Another day, another dreadful hotel reaching completion in Midtown. Budget hotels don’t have to be heinous, but the new CitizenM definitely conforms to the stereotype. The building is a simple box, and the sides leave…
Photos are from yesterday, the 20th. The World Trade Center definitely shines in the light, but the clouds were low enough that the top of One WTC was obscured, and it’s always neat to see…
The new dual-Marriot hotel is now taller than its other new neighbor, 250 West 55th. It’s remarkable how little attention is being paid to what will be one of Midtown’s tallest, although with the scale…
As the home of the skyscraper, New York’s past with tall buildings is long and storied. One that is often forgotten is that of the Latting Observatory Tower, which reigned as New York’s tallest from…
Here’s an update from yesterday, from the same spot these photos were taken roughly three weeks ago. Manhattan had torrential thunderstorms yesterday but luckily the skies cleared early enough for a few pictures. You can…
