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Originally Posted by Michael12374
Well, even though you posted this 3 years ago, Im happy its not going to be built. I mean, there is a difference in saying, lets build a bunch of supertalls in new york (because im all for that), then there is in building a skyscraper RIGHT next to one of the worlds most famous icons. That would be like putting a supertall behind the Eiffel tower and being like, "Well, Paris has got to keep moving forward!"
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It isn't remotely similar, because the Eiffel Tower is built in parkland, and surrounded by protected, historic neighborhoods, while the ESB is built in the middle of Midtown, and surrounded by extreme density with few height or historic preservation protections.
And that Hotel Penn site will eventually get a huge tower, just not right now. Vornado has continued to assemble air rights for the site.
And right across the street is a development site with twice the air rights of Hotel Penn- MSG. So the ESB will be topped anyways at some point.