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Old Posted Jun 9, 2011, 7:02 AM
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If the rumors about the Drake are true, I wouldn't be surprised to see this take the #2 spot in the city. While the Drake site seems close to getting underway, this has another year or two at least before construction begins--I don't see why they wouldn't aim taller in order to gain the new 'most exclusive' address, especially if foreign investment continues to increase (no reason why it wouldn't--NYC is the world's capital and if you're important enough, you usually have to have a place here!).

1,500' given the air rights? I really don't think it may be that far off. This building and the new PA Tower (which is apparently 1.5 MSF instead of 1.3, so it may have had a taller redesign? or I may be ignorant...) are going to radically redefine the view from New Jersey (besides everything in Hudson Yards!).