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Significantly better than the renders. They ought to have played with a crenelated cornice to hide the penthouse.
Van or KZ or anyone,
Sorry to go off topic for the thread, but I have a question after viewing the streetview link? Is there a reason many new mid-block high rises in Manhattan have setbacks from the curb. Zoning incentives? neighborhood pressure? I noticed a quite a few similar high rises going up that had 15 -20 foot set backs from the sidewalk. Seems like it erodes the streetwall on these blocks. If they're worried about massing, maybe a low rise portion compatible with surrounding buildings with a high rise on top set back from the low rise to allow more sunlight etc. would be a better fit.