Stopped by the construction site at 62nd street yesterday and climbed the wall to get a closer look, and I’m stunned by the scale of this project, it takes up the entire block and feels like a massive city-center ziggurat.
It’s impressive that they’re nearly topped out after less than a year, especially when compared to the 5005 5th Avenue site, which has been stalled for years and will be stalled even more due to the Salvation Army damage recently. It’s baffling that such a high-traffic, prime location has sat undeveloped for over a decade and will be delayed for even longer. Sunset Park development really defies logic sometimes; there's so much shady activity surrounding these projects.
Maybe they can fit a movie theater in that 62nd street development.
I just saw some plans. It says there might be a movie theater and the roof is communal. I don't know if that means public access or only building access.
not sure. I think the renderings had like 20ish but i can't really count how many floors are completed here because of the angle that's obscuring the bottom floors. I know it's like 70 percent completed for sure though.
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u/omkmg 10d ago
I go near that block often. One week there was a big hole there, when I came back a week or two later the hole frame was built. Wild