The whole WTC towers should have been taller. WTC 1 to 4 should have all been well over a 1000 feet.
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if they waive the restriction of the master plan for this site to be office, there should be no reason why they can’t change the height. It was YIMBY who reported awhile back that Wanda schemed a supertall.
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spotted on atchain’s website.They have a lot of interesting stuff on there. @YIMBY
https://www.atchain.com/supertall
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A big improvement over a parking lot.
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A glassy version of New York by Gehry would fit nicely here. Its about 1M sf and the biggest floors at the bottom could support a 200K sf office component.
I think this should be mostly residential: Any lease signed for this one would be one less reason to build 2 WTC. I’m surprised Larry hasn’t said anything about this. Surely residential would mean less competition for him.
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I agree. I don’t want any office space to compete with 2 WTC.
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I think residential is a safe bet. Not that the Lower Manhattan market isn’t strong (office), but the competition and supply will increase in the years to come in Midtown South, and West, so I can see this tug-of-war happening between the two nodes.
Unless its built on-spec… so while some may want office, and some may want residential, depending on how they approach residential, it can be very feasible. I think ultra-luxury would be a mistake, and instead, I think mixed used (hotel + office) would make the most sense, at least to really utilize the site for its location.
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Whatever is built let’s just hope they’re smart (crazy I know) and connect 5 WTC with Liberty Park like it should be.
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“ Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Port Authority announced Wednesday that a [request for proposals REP] has been issued for 5 World Trade Center—one of the last unfinished pieces of the World Trade Center site”.
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“The submission deadline for proposals is Sept. 20, 2019”
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Awesome! The site is finally seeing some resilience again
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Glad they listened to Chris and went with residential. 
Office would be risky amidst the addition of so much supply in Midtown. Still hoping for mixed used, so a hotel + residential.
If they use all of the square footage potential of this parcel, this could include a ton of units and be quite massive, even if capped at 900 ft.
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I wouldnt be surprised if they exceeded 900ft. Initial reporting like this tends to be innacurate. “Up to 900 feet” can become 999ft or more by the end. It could also go lower.
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nevermind, it seems the height cap is included in the RFP. That’s a shame. They could at least bump it up to 912’ to match 125 Greenwich… Maybe if they approve the switch to residential, that height can be negotiated up, especially with affordable housing thrown into the mix.
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They say it won’t exceed 900 feet, but it can come close to it. I’m fine with an 800 footer there, it will continue that spiral effect that’s been planned
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umm, so they finished WTC2 while I was on vacation??
cool 
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Interesting this site wasn’t even thought of a mere few months ago. Now it looks like it’ll rise faster than 2 WTC.
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“Without public review, a commercial building of up to 1.35 million square feet could be built on the site As a hotel, it could have as many as 800 rooms and 150,000 square feet of convention space, plus 45,000 square feet of retail.”
“A residential building, on the other hand, would require months of public review—and, as Leicht noted, would be scrutinized by a newly formed Community Advisory Committee of elected officials, their appointees, and a CB1 representative, as well LMDC and Port Authority officials. An environmental review would also be required.”
“Officials say that half of the decision will be based on how much money the project can generate, a fifth on its benefits to the surrounding community, as well as considerations such as the building’s design and sustainability.
Sept. 20 is the deadline for proposals. After that, Leicht said, it will take two to three months to pick a developer. The whole review process, if the winning project is a mixed-use residential building, could take up to a year, she said.”
http://www.tribecatrib.com/content/blank-slate-what-will-finally-rise-last-world-trade-center-site
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If this gets underway before 2 WTC…
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