Oct23Written by:host
10/23/2008 10:25 AM 
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Oct. 22, New York
Nearing completion in New York City is what will be one of the thinnest towers ever built on the planet called 785 Eighth Avenue after the address it's situated on. Standing on the south western corner of Eighth Avenue and West 48th Street in the heart of Manhattan, the building is 172.6 metres high with 42 floors above ground. What makes it extraordinary though isn't the height but rather the frontage on West 48th Street of a tiny 5.08 metres, whilst Eighth Avenue is barely bigger with a mere 7 metres...more
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