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Originally Posted by DetroitRises
Wouldn’t all Hudsons building proposed designs have needed the same variance approved? I don’t see how it could be an issue at this point, more like a formality.
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That assumes Gilbert and those involved agreed that any of the previous designs were to be final or if, in fact, they all changed due to some unmentioned issues and the variance could have been one of those issues or one of any number of such issues.
Or it could be likely that Gilbert found that he could add more to the project, like the height, but that usually changed some other factor, like how much parking is required per apartment if most of the tower would stay a residential tower. So now more of the tower is dedicated to hotel space to save on parking, but then now the design has to be altered slightly to accommodate the amenities expected with a hotel that size. Oh but now this and this needs to change, and so on...
That's why when I think someone from the team was quoted as saying "We're just trying to figure out the programming" for this building, it struck me as odd because normally projects of this magnitude have a clearly defined use before it's even proposed. Even for mixed use projects, I feel there's not nearly as much uncertainty in what's going on as there is in Hudson's.
Of course, I could be completely wrong and Gilbert knows exactly what he's doing but just hasn't decided to tell the public yet.