Confirmation a Pedestrian Bridge will connect Liberty Park to 5 WTC “hotel like entry lobby”. From KPF’s website:
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Of course I know they aren’t seriously being considered but here’s two of the “proposed” plans for the 100% affordable housing
https://www.instagram.com/p/CciXWPiu42-/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cdd0LG6utfa/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
I like the current design more, but these are interesting!! The zig-zag theme reminds me of those two towers being built on Long Island.
I hope all of these proposals incorporate some sort of night lighting (anything is acceptable.) The WTC despite its prominence kind of cheaped out on looking cool at night… (3 WTC especially)
5 WTC inches forward….
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Any more new images?
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12 passenger elevators plus two service. That’s more than I’ve ever seen in an apartment building, damn
That is a lot. I used to live in the Gehry building — which is absolutely massive — and even that only had ten regular passenger elevators.
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I heard from some other former residents that that place sucked to live in— what’s your take? I think it’s worth questioning the limits of living in such large single buildings
Oh really? No, we liked it there. We probably would have stayed if there hadn’t been such amazing deals elsewhere during the height of the pandemic. And they did very little to try to keep us. (A $1000 Amazon gift card is nice and all, but compared to six months free rent? HA!)
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Where were they giving out six months? I got 2 months off for an 18 month lease in June 2020…
Curious find, supposedly this was one of the finalists designs for 5 wtc. It would feature office, residential, and hotel space. Definitely prefer the final design out of the two.
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That’s a nice find! I like that that design connects a little better with Liberty Park than the current scheme but generally I also like the scheme that was chosen overall, it adds something else to the site/lower Manhattan in terms of appearance/architecture.
I find it interesting that a Mandarin Oriental was proposed for it since the MO is at Deutsche Center.
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How tall is this design?
Looks the same height in the renderings, judging by the ugly twig building next to it which is 912ft
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Unfortunately it didn’t list a height
Would have looked great. They probably chose the all-residential version out of concerns about the office market especially downtown. But aesthetically this is better.
Also worth noting— the temporary police trailers that used to occupy this site have been removed, so the lot is clear and ready for groundbreaking as soon as permits are filed
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That design certainly blends in with the overall aesthetics of the complex better than the final design that was chosen.
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