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[chris08876]

Thomas Juul-Hansen-Designed Residential Tower Proposed At 137 Centre Street, Chinatown

A rendering for a new Lower Manhattan skyscraper by architect Thomas Juul-Hansen has appeared on the YIMBY Forums. The building is located on the corner of White and Centre streets, at 137 Centre Street, just to the east of TriBeCa. Juul-Hansen’s rendering would indicate the potential for a 60-story building on a 5,100-square-foot lot. The tower would be located on a site that has significant air rights within its own block, with 75,530 square feet remaining atop the landmarked Fire Engine Company No. 31 at 87 Lafayette Street, and an additional 81,940 square feet atop 139 Centre Street. If the existing nine-story municipal office building at 137 Centre is demolished, the available air rights would total 208,470 square feet. Per the EDC, “Negotiations around the 137 Centre Street RFP are ongoing, and this rendering does not accurately reflect the project under consideration. NYCEDC looks forward to announcing a developer selection in the coming months.”

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[chris08876]

Just want to note this:

Per the EDC, “Negotiations around the 137 Centre Street RFP are ongoing, and this rendering does not accurately reflect the project under consideration. NYCEDC looks forward to announcing a developer selection in the coming months.

So while it looks like dog shit now (the design), it will change in its appearance. In terms of tower foresight, neighborhoods that have been predominantly mid/low will start to see more towers. Bound to happen due to land and demand. If its not landmarked, its gone!!!

And as soon as we get that putz Deblasio out of office, and get a mayor who's a little more serious about zoning, we might just... possibly... see an impact in feeding the commercial/residential demand. Even with all of this construction, its not enough. Especially in the housing sector. 2016 looks to be underwhelming in terms of residential filings compared to last years Quarters 1 and 2.

[Crawford]

Originally Posted by chris08876

So while it looks like dog shit now (the design),

I would LOVE to see that design in that location.

Thomas Juul Hansen does a great job with subtle Nordic designs. His High Line buildings have exquisite facades. But I love modernism.

In any case, an 800 ft.+ tower in that location will be welcome.

[NYguy]

Originally Posted by chris08876

And as soon as we get that putz Deblasio out of office, and get a mayor who's a little more serious about zoning, we might just... possibly... see an impact in feeding the commercial/residential demand. Even with all of this construction, its not enough. Especially in the housing sector. 2016 looks to be underwhelming in terms of residential filings compared to last years Quarters 1 and 2.

Thus is way off base. Let's just leave personal politics out of these discussions. There are more appropiate threads where that can be debated.

[Busy Bee]

DeBlasio a "putz"? Are your u living in the same dimension as the rest of us where an orange faced Mussolini admiring man baby with a fox tail on his head is running to be president of the United States? And DeBlasio is the putz... Riggghht.

[chris08876]

Originally Posted by Crawford

I would LOVE to see that design in that location.

Thomas Juul Hansen does a great job with subtle Nordic designs. His High Line buildings have exquisite facades. But I love modernism.

In any case, an 800 ft.+ tower in that location will be welcome.

Yeah I think I might have come off as harsh lol. What I meant now that I'm in a better mood (had a 18 hour work day yesterday; so excuse the De Blasio rant ), was that this design will probably look better once we get closer or better renderings to see the detail.

I'm glad it's in Chinatown too. Its always cool when low rises intermingle with soaring towers. I'm also a big fan of Lower Manhattan so its good to see its spread. The skyline will have a bigger dynamic with towers reaching out into Chinatown and the Lower East Side (LES).

[NYguy]

Come on with the political talk.

[mrnyc]

this is a great design and sited in a good spot for a tower like this right on the edge of chinatown. i wish the roof was a little jazzier than an abrupt flat top though.