March 15, 201411 yr ^ yeah that is what surprized me the most when i first saw it, the concave curve in the floor plates. i took it as a sign of quality as well. we just have to realize than when it gets toward to the top construction is going slow way down again as it jenga's back up. so it will probably take awhile to top out.
April 9, 201411 yr a billlleeeon dollars in sales - per bloomberg news: The foundation for the planned 60-story tower was poured in mid-2008, just before the collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Alexico halted deals and construction for more than four years, said Izak Senbahar, the company’s president. Now, of the 145 units in the building, designed to look like a stack of delicately balanced blocks, only eight remain. A 7,800-square-foot duplex penthouse sold for $47 million. The project “just hit a nerve where a lot of downtown people wanted to upgrade,” Senbahar said. “They needed a larger space, they wanted views, they needed a doorman and a garage.” About 75 percent of the buyers were New Yorkers, said Senbahar, who initially assumed that much of the interest in the tower would come from overseas. “Local people really grabbed it before we could do a marketing campaign overseas,” he said.
March 9, 20196 yr HEAR YEA! HEAR YEA! THE BEAN IS ON THE WAY! THE BEAN IS ON THE WAY! AT LONG LAST!! WE ARE GETTING OUR DAMN BEAN!!! https://newyorkyimby.com/2019/03/anish-kapoors-long-awaited-bean-sculpture-at-56-leonard-street-gets-outlined-in-tribeca.html
May 8, 20196 yr although its been plagued by construction problems, last month i saw encouraging signs the bean is on its way.
October 25, 20213 yr halted by covid, at long last the jenga tower anish kapoor bean is almost done: https://www.curbed.com/2021/10/anish-kapoor-cloud-gate-half-bean.html
November 2, 20213 yr here is the jenga tower squished bean construction progress i saw -- from a week or so ago. i think these were the very last pics from my crappy old iphone6 thank god lol. -- if you streetview church street and leonard street intersection you can see the setting better.
April 4, 20223 yr it’s bean a long time … wacka wacka! … but the kapoor bean is almost ready for its unveiling — pics on the link: https://newyorkyimby.com/2022/04/anish-kapoors-bean-sculpture-nears-completion-at-56-leonard-street-in-tribeca-manhattan.html
November 12, 20222 yr bean news — with pics on the link: The Bean will be finished before the end of the year November 3, 2022 • Arts & Culture Anish Kapoor’s silver bean, which has been under construction at 56 Leonard — the Jenga building — since February 2019, will be finished before the end of the year. I am not sure this will give the residents above and across the street much comfort — the jack hammering lately has been a bit rough — but it is exciting to hear. The sculptor’s team installed the first of 45 sections back inNovember 2019. And while things seemed to be chugging along (the sections were stored locally and installed piece by piece), covid put a halt on all of it. It remained half finished until September 2021, when the team was able to travel from the UK to get the job done. more: https://tribecacitizen.com/2022/11/03/the-bean-will-be-finished-before-the-end-of-the-year/
November 13, 20222 yr On 11/11/2022 at 7:59 PM, mrnyc said: bean news — with pics on the link: The Bean will be finished before the end of the year November 3, 2022 • Arts & Culture Anish Kapoor’s silver bean, which has been under construction at 56 Leonard — the Jenga building — since February 2019, will be finished before the end of the year. I am not sure this will give the residents above and across the street much comfort — the jack hammering lately has been a bit rough — but it is exciting to hear. The sculptor’s team installed the first of 45 sections back inNovember 2019. And while things seemed to be chugging along (the sections were stored locally and installed piece by piece), covid put a halt on all of it. It remained half finished until September 2021, when the team was able to travel from the UK to get the job done. more: https://tribecacitizen.com/2022/11/03/the-bean-will-be-finished-before-the-end-of-the-year/ Cool beans
December 12, 20222 yr On 12/10/2022 at 10:30 AM, JohnSummit said: Just couldn't let Chicago have a bean monopoly... its because anish kapoor aka the beanchitect lives in the building.
February 5, 20232 yr yay! we’ve bean waiting, but at long, long last after many delays it happened — bean reveal: New York's long-awaited 'bean' sculpture unveiled Published 3rd February 2023 more: https://www.cnn.com/style/amp/new-york-bean-anish-kapoor/index.html
February 5, 20232 yr more baby beanie news & pix via the local tribeca citizen: The Bean, revealed February 1, 2023 • Arts & Culture, Photo Essay More back story here, but for your viewing pleasure, some reflections (get it?) on the Anish Kapoor sculpture dba The Bean at 56 Leonard. An official name will be revealed later this season. (Taking suggestions in the comments.) Thanks to J. for the video reveal from above. more: https://tribecacitizen.com/2023/02/01/the-bean-revealed/
February 15, 20232 yr the tribeca bean is starting to draw a lot of tourists — millenium bean fans react: https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/millennium-park-tourists-not-thrilled-about-new-bean-sculpture-in-new-york/
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