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Originally Posted by Dac150
How doesn’t it make sense from a zoning standpoint if you said yourself there’s no design? Again, were going by the concept, not by what we see.
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The fuzzy concept pic doesn't conform to Manhattan zoning. It couldn't be built without a bunch of variances. That's why I'm confident it isn't the design.
And, again, the architect refuses to say anything. Obviously Durst doesn't want him to divulge details. If he refuses to tell the NY Times anything, why would he then go and post pics on his website?
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Originally Posted by Dac150
Finances; what about them? How wouldn’t it make sense?
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There's a reason developers build highrises in a conventional format. The rendering, if you actually built it, doesn't appear to make any financial sense whatsoever. It's just archectural doodling on Form Z or Auto-Cad or whatever the heck they use.
In Manhattan, every square inch of available developable floor area has to make sense. The picture, assuming it would even fit the site, would waste giant amounts of floor area, and that's after you got the necessary 1,001 variances.
I'm eager to see what he's come up with, but I don't think it will look too much like that rough concept. This is market-rate housing, not a design charette.