400 Fifth Avenue @ 36th St - Setai Hotel and Condo - by Gwathmey Siegel & Associates

[londonlawyer]

^ Not if you asked the Historic Districts Council:


Meanwhile, McSams continue to spring up like weeds and there's nary a word from anyone.

Did the HDC permit the demolition of the L&T annex?

[antinimby]

So far, all we've heard is silence...but you can bet if someone proposed a 50-story in it's place, then you can bet everyone and their uncle will be out in full force to object to it.

[londonlawyer]

So far, all we've heard is silence...but you can bet if someone proposed a 50-story in it's place, then you can bet everyone and their uncle will be out in full force to object to it.

It's a crime that the annex will be razed at all. It's magnificent. Its demolition will demonstrate that Tierney is a huge putz.

[sfenn1117]

This tower needed approval from the Landmarks commission because it is using air rights from an individual landmark....I believe 404 Fifth. It is amazing though that 630 feet is considered too tall. Even at this height, the ESB will completely dwarf it, and it will hardly make an impression in the skyline.

Also, are you sure it's limestone? I hope it is rather than brick, and it's hard to tell just from the renderings.

[antinimby]

^

The proposed tower will be 631 feet 10 inches tall including a 40-foot-high mechanical space at the top of the building which will have a ribbed crown that flares outward slightly and will be illuminated at night. The tower will be setback on a limestone-clad, 11-story base.

[sfenn1117]

lol, thanks. This should be a great tower then.

[pianoman11686]

^ Not if you asked the Historic Districts Council:


Meanwhile, McSams continue to spring up like weeds with nary a word from anyone.

So far, all we've heard is silence...but you can bet if someone proposed a 50-story in it's place, then you can bet everyone and their uncle will be out in full force to object to it.

Gotta chop down the tallest poppies first.

[NoyokA]

I still think this tower has all the cliches and no grace.

[Derek2k3]

Not happy that this will block ESB.






Beautiful building.


Lord & Taylor

[antinimby]

There was some recent DOB activity here and word is that some newly arrived construction equipment have been spotted on the site.

Hopefully this is a prelude to the start of some serious construction on the way.

[NoyokA]

I passed the site and was very surprised to see the blue construction fence was removed, in its place some small metal fencing. At the site itself there was alot of activity, construction workers, machinery. I asked one of the construction workers about the progress, he told me that its going to be a temporary bank building and that its going to be one storey. I asked what happened to the 50 storey skyscraper, he repeated bank building, one storey.

[ASchwarz]

That doesn't seem to make sense, as they have received financing for the tower. Maybe the ground floor will include a retail space for a bank, or perhaps they are clueless?

Workers often don't know what is happening. I have spoken with the Beekman (Gehry) site workers and some had no clue there was a large Gehry tower planned for the site.

[stache]

They're going with a taxpayer. Sounds like they want to wait out the next crash.

[ASchwarz]

Crash? Sounds like wishful thinking by certain people.

Why then do they have a construction loan for a tower? The loan is just weeks old.

[NoyokA]

Well, looks like the construction worker was right...

http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/Wo...37&requestid=2