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Originally Posted by JMKeynes
I realize that, but I didn’t think that you could build that tall in that area near CPW. I thought the area was a historic district. Extell’s new Snohetta tower is tall, but it’s not outrageously tall.
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That's what their argument is. They want to expand the historic district.
https://www.landmarkwest.org/abc/
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LANDMARK WEST! examined the history of the LSSD, its history and intent. Conspicuously, block 1119 in Manhattan, largely occupied by the American Broadcasting Company’s Corporate Headquarters and studio buildings was omitted from the LSSD in order to give them flexibility in their operations.
Given their presence on the block from the nascent days of television starting as early as 1948, this was a reasonable zoning choice. Now that the purpose for this decision (ABC) is vacating, we believe that the underlying zoning should conform to the immediate adjacent neighborhood, and not simply run with the land. This is a proactive effort to reintegrate this block into the community.
.....The existing underlying zoning of the site is for standard towers. Modelling our scenario after typical recent residential constructions in standard tower districts, George Janes & Associates created a potential scenario of what could be built as-of-right with no special permit nor community involvement.
Envisioned in two phases, the “east” tower would cap out at the engineering limits of construction and elevator technology rising over 1600-feet with 14-foot standard floor to floor heights, and the “west” tower would cap out at over 1200-feet tall, with the same 14-foot standard floor to floor heights. For reference, the tallest building currently constructed on the Upper West Side (as of April 2021) is 200 Amsterdam Avenue capped at 668-feet tall. This would mean each tower could be nearly twice as tall.
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But it's not like that area hasn't seen supertall proposals before. Trump tried to put the world's tallest over there, and there were at least a couple of proposals for a tallest at nearby Columbus Circle. I doubt you would see a 1,600 ft tower on this site, but Extell is known for building tall. Even 1,200 ft would stand out a lot here.
More scare tactics...
