A NEW AFFIRMATION TOWER?
From The Peebles Corporation website.
Affirmation Tower
NEW YORK CITY, NY
1,400,000 SF | Mixed-Use | Public-Private Partnership with New York State
(Empire State Development)
Set on a 1.2-acre plot along Manhattan’s far West Side, across the street from the Jacob K Javits convention center, the proposed Affirmation Tower will be the most inclusive and transformative project in history.
The development team is comprised of The Peebles Corporation, McKissack & McKissack, Exact Capital, and Witkoff. Affirmation Tower is poised to become the world’s tallest building owned by majority Black-owned companies and the tallest building ever built by a woman-led contractor. Designed by acclaimed OMA Architects, the proposed
1,400,000 square foot mixed-use development will encompass mixed-income residential, convention center and lifestyle hospitality, and retail offerings, alongside extensive community spaces, an observation deck, and The National Civil Rights Museum, in collaboration with the NAACP, the country’s longest-standing civil liberties organization.
In alignment with The Peebles Corporation's ethos of Affirmative Development, the commitment to allocate over 30% of all construction contracts to minority and female contractors underscores a tangible dedication to fostering equitable opportunities within this transformational project.
http://peeblescorp.com/project/affirmation-tower
A 1,500 ft Tower (compared to the 35 Hudson Yards tower)
