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Originally Posted by DCReid
Great news. But if this is this skyscraper subject to the public review process, is there a risk of an arbitrary reduction in height like the 175 Park Avenue?
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No. The reduction in height for 175 Park was a direct result of the developers plans. There are no height limits, and unlike 175 Park, the zoning here was already approved. The approvals process is a formality that was added to get the Midtown East zoning approved. They do the same thing in Hudson Yards, only those towers aren’t required to go through the
full public review. So what they will spell out in this process, for all to see, is exactly what methods they are using to achieve the full FAR. In Hudson Yards, everything comes from the railyards. Here, as we’ve already seen, they are getting air rights from a couple of landmarked churches, and a neighboring building. They also purchased an easement over a neighboring building to preserve views to the west. They aren’t messing around here.
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this is certainly a nice little addition to the heart of midtown east. It's essentially 270 Park Ave split in half, we can tell it's coming from the same firm; Fosters New York office
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