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Originally Posted by Busy Bee
Verre's height reduction was appropriate (in terms of zoning) in my opinion, but I realize why that's contentious.
This is a tragedy. A soaring icon has been replaced by a dull stumpy box. It almost feels like a mean joke. Handel does decent work - with affordable housing in the Bronx. This site deserved something stunning and this is not it.
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I was hoping that they would of waited a little. I mean just so the risk for the ultra luxury aspect was lower. Not that its bad, because I think it they built it and marketed it, it would sell. Maybe not immediately or in a time frame such as 220 CPS, or even the Central Park Tower but enough to make it successful.
Which I can get, from a risk mitigation standpoint, to wait, and even though the property is sitting there, racking up fees, 45 Broad in its past form would of been a wild success, even if the Wall Street area (surprisingly, I know, right?) isn't the magnet compared to Midtown East or along Central Park.
This is not using the parcel to its full extent. Shame, and I think in a few years time, will be seen as a massive underutilization of what could of been.
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Originally Posted by DCReid
At 52 stories per the article's drawing, unlikely. It probably won't be taller than 600-700 feet. Bland filler for lower Manhattan.
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I was kind of afraid this would be labeled a filler, but unfortunately, the path it will take. This was one design that could of been the next Brooklyn Tower in terms of architectural "wow" factor.
But in the end, finance and risk talk. Had Covid not hit, we would of seen 45 Broad in its true form. I mean shit happens but damn, this is a bummer.