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Seems Sandy changed the plans a bit for this tower too.

Mr. Becker is looking at similar strategies for 111 Washington Street, a 50-story rental project on which Albanese is also advising. There, the electrical system is being moved to a higher floor from the basement, at an estimated cost of $850,000, Mr. Becker said.

Relocating basement mechanical systems means eliminating space on upper floors that could have been used for apartments or building amenities, said George Poniros, the assistant director of construction at Pink Stone Capital Group, the developer of 111 Washington. “It does cut into some of our sellable space,” he said, “but when people go to rent in our building they will know that we have taken these extra precautions, and it will give us an edge.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/13/reales...ine-of-the-moment.html?pagewanted=2&_r=0