Six new supertall skyscrapers changing New York's skyline
Here are six supertall skyscrapers ? buildings over 300 metres ? that have recently completed, topped out or broken records, changing the New York skyline forever.
Central Park Tower on Billionaire's Row by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill
At 472 metres Central Park Tower, which was technically completed last year and is due to open soon, is now the second tallest building in New York.
It was also the tallest building in the world to complete in 2020 ? the first time since 2014 that a supertall in the US, rather than China, took that title. The 98-floor building designed by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill has 179 apartments and a Nordstrom store at the bottom.
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The Spiral in Hudson Yards by BIG
The Spiral (top and above), a supertall skyscraper office designed by Bjarke Ingel's architecture firm BIG, topped out at 314 metres earlier this year. Due to complete in 2024, the 65-storey tower is the 13th tallest building in New York and is named for the zig-zagging outdoor terraces that ring its reflective glass facade.
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50 Hudson Yards in Hudson Yards by Foster + Partners
Facebook is set to be one of the first tenants of 50 Hudson Yards, a 308-metre-high supertall skyscraper designed by Norman Foster's firm Foster + Partners for New York's Hudson Yards development.
The 58-storey building topped out earlier this year and is due to complete in 2022. The tower, which is made of concrete and steel with a glass facad...
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