I think 600 ft would be fine for this location, 700 ft
great. Anything more would also be great. The building will be larger, but not by that much. They want architects to submit designs now, so I don't think they are banking on much of what the City plans to do with rezoning. It's not clear is this is one of the sites that rezoning would apply to anyway (not every site will be impacted by it). Anyway, the Central Park views will start around 300 ft...
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-0...ice-tower.html
New York Developer Seeks Designs for Iconic Office Tower
By David M. Levitt
Apr 23, 2012
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L&L, whose principals include developers David Levinson and Robert Lapidus, are seeking a replacement for the 32-story tower that currently sits at 425 Park Ave., between East 55th and 56th streets. That 552,000 square-foot building was completed in 1957, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
The new tower would be about 650,000 square feet and have Central Park views on the upper floors, the company said. L&L expects construction to start in 2015, with completion by the end of 2017.
The architects’ responses are due in early May and L&L expects to select finalists by the middle of the month. Final selection probably will be in October, the company said.
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