Current Status: Completed
70 Pine Vital Stats
Address: 70 Pine St., New York, New York 10270 (Community Board 1)
Type: Commercial; later adapted to Mixed Residential and Commercial
Name: 70 Pine; American International Building; 60 Wall Tower; Cities Service Building
Construction: Begun 1930; Completed May 1932
Design Architect: Clinton Russell Wells Holton & George; Stephen B. Jacobs Group, P.C. Architects and Planners
Executive Architect: _
Developer: Rose Associates
Builder: James Stuart & Co. Builders
Height: 952 feet (290 meters); 67 stories
Total Construction Floor Area: 864,988 square feet; 80,360 square meters
Site Area: 31,722 square feet
Filed prior to July 2009, there are no Zoning Diagrams scanned for this project.
Superlatives: Built as a symbol of American resilience during the Great Depression.
Loopholes Exploited:
Read through our blog below for more information on Supertalls.
ICYMI: W66th St Tower at BSA
While many were hitting the beach to beat the heat last week, LW! had an eventful 3 1/2 hour hearing at the Board of Standards and Appeals regarding 36 West 66th Street (aka 50 West 66th Street) and how it does (but mainly, how it does not) comply with Zoning. You...
LW’s Sean Khorsandi on Fox5 re 50 W. 66th Street Supertall
LW! Executive Director Sean Khorsandi is interviewed about developers' attempts to take advantage of zoning loopholes to build a Supertall tower at 50 W. 66th Street. Fox5 caught up with Sean outside the Board of Stand and Appeals during LW's hearing last week:
Helen Rosenthal at BSA: “I’m asking the BSA to…take a stand for our community and the zoning guidelines established to protect it.”
Council Member Helen Rosenthal gave testimony before the BSA on August 7 in support of Landmark West! and the community's appeal against the permits for the 50 W. 66th Street proposed development. Her 8/8/2019 e-newsletter highlighted her position (emphasis added): "I...
Contact Information
Sean Khorsandi
Executive Director
LANDMARK WEST!
LandmarkWest@LandmarkWest.org
45 West 67th Street New York, NY 10023
212-496-8110