Silverstein Properties issued a statement today to CityRealty.com that its plans for 99 Church Street near Ground Zero were "still in the pre-design phase."
Last week, a rendering appeared on the WiredNewYork and Curbed websites of a skyscraper with a flared top at the Silverstein site, which is on the same block as the great Woolworth Building.
One of those websites, Curbed.com, today ran the following item:
"Regarding the astounding renderings from architect Costas Kondylis for a 60-story tower adjacent to the Woolworth Building at 99 Church Street, a highly reputable tipster bursts our bubble: 'Your information is completely incorrect! SLCE will be the architect of record, and RAMSA will be the design architect.' Whoa, Robert A.M. Stern heading downtown? We've asked for clarification from the supposed involved parties, but haven't got word as yet."
In response to a query from CityRealty.com, Silverstein Properties's statement said that the new development "will be a wonderful addition to Downtown and is expected to contain a 5-star hotel with a luxury condominium component." "Silverstein Properties is committed to excellence in design for all its properties," the statement continued, without any reference to specific architectural firms.
The Woolworth Building at 233 Broadway is widely considered the third greatest New York City skyscraper after the Chrysler and Empire State Buildings and its visual isolation on the skyline has been recently encroached upon by the new, 56-story apartment tower nearing completion at 10 Barclay Street developed by Glenwood Management of which Leonard Litwin is a principal.
Silverstein Properties and the California State Teachers' Retirement System acquired the 11-story office building at 99 Church Street last fall from Moody's Corporation for about $170 million. Moody's is planning to relocate its headquarters into 7 World Trade Center, the recently completed, sleek, 52-story office tower designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill for Silverstein Properties, which is also planning to build several of the office towers planned for the redevelopment of Ground Zero nearby.
The Moody's building was erected in 1951 and contains about 300,000 square feet of office space. It has frontages on Church and Barclay Streets and Park Place.
Last week, a rendering appeared on the WiredNewYork and Curbed websites of a skyscraper with a flared top at the Silverstein site, which is on the same block as the great Woolworth Building.
One of those websites, Curbed.com, today ran the following item:
"Regarding the astounding renderings from architect Costas Kondylis for a 60-story tower adjacent to the Woolworth Building at 99 Church Street, a highly reputable tipster bursts our bubble: 'Your information is completely incorrect! SLCE will be the architect of record, and RAMSA will be the design architect.' Whoa, Robert A.M. Stern heading downtown? We've asked for clarification from the supposed involved parties, but haven't got word as yet."
In response to a query from CityRealty.com, Silverstein Properties's statement said that the new development "will be a wonderful addition to Downtown and is expected to contain a 5-star hotel with a luxury condominium component." "Silverstein Properties is committed to excellence in design for all its properties," the statement continued, without any reference to specific architectural firms.
The Woolworth Building at 233 Broadway is widely considered the third greatest New York City skyscraper after the Chrysler and Empire State Buildings and its visual isolation on the skyline has been recently encroached upon by the new, 56-story apartment tower nearing completion at 10 Barclay Street developed by Glenwood Management of which Leonard Litwin is a principal.
Silverstein Properties and the California State Teachers' Retirement System acquired the 11-story office building at 99 Church Street last fall from Moody's Corporation for about $170 million. Moody's is planning to relocate its headquarters into 7 World Trade Center, the recently completed, sleek, 52-story office tower designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill for Silverstein Properties, which is also planning to build several of the office towers planned for the redevelopment of Ground Zero nearby.
The Moody's building was erected in 1951 and contains about 300,000 square feet of office space. It has frontages on Church and Barclay Streets and Park Place.
Architecture Critic
Carter Horsley
Since 1997, Carter B. Horsley has been the editorial director of CityRealty. He began his journalistic career at The New York Times in 1961 where he spent 26 years as a reporter specializing in real estate & architectural news. In 1987, he became the architecture critic and real estate editor of The New York Post.
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