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Taking this from the bus terminal thread to discuss the proposed skyscrapers. It may or may not happen, but it's a proposal anyway.
https://nypost.com/2020/09/06/propos...l-underground/ Proposal could put the Port Authority Bus Terminal underground https://nypost.com/wp-content/upload...rip=all&w=1033 By Steve Cuozzo September 6, 2020 Quote:
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Not really a new plan...we've seen this model before.
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The terminal, in its current location, will eventually have to go. It either has to be completely buried or moved over by Javits.
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This particular idea is something I was talking about for site 2 of the Empire Station redevelopment, where there are two large towers planned around and over an open plaza. I think that space needs to be more than just an open plaza, Something with a glass skylight to the station below would be nice. If something like this were built on the current PA terminal site, it would be a HUGE improvement, and would go a long way toward connecting the Hudson Yards area with the extended Midtown area of Times Square. Not to mention eliminating the ugly ramps to the terminal.
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This sounds and looks insanely expensive. Whatever the projected cost is, double it with the PA running things.
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It's like Dawn of the Dead there, very true. Lots of potential for this site, I just hope its managed right if something does come to fruition. |
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All of those plans are expensive, but this was the most expensive. The only reason it's come up now is because of the current crisis. But whatever version of the new terminal takes shape, don't expect everyone to be happy. There will be a chorus of "why?". Quote:
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^ A unified Midtown.
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https://therealdeal.com/2020/10/12/p...-land-to-sell/
Port Authority, out $3B, has waterfront land to sell Agency’s revenue crushed by Covid as it pursued projects costing billions TRD New York October 12, 2020 Quote:
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This rendering released by the governor doesn't seem to indicate any open space. Sure it's probably not a final design, but it's location is where the open plaza was depicted...
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https://www.politico.com/states/new-...ucture-1358778
Plans call for new Port Authority bus terminal to be built atop existing structure By SAMANTHA MALDONADO 01/20/2021 Quote:
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Option 3 does remove the ramps. They're selling the air rights above the PA-owned land. This should mean a phalanx of new towers from 42nd & 8th, heading westward.
$10 billion for a bus terminal. Sounds crazy, but undoubtedly much, much cheaper than the Empire State complex will end up costing. And per NYT, there will be four towers. One giant office tower directly above the new terminal, and three towers to the south and west. |
Update in the proposal...
‘Notorious’ Port Authority Bus Terminal May Get a $10 Billion Overhaul After years of study and debate, there is finally a proposal to rebuild the Midtown Manhattan eyesore from the ground up By Patrick McGeehan and Winnie Hu Jan. 21, 2021 Quote:
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Here's hoping a combined 7 train/Metro-North station is built under that western most parcel owned by the PA before the opportunity is squandered forever.
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Once the crowds and tourists really return in masses to the city, this is going to be traffic and pedestrian hell with such a grandiose construction scope. I could imagine the delays being insane traffic wise.
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So about 8.2 million square feet of private development in four towers, and the bus terminal complex will be nearly 3 million square feet.
This will be an enormous redevelopment. Finally we have a fix to the West Side bus congestion and the crappy terminal and ramps. |
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