[JSsocal]

The report above hints at the challenges and subtle changes to the plan taking place.

1. The midblock atrium is getting squeezed/smaller, both by the loading facility requirements and that 2 Penn's renovation has fully occupied their parcel, precluding any use of their site.

2. Because of this the MTA plan has now embraced the 8th avenue corners more then they were before, similar to the ASTM plan for a new pavilion on 8th avenue.

Suffice it to say, I think the ASTM plan to purchase the hulu theater and prioritize that over the midblock passage would be that much more grand and nice in the long run.