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Originally Posted by NYguy
There honestly hasn't been much to see of Foster's design. What do you know about it other than it was to be topped by four "diamonds"? We've seen far more renderings from the BIG design (which isn't even finalized). This may seem odd to some of you, but any potential tenant interested in signing here couldn't care less about diamonds on the top. They're interested in what's inside the building.
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I'm thinking more in terms of the base and how the foundation is already in place for the Foster design. While BIG's design is favored, I think based on the tenant, it could go either way. If Larry does land a finance tenant, than the Foster design theoretically may rise but if its something media based, we may very well see the BIG design.
Blackrock has been in talks with Silverstein, but I'm not holding any optimism just yet if that will go through. Ultimately, a tenant will land, and depending on who it is, we could get 1 of the two major proposal for the site going. I still hope its a finance tenant because a redesign of the foundation for the BIG structure will be needed and thats just adding on to the hard costs along with the soft.
The major problem with this site is the cost. Its going to be a $2.5 billion + tower regardless, and with the current foundation set for Fosters design, cost may play a role in which proposal ultimately rises.