Posted Mar 16, 2026, 9:26 PM
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https://www.curbed.com/article/trump-witkoff-roosevelt-hotel-redevelopment-pakistan.html
Little Rebels of the Upper West Side
March 14, 2026
Yvonne Vávra
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No goodbyes. I knew its days were numbered, but it still startled me when I walked past 67th and Columbus the other day and saw that the ABC building was gone. The whole corner—razed, knocked down, wiped away. The future had taken a big bite out of the block between West 66th and West 67th, leaving nothing but nothing where there once was a building I can’t even picture clearly anymore. All I remember is the ABC studio on the ground floor and the posters of TV hosts with big smiles. Now the block is just staring back at me with a gaping mouth.
I have no idea how long it’s been gone. The last time I walked by, workers were already busy stripping it down and hauling its bones away. But it was still there. And now: poof.
In its place, a giant could rise. A structure so tall, Empire State Building tall, that the whole Upper West Side would shrink beneath it. What now feels big would suddenly seem tiny. Even 200 Amsterdam, which stands at 668 feet a few blocks northwest and sparked outcry for sticking out of the neighborhood’s height vibe, would look like a toddler. The building now planned would be twice as high.
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But it wouldn’t be the first time the neighborhood experienced a dizzying shift in scale.
In the late 19th century, development on the Upper West Side picked up speed, and row houses sprang up everywhere. At the same time, wealthy New Yorkers were warming to the idea of luxury apartment living, and developers couldn’t tear down small single-family homes fast enough to make way for taller, more profitable apartment buildings.
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….. Who knows how high the Upper West Side will stretch into the sky in the centuries ahead? Who knows which of today’s high-rises will one day stand like a lone wolf, sandwiched between giants? What we do know: The joy of spotting these little rebels will be just as much fun then as it is now.
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“Office buildings are our factories – whether for tech, creative or traditional industries we must continue to grow our modern factories to create new jobs,” said United States Senator Chuck Schumer.
Last edited by NYguy; Mar 16, 2026 at 9:43 PM.
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