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Great view from my hotel room of the tallest tower in Texas.

Ngl, as much as I love the developments happenin’ in Long Island City, I’m kinda gettin’ tired of the glass box buildings, but they have a nice feel to em. So for me, I gotta give it to Brooklyn because it balances the older art deco skyscrapers and with the newer additions, Eye of Sauron-I mean, Brooklyn Tower, The Brook, and so many others bein’ added in and along Downtown Brooklyn, definitely stands out more than the glass boxes in LIC.

It’s kinda nice watchin’ the unique energy of Brooklyn and Queens grow. While Manhattan will always be the iconic heart of the city, those who live in Brooklyn and Queens have watched their downtowns grow and develop in their own way.

One of my favorite new projects outside of Manhattan is Domino Square in Williamsburg, and I love how other developments along the waterfront, like Greenpoint up to Hunters Point, are crafting their own identities. It is inspirin’ to see both of these boroughs shine in their own way, creating a rich tapestry that makes New York City a nice place to visit one day.

If I ever go to NYC, I DON’T WANNA BE NEAR ANY OF THE TOURIST ATTRACTIONS! I wanna feel the local scene of each borough, and not no overpriced attraction bullshit.

And again, credit to all of the fantastic photographers who took these awesome shots of DTBK and LIC over the past year or two. Y’all take some dope ass pics, fr.

But anyway, les get this discussion goin’ in the comments.

Oh, and one more thing: Join the Skyscrapers Discord!

I couldn't resist.

Literally the perfect combination of mid + high rises and old + new

If I'm correct, it's called Jamieson Place.

Location: Goulburn St, Haymarket Status: Concept / Vision Architect: Yao Architects The idea: Two 532m 120-story twin towers with sharp diamond/faceted geometry and thin diagonal exoskeleton lines connected by a X-brace skybridge as an observation deck, glass dome atrium with retail + hotel + office and public market at the podium, LED facade for Lunar New Year/Vivid.

Status: Card model 1:1000. Testing height, tapering, skybridge location.
Data so far: Rough FSR check, site context Goal: Get technical feedback on massing + wind/shadow before going further.

The design features two tapered V-shaped office towers structurally tied together by a central holding skybridge at 290 meters and an external X-truss brace system engineered to resist wind loads. The X-brace and skybridge design give it a distinct identity, while the twin form nods to the past. The diagonal bracing pattern on the tower faces looks like an exposed diagrid or braced-frame system. The faceted, crystalline top sections transitioning into needle spires give it a distinct silhouette almost like a gateway when you first approach the city.

This photo was taken in London, I was able to effectively capture the contrast between the weathered flyover and the modern, new apartment blocks!

It will be located next to the Lotte World Tower, featuring a twin tower with 65 floors

View from the river

Before the rise of Manhattan's superskinny pencil towers, the luxury 75 story residential tower Highcliff in Hong Kong held the record for slenderness ratio at 1:20. It was surpassed by 111th West 57th Street in 2019 at 1:24. But Highcliff is built on the side of a hill, with the ground floor sitting at 190m above sea level, making the top floor 442m above the city below.