My remark about 50 W 66th was a bit vague when I used the term FAR regard the height dispute. I was thinking specifically on the issue of the claim that the mechanical floors were said to have “excessive ceiling heights” that were used as a means of making the building taller. I believe the claim was found to have merit and as a result the building codes regarding the ‘ceiling heights’ for mechanical floors have been limited. I am going on my general recollection on some of those issues with the allowable floor height for ‘mechanical floors’ . I do know the mechanical floors are not calculate in FAR ; so my comment about FAR in connection with 50 W 66th street was not exactly the ‘issue’ I was trying to reference - it was the ‘mechanical floor’ dispute that I was thinking about in that case.
I will try to bet back on-topic with 77 W 66th. Good to hear about the AOR details for 77 West 66th - thanks.
BTW. Here is a good link to the other thread were they referred to this as “massive mechanical voids” used only to elevate the height/views of the penthouse apartments.They were considered to be “loopholes” in the zoning laws - but not outright violations.
Extell Development is looking to kick off work on a residential building it’s planning for the former ABC/Disney campus on Manhattan’s Upper West Side.
New York City’s Landmarks Preservation Commission on Jan. 13 approved demolition plans to make way for a nine-story residential development at 26–30 W. 67th St. in the Central Park West Historic District.
The wrecking crew has turned their focus to 47 West 66th St., aka the “Barbara Walters Building,” reduced now to about 6 stories. The once adjoined 30 W 67th, which was built first, can now be seen standing alone behind the site.
Not so sure there will be lots of UWS noise about this building. Most controversies arise north of 72nd Street. Remember that there already lots of pretty tall buildings between 59th and 72nd. It’s a dense area with lots of people living in big apartment buildings who probably won’t complain about another big structure. Many of the town house rows between Broadway and Central Park West north of 67th are already surrounded with tall buildings on the avenues.
