Had a chance to do a little more reading. One thing I like about this proposal is that just like the eastern yards, it will be built in a single phase. But it is massive in scale, basically 3 Empire State Buildings being added to the skyline.
I like that the residential tower still straddles the High Line. The programming of the open space will be interesting. The height of the casino podium could go a long way towards making the development feel less "tower in the parkish", and more like a Manhattan street, as long as they activate it properly at the street level.
I wouldn't be surprised to hear calls for more affordable housing in the residential building, as a tradeoff for the casino.
Basic zoning for the western yards...
Site A (residential)
Site B (office)
Site C (the Casino complex)
It'll take 5 years to build the entire complex.
It remains to be seen if Related has retained Gehry and Calatrava.
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Originally Posted by skeena222
Would prefer a gaming podium to be built on the current marshalling yard than anywhere else on that site. Rework the northern end of the high line to feed directly into the gaming podium and unlock a whole nother block to build.
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That's state land, and is most likely going to be used for more affordable housing, same as site K. It will also likely be put out to bid for a private developer to develop. Related already has the rights to build over the railyards.