Back in July, we called Richard Rogers’ design for a proposed LEED for Core and Shell (”LEED-CS”) Gold office tower above the Port Authority Bus Terminal at 42nd Street and 8th Avenue the “most ambitious” of the three concepts presented by his firm, KPF, and Pelli Clarke Pelli. Today, the Port Authority announced that Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners of London has been selected as the architect for the project, and also released an updated rendering of the proposed 42-story, 1.3 million-square-foot tower. Rogers, of course, also designed Tower 3 at the World Trade Center site (175 Greenwich Street) which will similarly seek a LEED Gold rating from USGBC. As you can see in the rendering, the roof of the Bus Terminal- which currently serves as a parking deck- would be transformed into green outdoor space.
November 17th, 2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "Paul Weiss"
20 Times Square: Green Tower at Bus Terminal Close to Securing Anchor Tenant
20 Times Square, the planned 42-story LEED (for Core and Shell) Gold tower that Vornado and Ruben will co-develop above the north wing of the Port Authority Bus Terminal on 8th Avenue, is close to securing an anchor tenant. Law firm Paul Weiss is in preliminary negotiations with Vornado for 500,000 square feet of space across the building’s middle floors- over a third of the building’s 1.3 million square feet- at what’s rumored to be $95 per square foot. The potential deal is obviously significant in terms of moving the speculative 20 Times Square project forward, but also highlights SJP Properties’ inability to similarly secure an anchor tenant for its speculative 11 Times Square project across the street.
May 8th, 2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | Continued