Coop Himmelb(l)au in NYC?

Could Vienna's Coop Himmelb(l)au be realizing a building in New York City? And a high-rise to boot? Per <a href="http://www.coop-himmelblau.at/architecture/news/2-towers-for-2-cities">a description-free news item</a> on the firm's website with the following renderings, that might just be the case.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3vCNSTTdcRG1z_jiogT2igFqZyyyucpPxlv1QthQzwa_YYMNLpt-36qVDtn-9fVlf1jrXMu0dNiDKw1AThEhsG4J9gKhwkIdz5-e8ECYSoeutfMFTwghePp7_CSiXNlo12v93TFkQRbBu/s1600/2_Towers_for_2_Cities_1_1417_1417_85.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3vCNSTTdcRG1z_jiogT2igFqZyyyucpPxlv1QthQzwa_YYMNLpt-36qVDtn-9fVlf1jrXMu0dNiDKw1AThEhsG4J9gKhwkIdz5-e8ECYSoeutfMFTwghePp7_CSiXNlo12v93TFkQRbBu/s640/2_Towers_for_2_Cities_1_1417_1417_85.jpg" /></a><br />[rendering from <a href="http://www.coop-himmelblau.at/architecture/news/2-towers-for-2-cities">architect's website</a>] <br /><br />(Via <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2014/02/20/will_this_bonkers_sky_wing_tower_sprout_860_feet_in_tribeca.php">Curbed</a>, which has more speculative information on the project.)

Coop Himmelb(l)au in NYC?

Could Vienna's Coop Himmelb(l)au be realizing a building in New York City? And a high-rise to boot? Per a description-free news item on the firm's website with the following renderings, that might just be the case.[rendering from architect's website]…

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