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Originally Posted by SamLYNY
This proposal is by far my favorite casino bid, and I'm afraid of what may or may not rise here without it. I know they say the development would still happen, but I'd be willing to bet it won't be nearly as good without the resort to bolster funding.
I think the high line would benefit from having a more polished northern end, and like NYguy has said the whole appeal is that it weaves its way through the city. The addition of a resort would only improve the experience for people. The argument against just doesn't make sense - and risks even more resort-less towers rising around it, potentially lacking that polish it needs.
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The thing they are most against here is the casino. Usually, it's the big towers (which wouldn't make sense because there will be big towers either way). But it's basically the anti-casino crowd. They don't care about anything else, including the usaul affordable housing.
The office component is the same size as what was originally planned, so no argument there. But Related will have to phase in development of so many residential towers. Who knows how long that would take. Meanwhile, if they get the casino license, the site would be built out in 5 years they say.