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Old Posted Dec 23, 2021, 7:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Hudson11 View Post
Affirmation Tower was programmed with two hotels so I don't see why one of those can't be eliminated in favor of 100% affordable apartments in addition to the one hotel and the office space. They could also get rid of the observatory to free up more space. I don't think we've seen the last of it.
That building was designed as an office tower, with some hotel components, but it was mostly an office tower. It wasn't the half and half scenario that would make sense if you included 30% affordable housing. Developers carefully consider what uses to put in a building, and that directly affects design - and costs.
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