Next to 42nd St. I'd say 57th has one of the most interesting set of towers in NYC, this may be no exception. This is really close to my area, and the school itself was actually re-clad 5-10 years ago, not sure if the interior was refurbished at all. It certainly is an eyesore as far as schools go.
I would bet that this tower will have commercial space, it could end up being a second Bloomberg tower in function - which wouldn't be bad at all. There's going to be very little community opposition to the tower as is, besides, commercial space will really be hot along second ave... some day
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