Tag: supertall buildings

Business

NYC’s Nordstrom Tower will at least have the tallest roof in the U.S.

Following up a May report, New York Yimby has uncovered documents that confirm the Nordstrom Tower will become the tallest building in the U.S.—the tallest roof, at least. Citing documents recently submitted to the city, Yimby reports the supertall Nordstrom building being built at 217 West 57th Street will top out at 1,522 feet with 95 […]

June 18, 2015

Business

Will NYC’s Nordstrom Tower overtake One World Trade Center as the tallest building in the U.S.?

In case you haven’t noticed, we’re in the thick of a supertall building boom. As we reported earlier this year, 97 skyscrapers and 11 supernal buildings (skyscrapers taller than 984 feet) were completed in 2014—more than in any other year. And nowhere is the race to the tip-top heating up more than in New York City, […]

May 20, 2015

Business

The world built more skyscrapers and supertall buildings in 2014 than in any other year in history

If you live in a large city and have thought it seems like a lot of new skyscrapers are going up, you would be correct. That’s because the world is in the middle of a skyscraper surge, with 2014 seeing the construction of more tall and supertall buildings completed than in any other year. According […]

January 20, 2015

Construction Equipment

This 1,600-foot skyscraper harnesses wind through a massive funnel to generate its own power

The recently unveiled Pertamina Energy Tower will create its own power—and not just because it will belong to the state-owned energy company of Indonesia. The planned 1,640-foot, 99-story tower will create its own energy through a huge funnel at its top that pulls in wind which in turn moves a series of vertical turbines inside to […]

February 4, 2014