Keeping Skyscrapers From Blowing in the Wind

House warming idea...

New 111 West 57th St. will have a dampener to reduce wind forces 

Fueled by a scarcity of land and by demand from multimillionaires willing to pay record prices for helicopter views of Central Park and beyond, Manhattan developers are building ever taller, ever thinner apartment buildings on ever tinier lots, Michelle Higgins reports on nytimes.com.

Clustered mostly in and around West 57th Street, these skinny skyscrapers are reaching heights of more than 1,000 feet, she wrote.

One consequence of beanstalk proportions: The higher and slimmer buildings get, the more they tend to sway at the top.

For more about how builders are dealing with problem:  http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/09/realestate/keeping-skyscrapers-from-blowing-in-the-wind.html?smid=nytcore-iphone-share&smprod=nytcore-iphone

Makes you wonder if New York real estate agents are considering motion sickness pills as house warming gifts for clients who buy aeries in ultra high-rises.