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Besides Trinity's stake in the neighborhood, another tower has been proposed at Spring and Dominick Streets. Yet again, NIMBYism has reared its ugly head, even though the developers have already planned major concessions to the public's benefit--besides the new tower, which will rise a mere 320 feet, Edison Properties proposes a new 13,700 square foot park adjacent to Dominick Street. Despite these major improvements, many NIMBYs are still outraged, arguing that the height of new buildings is somehow linked to quality of life issues--in the meantime, residents are flocking to the Financial District, where the vast majority of buildings are skyscrapers.

Full article: http://newyorkyimby.blogspot.com/201...osed.html#more

Needs to be built. 320' is nothing, although I do think 500'+ would be unreasonable for this neighborhood.