{"id":210917,"date":"2026-04-27T08:38:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T08:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/210917\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T08:38:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T08:38:08","slug":"new-luxury-tower-in-manhattan-catching-heat-for-blocking-view-of-empire-state-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/210917\/","title":{"rendered":"New luxury tower in Manhattan catching heat for blocking view of Empire State Building"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new luxury residential tower in Manhattan is catching heat from some people in the neighborhood who say it’s blocking their view of the iconic Empire State Building.<\/p>\n

The new tower at 262 Fifth Ave. is making people as angry as bees in a jar.<\/p>\n

A woman named Joyce called luxury building, “obscene,” in addition to some other choice words.<\/p>\n

The new tower sits at the corner of 29th Street, but many in Nomad are not rolling out the welcome mat.<\/p>\n

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On social media, folks are venting about what some call an “urban mistake,” a symbol of wealth inequality where condos top out at $18 million.<\/p>\n

On the flip side, many point out, this is a city where skyscrapers are being built all the time, but critics insist more thought must go into the design.<\/p>\n

Joyce had a near miss with another city landmark.<\/p>\n

“My nightlight is the Chrysler Building, and they were building across the street from me and I’m watching this and I finally found out, they stopped before it blocked it,” she said.<\/p>\n

Showings are expected to begin soon, with construction wrapping up some time in December.<\/p>\n

The developer, Five Points, had no comment.<\/p>\n

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