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Posted by Miningman on Saturday, March 16, 2019 4:17 PM
Two Hundred Million Dollars... $ 200,000,000... ( and loss of revenue space from tenants) ... Whaaaaat? Geez Louise!
 
Excerpt from Fortune magazine, Sept. 24, 2016
 
 
It was perhaps the greatest mystery in the world of urban design–what exactly was the great monument that Stephen Ross pledged to plant in the gigantic public plaza of the Hudson Yards? For years, it was well known that Ross, founder and chairman of the Related Companies, was auditioning almost a dozen of the world’s top sculptors and designers for the job…
Ross’ partners at Related–one of America’s largest private developers–were less than thrilled about spending $200 million on a non-revenue-producing giant matrix of staircases when they were striving to fill thousands of square feet with tenants…
 
PS... I hope the dang thing doesn't  tip over 'cause it looks like it could. 
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Posted by Miningman on Saturday, March 16, 2019 12:21 PM

Yes agreed very nice.

Question-- Who paid for 'The Vessel' ?  Must have cost some large and they say there is no admission and it's free access. 

I'll wait and see what The Vessel ends up looking like after they put in all the thousands of plants and trees . It will become the hanging gardens of Babylon! 

The mirrored highly polished gold/copper finish is quite stunning. 

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Posted by Overmod on Saturday, March 16, 2019 11:54 AM

Miningman
I asked Mike what the funky building was with all the up and down stairs. He sent back with these links. Freakin' amazing. Holi-Cow! I get the willies just watching the video.

It's good (even allowing for the fruity video) ... but not in the league of this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=Rsj1pkfolxI

which not only has explicit railroad history but is still cutting-edge architecture over half a century later.

And yes, here they could have built it without compromising the Moynihan Station building ... and it could be argued it could have been built right in this location in the early 1960s without compromising Penn Station.  But of course it had green-team history...

 

 

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Posted by Miningman on Friday, March 15, 2019 11:09 PM

I asked Mike what the funky building was with all the up and down stairs. He sent back with these links.

Freakin' amazing. Holi-Cow! 

I get the willies just watching the video. 

Reminds me of Mesopotamian Ziggurats. I will admire it from ground level. Also on the link there is another to Pennsylvania Station and a fellow who conducts tours. Very nice.

spiral staircase to nowhere
 

 Late edit add-on

designed by an Englishman, subway ride from Grand Central & Times Square
 
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Posted by Flintlock76 on Friday, March 15, 2019 7:29 PM

That is  a terrific video!  Absolutely stunning!

Now I really know  it's the 21st Century in New York City, very futuristic buildings, not quite science fiction but almost there.

Thanks Mike!

However, for a return to a past as comfortable as an old pair of slippers, check the Royal Hudson thread, I've just added something there.  Woo hoo!

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Now and Then
Posted by Miningman on Friday, March 15, 2019 5:50 PM

From Mike

This is a terrific video.

Hudson Yards 

 
 
 

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