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Supertalls
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who’s buying
Manhattan’s Trophy Apartments Are Gathering DustThere just aren’t enough billionaires, and no one wants to live in Hudson Yards.
By Kim Velsey
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The Two Newest Luxury Towers Are a MoodCharcoal and bronze dominate at Brooklyn’s tallest building and Adjaye’s latest.
By Justin Davidson
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‘Being Silica’ Looks Hard at the Environmental Cost of Supertall ViewsAndrés Jaque’s installation at Rockefeller Center explores the material common to ultraclear glass and fracked natural gas.
By Whitney Mallett
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A Skyscraper Built Mostly by Black Firms Is Still Not a Civil-Rights AchievementThe project designed by David Adjaye is notable, just not in the ways it claims.
By Adrienne Brown
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The Observation-Deck Wars Are HereEdge, at Hudson Yards, offers a tethered outdoor climb 1,200 feet above the street — for $185.
By Kim Velsey
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supertall tales
A Visit to (Nearly) the Top of the Supertall Brooklyn TowerThe developer and architect of the building, once known as 9 DeKalb, take me up, up, up in the construction elevator.
By Ian Volner
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A Slice of the SkyThe supertall 111 West 57th is what the ruling class builds for itself.
By Justin Davidson
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out of order
Will a Supertall Building Like 432 Park Always Have Problems?Not necessarily, but “every one of these towers is a prototype.”
By Justin Davidson
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Yet Another Supertall Skyscraper Will Rise in ManhattanThe 1,001-foot tower at 262 Fifth Avenue will be by far the tallest structure in the Nomad neighborhood.
By Jen Kirby
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Condo in One57 Sells for Nearly Half Off Its Original PriceA Chinese billionaire bought the three-bedroom for $23.5 million — down from its 2014 sale price of $41 million.
By Jen Kirby
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1,000-Foot Skyscrapers Are the Newest Status Symbol for NYC BoroughsWithin a week, Brooklyn and Queens both announce plans for their own.
By Jen Kirby