Link:
http://www.yimbynews.com/2015/06/new-des...stricts-first-residential-supertall.html
Last September, YIMBY revealed a new design for 125 Greenwich Street, a supertall planned for the corner of Thames and Greenwich Streets, just across from the new World Trade Center. Now, we have updated images of the project, which has seen significant modifications since those images were released; nevertheless,
the Rafael Viñoly-designed building will still stand well over 1,000 feet in height, and is set to become Manhattan’s tallest residential tower south of 57th Street.
The last time we checked in on the site, preliminary work appeared to be getting underway, and a zoning diagram had been pasted to the fencing. Unfortunately, as with many high-profile projects, the current new building applications appear to be “dummy” filings that will be amended at a later date.
They list the tower at 841 feet tall, with a floor area of approximately 450,000 square feet. While the building’s overall floor area may be accurate, the height figures are likely intentionally misleading, a tactic that is becoming increasingly common among the city’s high-profile projects, like 217 West 57th Street.
When YIMBY posted the renderings last fall, they came with specific height figures listing the tower at 1,356 feet.
It appears that the new images show a slight reduction in height, though it will certainly stand far taller than the 841 feet listed on the applications; the new design appears to be approximately 1,200 feet tall, which will still put it well ahead of any other residential tower below 57th Street.
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