225 W 57th, One57, 111 W 57th, and 53 W 53rd, image by Armand Boudreaux for YIMBY, original via Google Earth

While YIMBY recently revealed Extell’s Nordstrom Tower, the first glimpse lacked a perspective of the structure’s impact on the broader Midtown skyline. Now, with the help of illustrator Armand Boudreaux, YIMBY has fresh images of the skyscraper’s position on the skyline, including nearby developments like 220 Central Park South, 111 West 57th Street, 432 Park Avenue, and 53 West 53rd Street.

432 Park, 111 W. 57th, 53 W. 53rd, One57, 225 W. 57th, and 220 CPS, image by Armand Boudreaux for YIMBY, original via Google Earth

Height is the most obvious commonality among the new projects, and taken individually, the developments are enormous in their own right. Collectively, the towers will redefine the Midtown skyline in a positive way, showcasing New York’s continued dominance as the pre-eminent global city.

Shadows over Central Park have been described as an issue by some, but the battle against height restrictions was lost with the 250-foot-tall Plaza Hotel, which was built back in 1907. Midtown Manhattan is already among the densest places in the world, with over one hundred skyscrapers standing over 500 feet tall, and as the renderings show, the new supertalls will certainly be prominent — but the additional impact on the park of these slender towers will be minimal....Continue Reading

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