I wonder how many folks will work in this tower when fully occupied? The Old Twins had 50,000 in any given day as a reference. I wonder if this will have like 13,000 or so?
What this, and other large scale developments like HY for example will do is add a nice boost to the already crowded streets. The area around 6th/8th and 34th is already packed, and these new tenants, with their 1000's of employees will make it a giant party.
I'm the type that enjoys the crowds. The more packed, and more gridlocked the city is, AS an observer, I think its awesome. Now AS someone who drives in the city for work at times, of course not... but on my off days, let the street life chaos resume!
Kinda why I enjoy going to the city in December. People that I tell that to think I'm crazy, but I enjoy the madness of the crowds and pedestrian gridlock that occurs on the sidewalks.
NY is nothing without its street life. I don't care how many towers rise, without the packed streets and sirens every 10 minutes, the city would be stale. But thankfully, its a giant jungle full of noises and action on every corner.