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Old Posted Dec 20, 2012, 8:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Crawford View Post
Excepting the Intercontinental, I don't think any of these hotels are development sites.

They're talking about using air rights from properties like the Benjamin. Most of these older hotels are either landmarked or built to maximum FAR anyways.
I hope you are right, it would be a ridiculous shame to see those towers fall.

As for the Intercon, why don't they force developers to incorporate some of the base facade elements into new towers.. The top of the old girl is dull, but the base stupendous.