The City Council has voted to approve the re-zoning of a five-block stretch of Vanderbilt Avenue in Midtown East, per Capital New York. SL Green’s proposed 67-story, 1,501-foot-tall One Vanderbilt is the first building to maneuver the rezoning, and a full-council vote could come as early as the end of May. SL Green is funding $220 million in transportation improvements for Grand Central, and completion is expected in 2020.
One Vanderbilt’s slog through the Department of City Planning’s review process is now getting underway, and with progress comes refinement. The building has received a height boost, and early documents indicating an approximate pinnacle of 1,450 feet…
UPDATE: A rep for SL Green sent along word that the design continues to be revised, and the images included here are not final. A fresh set of renderings for SL Green’s One Vanderbilt have appeared online, giving two new pedestrian-level…
“Liberty Rising” [New York Times]: Billionaire Paul Fireman has been discussing a $4.6 billion project with optimistic New Jersey State officials for eight months, and the scope of Jersey City development has reached unprecedented levels. The…