The supertall airstream in Midtown Manhattan is marching skyward at an astonishing pace , with at leastfour towers on West 57th Streetdestined to be among the humanity ’s tall . Now we have some prescribed - prescribed images of the Nordstrom Tower , which , at 1,775 human foot , will at some degree be the tallest residential building on the satellite .
The icon come to us viaNew York Yimby , where Nikolai Fedak points out a very interesting detail . Although the cap of the Nordstrom Tower is mellow than the World Trade Center ’s roof , its steeple will be one human foot shorter than the WTC ’s 1,776 foot in what is likely some kind of civilised motion to let WTC remain the country ’s tall construction ( for now ) . But in actuality , Fedak argue , the Nordstrom Tower is much taller :
The slight elevation of Midtown compared to the Financial District ( a nett gain of approximately 70 metrical foot ) will mean that 217 West 57th Street ’s spire will actually arise approximately 1,850 feet above sea stratum . While the WTC may keep the title of NYC ’s magniloquent by spire peak , 217 West 57th ’s comparative protuberance to most New Yorkers will in reality be somewhat not bad .
So there you go . Not that any of this really count anyway : By 2018 , when theNordstrom Tower is end , there will likely be a half 12 tall tug going up on thevery same street . [ New York Yimby ]
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