NYC has seen its fair share of wacky proposals for its iconic skyline , from a skyscraper that would hang inverted from an asteroid to a 3,300-foot battery building. However, one in particular, titled The Big Bend , quite literally bends the rules of NYC architecture.

The city has strict zoning laws regulating a building’s height and floor area ratio (FAR). Not to mention, the higher you build, the more you have to pay. Yet, the Big Bend, recognized for its unique U-shaped design , would circumvent the extra costs all the while occupying more space in the sky.

The height would top out at 2,000 feet (taller than the World Trade Center’s 1,776 feet), but the entire length of the building would stretch a total of 4,000 feet. If constructed, this skyscraper would become NYC’s talles

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