Architecture firm Skidmore Owings and Merrill has unveiled plans to build an 83-storey supertall skyscraper on the site of Donald Trump's old Grand Hyatt hotel in New York.
Called 175 Park Avenue, the mixed-use tower will be 1,646 feet tall (500 metres) and contain office and retail space along with a new 500-room hotel run by hoteliers Hyatt.
The glass and steel tower will replace the Grand Hyatt New York, originally built in 1919 as the Commodore Hotel and purchased in 1980 by Trump. The former US president renovated the hotel and enclosed the structure in dark glass for his first major construction project in the city.
Developers RXR Realty and TF Cornerstone acquired the site in 2019 and the existing building is due to be demolished next year. Glass and steel columns will encase a stone-clad core
Skidmore Owings and Merril (SOM) plans to use the project to replace Trump's "overbearing" design by rectifying overcrowding on the pavement and building a clear path between 175 Park Avenue and the nearby Grand Central Terminal.
The supertall skyscraper itself will feature a stone-clad core enclosed by an outer layer of glazing and structural steel columns. These columns will run parallel up the sides of the tower, crisscrossing over to form a decorative lattice at the top and bottom.

175 Park Avenue will have a tapered shape that will be set back in four tiers, as a nod to the shape of New York's original skyscrapers. The setbacks will also allow more sunlight to r...