Dive summary:
- A Chicago architect's design for a proposed office and retail tower on the west side of Manhattan features cutaway angles to keep strollers on the adjacent High Line former rail viaduct, in the words of a song, "walking on sunshine."
- Architect Jeanne Gang's design has the 213-foot building narrowing toward its base at angles based on the sun's trajectory at that latitude.
- Before any building begins, however, developer William Gottlieb Real Estate needs a variance because the design is accommodating sunlight rather than zoning.
From the article:
An old meat-packing plant abutting Manhattan's celebrated High Line park could soon be replaced by what promises to be one of the most talked-about buildings in New York, if all goes according to plan. ...
