Tall Building: 56 Leonard Street, New York
I'm way into big buildings. They do a lot more for a city's character and future than most people recognize. So, I think it's HAWTaction [hot ak-shuh
n] to keep tabs on new projects like the Archipelago 21, Dancing Tower (Kuwait), Tall Building Update, City of Silk, Shanghai Tower, Russia Tower, Anara Tower, Okhta Tower, Nakheel Harbour and Tower, Bahrain WTC, Honeycomb Skyscraper, Burj Dubai... in Dubai... in Pictures, CCTV and TVCC Towers, Tokyo Sky Tree, Burj Dubai (Revisited), Dancing Towers, Dynamic Tower, Dubai Towers, The Lighthouse (Paris), The Lighthouse (Dubai), Antilla, London's Super Tower, Eiffel Tower, Shuffle Tower, Full Moon, Caspian Bay, Chicago Spire, Chicago's Aqua Tower, Infinity Tower, Teardrop, Christmas Tree or the Burj Dubai.
There was a glut of Tall Building posts last year, when the economy was still bloated like a Crumbs cupcake. Lately, it's been a Tall Building desert. HAWT has had to dive through any and all architecture news to find a structure (any structure) to report on. It has been pathetic... and we at HAWT expect Obama to refill our cup by passing a $100,459 trillion billion stimulus package to bring back sassy architecture projects.
Well, I was slipping through buildings coming to NYC, and I found some gems I hadn't before discovered. Like this. This is a building coming to 56 Leonard St.
Sure, that doesn't look like much. Boring, right? But wait until we step closer.
n] to keep tabs on new projects like the Archipelago 21, Dancing Tower (Kuwait), Tall Building Update, City of Silk, Shanghai Tower, Russia Tower, Anara Tower, Okhta Tower, Nakheel Harbour and Tower, Bahrain WTC, Honeycomb Skyscraper, Burj Dubai... in Dubai... in Pictures, CCTV and TVCC Towers, Tokyo Sky Tree, Burj Dubai (Revisited), Dancing Towers, Dynamic Tower, Dubai Towers, The Lighthouse (Paris), The Lighthouse (Dubai), Antilla, London's Super Tower, Eiffel Tower, Shuffle Tower, Full Moon, Caspian Bay, Chicago Spire, Chicago's Aqua Tower, Infinity Tower, Teardrop, Christmas Tree or the Burj Dubai.There was a glut of Tall Building posts last year, when the economy was still bloated like a Crumbs cupcake. Lately, it's been a Tall Building desert. HAWT has had to dive through any and all architecture news to find a structure (any structure) to report on. It has been pathetic... and we at HAWT expect Obama to refill our cup by passing a $100,459 trillion billion stimulus package to bring back sassy architecture projects.
Well, I was slipping through buildings coming to NYC, and I found some gems I hadn't before discovered. Like this. This is a building coming to 56 Leonard St.
Sure, that doesn't look like much. Boring, right? But wait until we step closer.
Ahhhhhhh... NOW I've got your attention.56 Leonard Street is a 57-story project with 145 apartments. Designed by Herzog & de Meuron (who have appeared on HAWT before with the Olympic Bird's Nest), it is a stunning building. It looks like a stack of off-kilter houses. The bizarre shape has earned the nickname Jenga House. (Meh. They could do better.) As you can guess from the pictures, each apartment will have a unique floorplan and private outdoor space, a true luxury in Manhattan.
The building has some sassy ammenities for its residents: a 75-foot swimming pool, a sun deck, children's play room, library, of course a screening room, and more.
The apartments range from $3.5-33 million in price and 133 to 593 square meters (1,430 to 6,380 sq ft). HAWTaction will take 10 units. Why not? We have more cash than we could burn.
Construction has begun on the project, but, unfortunately funding has stalled and 56 Leonard St hasn't had any progress done on it in a while. Boo. Here's to hoping it gets back up on its feet soon. Because that is some HAWTaction [hot ak-shuh
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Count me in. I'll take an apartment as well. I'd prefer to live as close to JLF and as far away from Jenn as possible.
Duly noted, Jason. No playing tennis on that terrace, though!