“Office buildings are our factories – whether for tech, creative or traditional industries we must continue to grow our modern factories to create new jobs,” said United States Senator Chuck Schumer.
“Office buildings are our factories – whether for tech, creative or traditional industries we must continue to grow our modern factories to create new jobs,” said United States Senator Chuck Schumer.
This is scheduled for a vote today, it should pass.
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“Office buildings are our factories – whether for tech, creative or traditional industries we must continue to grow our modern factories to create new jobs,” said United States Senator Chuck Schumer.
LU 0867-2021 Zoning, 343 Madison Avenue – MTA/HQ, Manhattan (C
210369 ZSM)
Application No. C 20210369 ZSM (343 Madison Avenue –
MTA/HQ) submitted by BP 347 Madison Associates, LLC and
Metropolitan Transportation Authority pursuant to Sections
197-c and 201 of the New York City Charter for, in
conjunction with the grant of a special permit pursuant to
81-633 of the Zoning Resolution (Special permit for Grand
Central public realm improvements), the grant of a special
permit pursuant to Section 81-634 to modify the street wall
requirements of Sections 81-43 (Street Wall Continuity along
Designated Streets) and 81-671 (Special Street Wall
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Requirements); the height and setback requirements of Section
81-27 (Alternative Height and Setback Regulations - Daylight
Evaluation); and the mandatory district plan elements of
Section 81-42 (Retail Continuity Along Designated Streets),
Section 81-45 (Pedestrian Circulation Space), Section 37-50
(REQUIREMENTS FOR PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION
SPACE), Sections 81-47 (Major Building Entrances), Section
81-674 (Ground floor use provisions), Section 81-44 (Curb
Cut Restrictions), and Section 81-675 (Curb cut restrictions
and loading berth requirements), in connection with a
proposed commercial development, on property located at 343
Madison Avenue (Block 1279, Lots 23, 24, 25 & 48), in a
C5-3 District, within the Special Midtown District (Vanderbilt
Corridor Subarea), Borough of Manhattan, Community
District 5, Council District 4.
Approved with Modifications and Referred to the City Planning
Commission pursuant to Section 197-(d) of the New York City
Charter.
LU 0868-2021 Zoning, 343 Madison Avenue – MTA/HQ, Manhattan (C
20210370 ZSM)
Application No. C 20210370 ZSM (343 Madison Avenue –
MTA/HQ) submitted by BP 347 Madison Associates, LLC and
Metropolitan Transportation Authority pursuant to Sections
197-c and 201 of the New York City Charter for the grant of a
special permit pursuant to Section 81-633 of the Zoning
Resolution to allow an increase in floor area in excess of the
basic maximum floor area ratio established in the Table in
Section 81-63 (Special Floor Area Provisions for the
Vanderbilt Corridor Subarea) up to a maximum floor area as
set forth in such Table, in connection with a proposed
commercial development, on property located at 343 Madison
Avenue (Block 1279, Lots 23, 24, 25 & 48), in a C5-3
District, within the Special Midtown District (Vanderbilt
Corridor Subarea), Borough of Manhattan, Community
District 5, Council District 4.
Approved with Modifications and Referred to the City Planning
“Office buildings are our factories – whether for tech, creative or traditional industries we must continue to grow our modern factories to create new jobs,” said United States Senator Chuck Schumer.
“Office buildings are our factories – whether for tech, creative or traditional industries we must continue to grow our modern factories to create new jobs,” said United States Senator Chuck Schumer.
Midtown Skyscraper At Former MTA HQ Approved By City Council
A Madison Avenue block once home to the MTA headquarters will soon be home to a supertall skyscraper after getting the City Council's OK.
By Nick Garber
November 24, 2021
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A 1,050-foot-tall skyscraper will soon be built on the site of the MTA's former Midtown headquarters after getting the green light from the City Council on Wednesday.
The Council voted to approve the rezoning of 341-347 Madison Ave., between West 44th and 45th streets. That site includes three 13-to-20-story buildings that had housed the MTA's headquarters until 2014, as well as a ventilation structure serving the East Side Access rail project.
The 55-story, supertall office tower will be designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox, featuring 832,613 square feet of office space, 5,357 square feet for retail, and below-ground pedestrian connections to Grand Central Terminal.
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“Office buildings are our factories – whether for tech, creative or traditional industries we must continue to grow our modern factories to create new jobs,” said United States Senator Chuck Schumer.
“Office buildings are our factories – whether for tech, creative or traditional industries we must continue to grow our modern factories to create new jobs,” said United States Senator Chuck Schumer.
This building has an amazing location, so I have no doubt it will fill with tenants quickly, but are they going to start building on spec?
Another building with a planned entryway into the MTA's LIRR concourse. The entranceway itself is partly built (from the concourse level). It will likely move forward before signing tenants, although BP usually doesn't do that.
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“Office buildings are our factories – whether for tech, creative or traditional industries we must continue to grow our modern factories to create new jobs,” said United States Senator Chuck Schumer.
Demolition Begins For KPF-Designed Office Supertall At 343 Madison Avenue In Midtown East, Manhattan
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Demolition work is ramping up at 343 Madison Avenue, the site of a 1,050-foot commercial supertall in Midtown East and number seven on our end-of-year countdown. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and developed by Boston Properties, the 55-story structure will rise from a 25,000-square-foot rectangular site between East 44th and 45th Streets that is currently occupied by a 15-story building that formerly housed the Metropolitan Transportation Authority headquarters. The new tower will yield 832,613 square feet of office space, 5,357 square feet of retail space, and 5,357 square feet of subterranean circulation paths to Grand Central Terminal and the future East Side Access project. Rezoning plans for 343 Madison Avenue were approved by the City Council in mid November.
Current renderings of 343 Madison Avenue give us a street-level perspective looking down Madison Avenue with the double-height lobby space and a corner entrance leading to the Long Island Railroad.
The most prominent architectural feature of the design is the series of large multi-story trusses spanning the setbacks in the building massing. These sections are shown to be highlighted with bronze-colored walls and lined with landscaped terraces overlooking the Midtown skyline. The structure culminates in a rectangular glass volume housing a green wall tucked underneath a flat roof parapet.
What will come down first? 415 Madison (left), or 343?
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“Office buildings are our factories – whether for tech, creative or traditional industries we must continue to grow our modern factories to create new jobs,” said United States Senator Chuck Schumer.
It’s a shame that Millstein put off redeveloping his building for the future. I believe that it was largely empty.
It did allow for Vanderbilt to shine for a while though. Other new towers will eventually catch up, but for now, Vanderbilt (and further off, 425 Park) are the new symbols of rebirth in midtown east.
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“Office buildings are our factories – whether for tech, creative or traditional industries we must continue to grow our modern factories to create new jobs,” said United States Senator Chuck Schumer.
It did allow for Vanderbilt to shine for a while though. Other new towers will eventually catch up, but for now, Vanderbilt (and further off, 425 Park) are the new symbols of rebirth in midtown east.
True.
I really hope that Roth gets a brief reprieve from his insanity and redevelops 350 Park now.
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