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Is that a crown on top of the Times Square Tower?

I like Calatrava's open, airy, curvy, and glassy style. *I hope his design for the transit station is as imprssive as the Orient Station is Lisbon.

Does anyone else see community board 1 as being narrow minded and selfish? *Obviously, a new school would be welcome, but I don't know how feasible that is. *The short term answer to expand the...

The design could always change.

I don't see how a 250 foot waterfall would fit in the WTC site. *It just seems ridiculous to me.

The article mentioned that a lot of work had to be done to the foundation, installing new caissons, and that the construction had to be done around utilities and the 1 and 9 subway lines. *Also,...

I see nothing wrong withhaving 8.3 million square feet on site, and another 1.3 milltion square feet across the street. *This way, the site won't be as overcrowded as it would be with the addition of...

If only this would inspire Governor Patacki to take action and makes sure something will positively get built.

[quote]Quote: from NYguy on 5:29 pm on June 30, 2003
How does Rudy Giuliani have any say in the reconstruction? *He can complain all he wants, but he has no more influence than the rest of us.

Any idea when this project will be completed?

Why does this suck?

Right on Zippy. *I just have one question though. *Since Silverstein bought the lease approximately 6 months before 9/11, what do you think the PA would do about rebuilding if they were still in...

Does Housing Conservation Coordinators have a reason for the fighting the stadium??? *It just seems to me that these people want to be heard and to feel important. *

Really, what the city should do is both. *Improve transportation downtown and and provide some low income housing. *Manhattan is a very expensive place to live, and ordinary workers, such as police...

Even if it was residential, which would be a bad thing, because the city could always use more apartments, would Milstein still keep the design the same???

I'm not that sure if I am getting this. *Westfrield America wants to put as much as 1 million square feet of retail in a secluded underground mall??? *Having some retail space in that area makes...

I hope it does get converted into apartments, along with a lot of the older office buildings that are now absolete. *This way, lower manhattan will get more residents which will bolster the night...

What exactly did the NIMBY's oppose about this project??? *If anything, I would think that they would support a building dedicated to cancer research and treatment.

Downtown is getting plenty of attention. *Because so many groups all want to have a say in the rebuilding of the WTC, the pace is moving slowly. *Besides, if the city does not make any plans to...

The victims families do have a point in this lawsuit. *The PA should have to constuct its builidngs according to the city's fire and building safety codes. *I would have thought that the city would...

Do you suppose a mixed use project similar to AOL Time Warner could rise at that site? *That area could use more than just offices, and a mixed use project will help justify a very tall skyscraper on...

[quote]Quote: from ddjiii on 3:05 pm on May 25, 2003


Times change. *And this proposal for Brooklyn only makes it better. *Having new glass towers to complement the old masonry towers will only...

The designs work for me. *I hope they use a lot of glass.

Is this development going to be more tuned to low and medium rise buildings? *I don't think they would be able to get away with high rises, because of the opposition they will face. *Either way, any...

I think it would make more sense to just wait until the economic downturn is over, rather than scale down the Lincoln Center project.