This is the most exciting project in NY since the Empire State Building went up almost 100 years ago.
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That last sentence makes me nervous…hope this tower doesn’t suffer any major design downgrades.
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Add a peak on top and make it over 1750 feet.
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Can’t do that, for the last time, this cannot be built taller than 1642’. ANY element that is stationary cannot pass the 1642’ threshold of the max envelope unless designated in the zoning code, many of such provisions do not apply to the midtown east rezoning area.
I wouldn’t worry about anything “significant” changing about the design. Small aspects of a project will always continue to change during the the design duration of the project all the way up to and even during construction.
Though I can’t say for certain, the design change to the # of tiers, the offsetting of the columns every tier, and the number of column/piers was probably the most significant design change that will probably occur. Small changes to the street level podium have continued to be made.
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Not allowed to, and can’t are 2 different things. A fine means absolutely nothing to companies these big. Not that it will be taller (that’s highly unlikely) but your comments are naive at best.
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New York’s next icon deserves a spire.
175 Park Ave. = New York next Landmark Tower
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How is the comment naive?
Sure to your point, devs can just pay the fine, but that absolutely does not mean they want to because then they would get on DOB and DCP’s bad side. You don’t just have to pay a fine, lawyers have to get involved and the zoning process is already an extremely nuanced process that already involves zoning lawyers to ensure building’s do not extend out past the maximum zoning envelope if one is designated because it is a big deal, doesn’t matter how big a company is, it makes all involved parties look bad. Anything “can” be done, but it is not allowed in the instance of ULURP processed buildings of which this one is.
The developers already have to ensure that their building is not designed to be outside of the envelope sweater, they don’t intentionally build outside of it then pay a fine, they would negotiate an initial height and then work backwards from that, not the other way around. Developers do not go through the entire 7 month ULURP process just to pay a fine later.
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Rechler will burn many bridges by doing stupid things like that, he’ll certainly never do that.
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Tighe said 175 Park Ave., a tower that RXR has been trying to build for several years, has found someone to pay $300 per square foot, though she wouldn’t identify the tenant.
Via NYguy
https://www.crainsnewyork.com/real-estate/manhattan-office-rents-reach-300-square-foot
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Per NYguy
https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/showpost.php?p=10522284&postcount=2914
End 2026 demo start
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2026???
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I’m confused about the with-action/without action differences. Is this about the contractors technique re demo and foundation or something more comprehensive?
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That’s refering to the different schemes possible on the site, ones is as of right zoning (no action) which would do nothing with the site and only work on infrastructure updates would be done or a much smaller building is built, the other is with ulurp (with action) the tower. Thats why the timelines are so different, because no action does not involve the tower as conceived.
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7 billion dollars?!?!?!?!
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Review concluded 5 months ahead of schedule
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