickr Empire State Building, Madison Square Garden and the Manhattan General Post Office by Saucy Salad, on Flickr 3) 570 Lexington (1931) image hosted on flickr 570 Lexington by massmatt, on Flickr 4) One World Trade Center (2013) Rendering by Miller-Hare 5) Seagram Building (1958) image hosted on flickr Seagram Building by Jules Antonio, on Flickr 6) American Radiator Building (1924) image hosted on flickr NYC: American Standard Building by wallyg, on Flickr 7) Pan-Am/Metlife Building (1963) image hosted on flickr MetLife Building - New York City, NY; Black & White VERSION by hogophotoNY, on Flickr 8) Whitehall Building (Original and Annex) (1904/1910) image hosted on flickr NYC - Battery: Whitehall Building by wallyg, on Flickr 9) Flatiron Building (1902) image hosted on flickr Flatiron Building, New York City by Joep R., on Flickr 10) Lever House (1952) image hosted on flickr Lever House by xpressbus, on Flickr Honorable Mention: One and Two World Trade Center (original) (1972/1973). They will never be forgotten. image hosted on flickr View of the majestic World Trade Center by chadisalem, on Flickr Last edited by Chapelo; November 8th, 2012 at 03:00 AM.

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Amastroi2017 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Baltimore Posts: 201 Likes (Received): 16	1. Chrysler Building 2. 40 Wall Street 3. Bank Of America Tower 4. Empire State Building 5. Woolworth Building 6. American International Building 7. 570 Lexington Avenue 8. Metropolitan Tower 9. 425 Fifth Avenue 10. 20 Exchange Place __________________ World Goal: 250 towers 1,000+ feet in roof height and 500 towers 800+ feet in roof height by the year 2050.

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October 18th, 2011, 08:00 PM	#25
NewYork11 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 18 Likes (Received): 0	1) Empire State Building 2) Chrysler Building 3) Beekman Tower 4) Hearst Tower 5) Bank of America Tower 6) Woolworth Building 7) Carnegie Hall Tower 8) Time Warner Center 9) GE Building 10) Trump Tower

July 5th, 2012, 08:41 AM	#27
marvelfannumber1 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 8 Likes (Received): 0	1. Woolworth building 2. 40 Wall street 3. Chrysler building 4. 570 Lexington 5. AIG building 6. Empire state building 7. Singer building 8. New york life building 9. 20 Exchange place 10. World financial center

July 5th, 2012, 07:59 PM	#28
eennyc Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: LANUS - Buenos Aires Posts: 133 Likes (Received): 0	1 Chrysler 2 Empire State 3 American International 4 40 Wall 5 20 Exchange place 6 Woolworth 7 Rockefeller Center 8 Citicorp Center 9 57 Carnegie 10 Bofa The old buidings are WONDERFULL !!!!!!!!!!!!

July 8th, 2012, 05:28 AM	#29
mpvt Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 66 Likes (Received): 0	Chrysler Empire Woolworth Rockefeller Ctr Time Warner Flatiron New York Times Singer Bldg Bank of America Tower One57 Trump Bldg

October 31st, 2012, 08:14 PM	#31
Toronto2008 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 614 Likes (Received): 0	Besides the usual NY favorites I really like the building at one Grand central place over on 42nd. I think it's called the Lincoln Building? It's an unsung hero. Just gorgeous.

October 31st, 2012, 11:19 PM	#32
ThatOneGuy NOT BANNNED Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Constanța Posts: 7,103 Likes (Received): 767	1. Trump World Tower 2. 1WTC 3. Woolworth Building 4. 250 W 55th street 5. Radiator Building 6. American International Building 7. 4WTC 8. Empire State 9. One57 10. Chase Manhattan Plaza The Twin Towers would have shared my #1 spot, and I also like some yet-to-rise buildings.

November 3rd, 2012, 03:30 AM	#33
CNB30 centralnatbankbuildingrva Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Richmond va Posts: 1,137 Likes (Received): 34	1 Woolworth building 2 Flat Iron Building (fuller) 3 Potter building 4 New York World Building 5 Chrysler building 6 Singer Building 7 40 Wall st 8 500 Fifth Avenue 9 Empire State Building 10 1 WTC

November 13th, 2012, 02:11 AM	#38
yankeesfan1000 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 1,004 Likes (Received): 70	Just getting around to this. This is my new top 10, only completed buildings. And I know I'm sort of breaking the rules by including one non skyscraper, but whatever. Sue me. Also, sort of off topic, but someone here posted The Potter Building as a top 10 NY skyscraper, and I thought that maybe there would be some merit in creating a thread here in the New York subsection dedicated to non high rise NY architecture, if people were interested in that. So would people be interested in that or not? Anyways off to my top ten, with pictures! 1. Chrysler. Perfect. 2. Woolworth, The Cathedral of Commerce. 3. Empire State Building, The King. 4. American Radiator Building. If it were in almost any other city in the world, it would be an icon. One of the few buildings in NY I always stop and look at. 5. 570 Lexington Avenue. Like the American Radiator Building, this monument to New York's 1916 zoning law, with its stunning art deco details gets lost in the mayhem of Midtown. One of my favorite buildings anywhere, and another one of the few buildings in NY I always make time to stop and admire. image hosted on flickr 6. 8 Spurce St. An 870 foot sculpture. 7. Hearst Tower. 78 years in the making, Hearst finally got their 8th Avenue Headquarters. The contrast of the landmarked base built with a cast stone facade, and a stainless steel diagrid is incredible. I absolutely love this building. I can hardly believe it's all the way down at seven. image hosted on flickr 8 & 9. 20 Exchange Place and 40 Wall Street. I don't know why, but I've always preferred these over 70 Pine Street, (American International Building). 20 Exchange's gargoyles are one of my favorite architectural details anywhere in the city. They feel so gotham. 40 Wall is far less interesting at street level, but I can never get enough of that crown. Bonus. 20 Exchange gargoyles. 10. Rockefeller Center. Just an awesome enormous slab of art deco.