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Pretty much nothing new but newer members might not be aware of the project so here it is

In big “starchitect” news, Renzo Piano has been hired by Michael Shvo and Bizzi & Partners to design his first residential tower in the US at 100 Varick St. Piano also designed the new Whitney Museum that just opened to raves in the Meatpacking District.

As we first told you, the 20,000-square-foot site was purchased in January 2014 for $130 million. The eight parcels, consisting of townhouses, vacant land and air rights, can host a 280,000- square-foot tower that will be designed by Piano as the tallest residential building in Soho, at 290 feet.

We hear HFF is leading the construction financing. The tower will likely include a gated private driveway as well as indoor automated parking, along with other amenities. The parties did not return requests for comments.

Bizzi and Shvo are also developing 125 Greenwich, which is a luxury condominium tower designed by Rafael Viñoly. It kicked off construction in January 2015. Shvo and Vlad Doronin teamed up with Jeff Sutton and Sandeep Mathrani of GGP in a $1.775 billion venture to redevelop the Crown Building at 730 Fifth Ave.

http://nypost.com/2015/05/05/bank-of...feller-center/