Current Status: Completed
Bloomberg Tower Vital Stats
Address: 731 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10022 (Community Board 6)
Type: Mixed Residential and Commercial
Name: Bloomberg Tower; Alexander’s Tower; One Beacon Court
Construction: Begun 2000; Completed 2004
Design Architect: Caesar Pelli & Associates; SLCE Architects
Executive Architect: AAI Architects, P.C.
Developer: Vornado Realty Trust
Builder: Bovis Lend Lease
Height: 806 feet (246 meters); 57 stories
Total Construction Floor Area: 1,406,047 square feet; 130,626 square meters
Site Area: 84,348 square feet; 7,836 square meters
Filed prior to July 2009, there are no Zoning Diagrams scanned for this project.
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The Spirit: West Side Tower Cut Down to Size
The West Side Spirit's Emily Higginbotham weighs in on the City's notice to revoke permits for 36 West 66th Street. Acknowledging that this is just "one of the latest Manhattan projects to face opposition from land-use advocates and local residents" she delves into...
Buildings near you—now 66% larger than intended!
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Manhattan Delegation of City Council speaks out
In a letter dated January 10, the entire Manhattan Delegation of the City Council call upon Marisa Lago, Director of the Department of City Planning and Rick Chandler, the out-going Commissioner of the Department of buildings to prepare "immediate action" toward...
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Sean Khorsandi
Executive Director
LANDMARK WEST!
LandmarkWest@LandmarkWest.org
45 West 67th Street New York, NY 10023
212-496-8110
