^So we have 57th street (aka the strip of supertalls) and this (super dense plaza with supertalls) It's quite awesome.
Its going to do wonders for the Island. Some density distributed to the west side of Manhattan as the East is simply to dense. A mass of skyscrapers that will hopefully be continues from east to west. Somewhat what you see on 42nd street. Only applies from 34th and up.
One major outcome of the West Clinton Rezoning would be the imposition of height limits, in an area where developers can currently construct towers of unlimited height.
Yeah, at least in the near-term, there is no way they will allow big highrises in the heart of the Clinton area. There are some sites, though, that can be developed with towers because of exceptions (urban renewal land, variances, and the like).
This is the only thing that could make a blockish monster tower on this site more acceptable, a taller, slender tower built at the Sherwood site directly to the north...(447 10th Ave). http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=184944
A mockup of what a possible tower could look like...
Let's be fair and take a look at the other side (the only side that looks decent):
It's had better days. The street façade is beautiful, but it was meant to come down. Don't get me wrong-- if I could pick the building up and move it, I'd put it in Queens or Brooklyn right away.
Back in 2007... Daniel P. Derella/Associated Press ~ New York Times
It's had better days. The street façade is beautiful, but it was meant to come down. Don't get me wrong-- if I could pick the building up and move it, I'd put it in Queens or Brooklyn right away.
Back in 2007... Daniel P. Derella/Associated Press ~ New York Times
I don't think it's decorative enough to be worth saving, personally, was just pointing out that there's a decent looking side to it. I'm not all that fond of the solid simple concrete on the bottom.
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