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Originally Posted by Eidolon
Posted this in the 270 Park thread a month ago. The language that's being used by both Cuomo and his opponents indicate that something like a WTC complex on steroids is coming to the area. If there is a place to go over 2000 feet tall in NYC, it's here.
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Cuomo has been on a "building big" crusade, and he's been checking off boxes. I always suspected he wanted a large building thrown into the mix, another big visible project to leave as his legacy. And your're right, what better place?
Of course, this can, and looks like it will have to go through the normal approvals process. But it definitely looks like they are thinking big. Expect BIG noise if something very large is proposed.
http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article...lasio-outraged
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The state could also gain the power to increase zoning in the area to encourage the construction of towers of unprecedented height and bulk.
According to sources, the state would capture potentially billions of dollars of additional tax revenue from the larger properties built in the neighborhood and then use those funds to make sweeping fixes to Penn Station.
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