Dive Brief:
- One World Trade, the downtown New York City tower on the site of the 9/11 attacks, took the title of tallest U.S. building from Chicago in a decision last year. But it looks like it will only get to enjoy the crown for the construction equivalent of a "New York minute."
- In the Hudson Yards project on Manhattan's West Side, the Rosenthal family and its real estate brokers, Massey Knakal, had MJM + A Architects whip up plans for an 1,800-foot tower that would push 24 feet above the current champ's 1,776 feet.
- In the plan, Hudson Spire would be 110 stories and 1.2 million square feet, with retail, offices, three hotels, and 25 floors of residential space. It would taper from 100 feet wide at the bottom to 75 feet at the top and have numerous angles and differences in glass finishes.
Dive Insight:
Who might build Hudson Spire is not clear. Before the announcement that MJM + A had done the design, there was a report that that the Rosenthals were looking to sell their parcel. Whether they are looking to sell the project or just the parcel with the tower is not stated. It also isn't stated whether the spire calls for any rooftop antennas, which figured in the debate around whether One World Trade was really the tallest "building."