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Originally Posted by ChiND
Where did you hear about 280 Park? That's such a hideous tower. I've alwyas wondered why SLG doesn't raze the portion of the tower that's on Park and leave the mid-block tower that it's connected to. The mid-block tower is huge and would be a headache to raze, but the PoS that's actually on the Park isn't very big and could come down easily.
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It's been in Crains NY and other sources. And SL Green and Vornado have been very transparent that their long term plans are demolishing both and replacing with a landmark skyscraper. Those towers have poor layouts.
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Originally Posted by ChiND
SLG clearly has shown its aversion to demolishing large towers based upon its disgusting plans for the hideous eyesore, 245 Park.
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I don't think so. SL Green built One Vanderbilt, on the site of a 900,000 square foot tower. SL Green is the largest commercial owner in NYC. And Vornado built Bloomberg Tower, 220 CPS, and owns most of the Penn District.
245 is an extremely valuable skyscraper with big floorplates, perfect for financial firms. It doesn't make sense to demolish towers with ideal layouts. 280 has small floorplates. Not every mid-century tower will be replaced, just the ones with bad layouts.