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Originally Posted by UTEPman
Seems like I read somewhere that some lady in the city planning dept has much to do with the lack of height?
I think she was quoted as saying that new projects should be of the height and look of the surrounding buildings.
That kind of thinking of course will make New York insignificant in the skyscraper world. You have to be big and bold (which is what NY is all about). Making everything the same height is what takes away from Midtown in pictures.
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There are no height limits in this part of Midtown, and I doubt the Planning Director ever said such a thing (re. all buildings need to be the same height).
And this is hardly one of the tallest upcoming buildings. There are a good half-dozen projects just along the 57th Street corridor & vicinity that will challenge or surpass this project.
And obviously Hudson Yards, Grand Central, Penn Station, Times Square and Downtown likely have many more supertalls in the works.