Image courtesy of Vornado
Current Status: In Planning
Penn 15 Vital Stats
Address: 410 7th Avenue, New York, New York 10001 (Community Board 5)
Type: Commercial
Name: Penn 15
Construction: _
Design Architect: Rafael Vinoly
Executive Architect: _
Developer: Vornado Realty Trust
Builder: _
Height: 1,400 feet (427 meters); _ stories
Total Construction Floor Area: 2,800,000 square feet; 260,203 square meters
Site Area: 79,000 square feet; 7,339 square meters
There are no zoning documents currently available to the public for this development.
Superlatives: Potential New York headquarters for Facebook.
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
