Wow, that stinks. It reminds me of what happened to 99 Hudson. The height chop for that tower (from 950 ft to 899 ft) also coincided with the FAA review. During the review, the FAA issued a "Notice of Presumed Hazard," in which they might've alerted the developers that they were going to force them to cut down the height:
Quote:
The proposed building was issued a Notice of Presumed Hazard on September 14, 2015, and a request for
further study was received on November 02, 2015.
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Another clue that the FAA was behind 99 Hudson's height-chop is that they also forced 99 Hudson to cut the height of their construction crane by 90 feet.
https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external...90786343&row=7
Sadly, Jersey City may be too close to Newark Airport for the FAA to ever allow a supertall here
When the FAA finishes reviewing 1JS's application, we'll find out whether they issued a Notice of Presumed Hazard during the process. If they did, that would be a strong sign that the FAA forced the height chop.