NEW YORK | 200 Greenwich St (2WTC) | 1,251 FT | 90 FLOORS | ON HOLD

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2529

Change both then :sweat_smile:

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2530

Still convinced that Silverstein could’ve pulled off the original design or something at least half decent if he had the determination to do it.

He’s been pedantic about rent rates, set up a capital lending arm and worked on dozens of developments, yet couldn’t bother about this.

Didn’t he buy the US bank for 0.6B? And lend the same amount to the Brooklyn Tower to JDS? Etc.

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2531

It’s quite possible all of this is happening exactly because of the developer’s ego. Larry probably has the fear that he won’t see 2WTC rise. When the dude was born the Empire State Building was being erected!

Perhaps that’s why there has been all these compromises so he can get it off the ground before he takes a long dirt nap. Instead of building something grand to send himself off with a bang, he’s opting to get it completed no matter how it looks so he can finish his checklist. :man_shrugging:t2:

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2532

Wish the PA had some terms in their agreement with Silverstein to make this easier. It seemed strange to me how 1WTC was developed separately from 2, 3, and 4, but now I wish something similar would happen with 2WTC so we could get a shot at having a fresh take on the concept.

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2533

It doesn’t seem like they’re interested in co-developing it

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2534

Makes sense. They’ve been trying to get out of real estate since that first sale to Silverstein in 2001.

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2535

And it’s still it’s a total lack of foresight by them. At least they’re doing well in maintaining their transportation infrastructure these years.

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2536

Anything to provide visuals for the public, to flesh it out. Literally after I put the model on my WTC model I said “awww what the fuck”.

Also it looks like two different designs are shown in those renderings, notice the placement of the open spaces on the west and the top two tiers of the crown

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2537

Supposedly,
We’ve seen the less tubes variation last year, but it’s got cheapened down.

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This tower looks like soulless AI slop, Silverstein’s lost his sanity.

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2538

All these reiterations and there won’t be any construction for the next 20 years

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2539

He’s 93. He’s clearly not what he once was.

A sharp mind would bet on the site and New York City and make the tower TALLER.

2540

is this a good time to say I think the stacked boxes were my favorite design…