This is an scenery edited for XP12 and XP11 featuring 21 skyscrapers and 3 soccer fields, one of them which will host the 2026 FIFA World Cup final in New Jersey, half an hour from Manhattan. All the skyscrapers are projects, some already approved. Thomas Krumins' team has undertaken extensive research to determine which of these skyscrapers will actually be built.
However, like the WTC 2, which underwent several design changes under its architect Norman Foster, the project's approval depends on two key decisions: the Port Authority or the City Council, and the building's developer, who often influences the architect's design to improve apartment sales in residential skyscrapers. Therefore, while the skyscrapers presented here would likely be built, it's possible they could ultimately be modified or rejected altogether. Thomas Krumisn's design includes 21 major skyscrapers and three soccer stadiums, one of which is MetLife Stadium, where the final and some matches of the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be played. The list of 24 buildings is as follows:
1- 350 Park Avenue in Midtown East. 490m 1600 feet. 62 floors. Designed by Foster and Vornado.
2- Tower Fifth. 474.4m/ 1556 ft. 96 floors. Architect Gensler. Maklowe Properties. 5 East 51st Street
3- Commodore Tower. 1545 ft/ 471 m. 83 floors. Finished 2032. 175 Park Avenue.
3- Affirmation Tower. 1663ft/507m. Architect David Abjure. 418 11th Avenue. West 35th and West 36th. Manhattan,
4- Hudson Yard Phase 2. 416m.
5- Hudson Yard Phase 3. 416m
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7-NewDesign Affirmation Tower
8- WTC 2 Tower. 411m/1345ft. Norman Foster. 200 Greenwich Street. Finishing estimated 2031
9-80SouthSt437mChinaOceanwideHoldings. ArchitectUnknown. Design was cancelled. Year Unknown.
10- The Torch Tower. 740 *Eighth Avenue. 325 m/ 1067 ft. 52 floors. Architect ODA. Excel Developer. Expected to be completed in 2027.
11- Met Life Stadium New Jersey. 105x68m. Field. Final World Soccer Cup
12- 41 West 57th Street. 335 meters. Estimated 2025. Architect OMA Developer Sedesco.
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13- 570 Fifth Avenue. 335m. Estimated 2028. Extell Development.
14- 343 Madison Avenue. 47 stories. 829 ft/252.7 m Architect Kohn Pedersen Fox. Estimated 2029. Developer BXP Inc.
15- 247 Cherry Street. 305 m. 79 Story residential. 247 Cherry will be developed in conjunction with two other nearby skyscrapers: 269 South Street and 259 Clinton Street.
16-One Park Lane. 1210 ft/ 369 m. 80 floor. Residential Hotel. Handel Architects. Complexion date 2020 Cancelled.
17-15 Penn Plaza. 387 m Estimated Unknown. Architect Norman Foster
18- 15 Penn Plaza 2. 305m. Estimated time 2040
19- 15 Penn Plaza 3. 305m. Estimated time 2040
20- 45Broad Street. 1170 ft/ 340 m. Estimated 2032
21- 145 East 60th St. 387 m. Residential
22- 989 Sixth Avenue. 240 m 787 ft. Residential Midtown.
23- Football Field
24- Scahn Stadium. Randall’s Island Park, Manhattan
The scenery is designed for XP12, although it could also be used for XPlane 11, but not its counterpart Manhattan 2025 because some buildings can be missing in X-Plane 11.
This scenery is ideal to use with the first Manhattan 2025 scenery, also edited by Thomas Krumins, which features 205 buildings, mostly skyscrapers. The Manhattan 2025 scenery can also be found on payware store in x-plane.org. Manhattan 2032 is also compatible with other Manhattan payware or freeware scenery; simply place the file in the Custom Scenery folder and store it there.
The Manhattan 2032 and 2025 scenery are compatible and are among the best New York City scenery available for X-Plane 12.
