Agreed, this along with MOMA Tower and 56 Leonard, when completed (knock on wood) will offer a paradigm shift in the way developers think. The mindset will be more reminiscent of 1920s NY when builders wanted signature towers to their name. People may hate him but Bruce Ratner is a guy we ought to thank for ushering the 'arms race' as it were for great architecture in the New York high rise construction community. Now only if the Moma tower hadn't had 250 ft lopped off... but to be honest, a pair of possible 1000 footers in midtown not to mention Hudson Yards, the Libeskind proposal which is at or near 1000 feet, and others... good stuff. Exceptional towers are becoming the norm and other developers will need to follow suit to nab big tenant blocks.
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