12.01.2005
"Big Pimpin" : 80 South Street Has Been Approved!
"THE tallest buildings in the world are a pair of towers in Malaysia, the 1,483 foot tall Petronas Towers. The Empire State Building is 1,250 feet tall. The newest Bling Bling for the extravagantly rich is a 1,000 foot tall pile of 10 $35,000,000 townhomes-in-the-sky, approved yesterday by the New York City Department of Buildings.[Via massengale.typepad.com]
"Santiago Calatrava is continuing to put his imprint on downtown Manhattan: The Times' David Dunlap reports that he's designing a new residential building near the South Street Seaport, which "would take the form of an offset stack of 45-foot glass cubes, a dozen in all, each intended to house only one or two families." And from the rendering, it looks amazing.
At this point, it doesn't seem the building's 1000 foot height will be a problem for the historic area, as the LMDC says, "It's such an unusual building, it's worth taking a chance on." And Calatrava says about designing in New York, "If I was not born in this lifetime in New York, certainly in a previous life, I was a New Yorker." [Via Gothamist.com]The PimpWiz.com Bottom Line: We are going to contact the developer and ask if they take lay away. We will let you know, player...Keep Grinidin' ;-0
Pimpin' Thoughts:
I'm all about being a pimp but that Rubik's Cube looking building ain't cool and ta hell with living in a building that tall!
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Looks like someone liked the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie a little too much. Unevenly stacked glass elevators do not seem like the safest home and shelter for your loved ones. Although, it would be fun to get busy on the balcony. Woo!
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