Whats your fav skyscrapers on Manhattan? - Page 2

nygirl · February 6th, 2009, 03:47 AM

Yeah I do like 785 8th Avenue as well but the only drawback with that one is the fact that the north side of the building is really half-assed. I'm not sure but I hope there is an available lot next to it that can put up another thin tower to obscure it. Time Warner is fantastic I love it too.

As for my favorite highrises and skyscrapers:

(in no order)

20 Exchange-80 Pine-Trump World Tower-Lefcourt Colonial- Seagrams-Waldorf=Astoria- Chrysler-Hearst Tower-Woolworth building-Empire State-Solow building-Hampshire House-Manhattan Municipal Building-Citicorp-Bloomberg and lastly the Sherry Netherlander Hotel. I'll find some pictures to add to this post for some of those readers who have no idea what I am talking about.

Faddie · March 24th, 2009, 11:54 PM

Empire State Building
Chrysler Building
Trump World Tower
Rockefeller
Sony Building
WTC7

Taylorhoge · March 26th, 2009, 11:27 PM

Bloomberg Tower as the most recent
70 Pine Street older building
Time Warner Center as well

JohnFlint1985 · March 31st, 2009, 05:30 AM

Woolworth
ESB
Citybank

Trump Tower Tycoon · April 17th, 2009, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Faddie

Empire State Building
Chrysler Building
Trump World Tower
Rockefeller
Sony Building
WTC7

Yeah these are a good selection.. How comes you dont have trump tower (on fifth avenue) on you list?

Trump Tower Tycoon · April 17th, 2009, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Parisian Girl

My favourite skyscraper in New York is The Chrysler Building. Wonderful old school building with great interiors. Hard to believe its age when u study it in detail. Next would be Empire State Building, I suppose....this is also a great old building, but I feel it just doesn't have the appeal or grand style of the Chrysler Building.

Not skyscrapers, but some of my other favourite buildings in NY are the wonderful Dakota Building and the Plaza Hotel. These buildings totally characterize NYC for me. The architecture is second to none and they are simply aesthetically so good.

you know who once owned the plaza hotel in the 80's and early 90's?

redbaron_012 · April 18th, 2009, 05:59 AM

Chrysler
ESB
Flatiron
Woolworth
Paramount
40 Wall St (Trump )
570 Lexington Ave...originally RCA Victor Bldg ?
Seagram Bldg.
Hearst Tower
Time Warner Centre

Trump Tower Tycoon · April 18th, 2009, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by redbaron_012

Chrysler
ESB
Flatiron
Woolworth
Paramount
40 Wall St (Trump )
570 Lexington Ave...originally RCA Victor Bldg ?
Seagram Bldg.
Hearst Tower
Time Warner Centre

great choice of buildings

Towerer · April 19th, 2009, 10:03 AM

Chrysler Tower takes my breath away. And gets my vote here. :-)

WHO ME? · April 20th, 2009, 05:16 AM

world peace

Trump Tower Tycoon · April 27th, 2009, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by WHO ME?

world peace

nice picture

Trump Tower Tycoon · April 27th, 2009, 12:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Towerer

Chrysler Tower takes my breath away. And gets my vote here. :-)

same

tigerboy · May 16th, 2009, 12:26 AM

Downtown is almost uniformly drab and depressing but 17 state St. stands out as a lovely building bringing freshness to that sea of Emery Roth and depression era greyness.

Midtowm I like the Solow and the Conde Nast.

nygirl · May 16th, 2009, 01:09 AM

40 wall and 80 pine are uniformly depressing? 20 Exchange is uniformally depressing.. someone smack me I didn't know this. I thought having the the second tallest concentration of art deco skyscrapers in the world was a good thing. Oh well.

redbaron_012 · May 16th, 2009, 02:45 PM

ohhhh nygirl, if only we in the rest of the world could lament the variety of Deco skyscrapers.....It is not politically correct to smack you .....but!

Tramwayman · May 22nd, 2009, 08:26 PM

I'm not fron new york never been since now but since childhood when I first saw Chrysler in movies I'm in love

my favourite building for all the time.

nothing could be more beautiful then Chrysler Building.

Trump Tower Tycoon · June 5th, 2009, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Tramwayman

I'm not fron new york never been since now but since childhood when I first saw Chrysler in movies I'm in love

my favourite building for all the time.

nothing could be more beautiful then Chrysler Building.

I agree it is a nice building..

eddie88 · June 5th, 2009, 09:47 PM

i love the carnegie hall tower!

NYCD · June 5th, 2009, 10:40 PM

My fav's!

Empire State Building

Hearst Corporation Tower

Chysler Building

Bloomberg Tower

Bank of America Tower

Trump Tower Tycoon · June 13th, 2009, 03:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NYCD

My fav's!

Empire State Building

Hearst Corporation Tower

Chysler Building

Bloomberg Tower

Bank of America Tower

Nice

February 6th, 2009, 03:47 AM	#21
nygirl Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: New York City Posts: 5,920 Likes (Received): 6	Yeah I do like 785 8th Avenue as well but the only drawback with that one is the fact that the north side of the building is really half-assed. I'm not sure but I hope there is an available lot next to it that can put up another thin tower to obscure it. Time Warner is fantastic I love it too. As for my favorite highrises and skyscrapers: (in no order) 20 Exchange-80 Pine-Trump World Tower-Lefcourt Colonial- Seagrams-Waldorf=Astoria- Chrysler-Hearst Tower-Woolworth building-Empire State-Solow building-Hampshire House-Manhattan Municipal Building-Citicorp-Bloomberg and lastly the Sherry Netherlander Hotel. I'll find some pictures to add to this post for some of those readers who have no idea what I am talking about. __________________ Completely attached to New York but completely in love with Chicago. NAKED NEW YORK: A complete tour of New York City, 5 boroughs and immediate Metro: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2202

March 26th, 2009, 11:27 PM	#23
Taylorhoge Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: NYC Posts: 1,620 Likes (Received): 0	Bloomberg Tower as the most recent 70 Pine Street older building Time Warner Center as well __________________ America was violent before rap- KRS-ONE

March 31st, 2009, 05:30 AM	#24
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April 18th, 2009, 05:59 AM	#27
redbaron_012 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Melbourne Posts: 6,059 Likes (Received): 117	Chrysler ESB Flatiron Woolworth Paramount 40 Wall St (Trump ) 570 Lexington Ave...originally RCA Victor Bldg ? Seagram Bldg. Hearst Tower Time Warner Centre __________________ "Make no small plans, for they have not power to stir the blood" - Daniel H. Burnham

April 19th, 2009, 10:03 AM	#29
Towerer Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 11 Likes (Received): 0	Chrysler Tower takes my breath away. And gets my vote here. :-) __________________ Silver Lake Los Angeles \| New York City Real Estate

March 24th, 2009, 11:54 PM	#22
Faddie Back on the Track!!! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Karachi Posts: 567 Likes (Received): 3	Empire State Building Chrysler Building Trump World Tower Rockefeller Sony Building WTC7

April 20th, 2009, 05:16 AM	#30
WHO ME? A Man for All Seasons Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vier Jahreszeiten Posts: 160 Likes (Received): 0	Chrysler Building world peace

May 16th, 2009, 12:26 AM	#33
tigerboy Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,057 Likes (Received): 0	Downtown is almost uniformly drab and depressing but 17 state St. stands out as a lovely building bringing freshness to that sea of Emery Roth and depression era greyness. Midtowm I like the Solow and the Conde Nast.

May 16th, 2009, 01:09 AM	#34
nygirl Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: New York City Posts: 5,920 Likes (Received): 6	40 wall and 80 pine are uniformly depressing? 20 Exchange is uniformally depressing.. someone smack me I didn't know this. I thought having the the second tallest concentration of art deco skyscrapers in the world was a good thing. Oh well. __________________ Completely attached to New York but completely in love with Chicago. NAKED NEW YORK: A complete tour of New York City, 5 boroughs and immediate Metro: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2202

May 16th, 2009, 02:45 PM	#35
redbaron_012 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Melbourne Posts: 6,059 Likes (Received): 117	ohhhh nygirl, if only we in the rest of the world could lament the variety of Deco skyscrapers.....It is not politically correct to smack you .....but! __________________ "Make no small plans, for they have not power to stir the blood" - Daniel H. Burnham

May 22nd, 2009, 08:26 PM	#36
Tramwayman Trams the Best!!! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Tbilisi Posts: 207 Likes (Received): 1	I'm not fron new york never been since now but since childhood when I first saw Chrysler in movies I'm in love my favourite building for all the time. nothing could be more beautiful then Chrysler Building. __________________ Tram lines the spirit of the city! Each deconstructed tram line makes City soul poor and poor.

June 5th, 2009, 09:47 PM	#38
eddie88 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 665 Likes (Received): 1	i love the carnegie hall tower!

June 5th, 2009, 10:40 PM	#39
NYCD Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 321 Likes (Received): 78	My fav's! Empire State Building Hearst Corporation Tower Chysler Building Bloomberg Tower Bank of America Tower

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