Trainspotter Posted March 23, 2008 Share #1 Posted March 23, 2008 MTA Leaning Toward Tishman Speyer’s Railyard Bid Tishman Speyer Properties, the company that controls Rockefeller Center, the Chrysler Building, Stuyvesant Town and many other properties, emerged Friday as the probable winner in the billion-dollar battle to develop 26 acres of vacant land overlooking the Hudson River, said two real estate executives who have been briefed on the negotiations. The owner of the property, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, plans to negotiate with Tishman Speyer throughout the weekend so that the authority can present a tentative deal at its March 26 board meeting. If the board approves the agreement, it will then begin a four-month negotiation over details of selling the rights to build a cluster of residential and commercial skyscrapers on a platform over a pair of railyards that sit on both sides of 11th Avenue between 30th and 33rd Streets. Tishman Speyer would also have to work out an agreement with the Long Island Rail Road, which operates trains in the yards. Full story: - March 22, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransitGuy Posted March 23, 2008 Share #2 Posted March 23, 2008 Well heres an idea of the Tishman plan: It sounds interesting and it does preserve the High Line but I actually was more interested in this one from Vornado Realty/ Durst Organization: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo M 201 Posted March 23, 2008 Share #3 Posted March 23, 2008 Man, selling this property has really taken a long time. How long ago was it NYC wanted to build an arena over that? These coporations have money to pay the MTA every time the MTA raises the price tag on the property. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East New York Posted March 23, 2008 Share #4 Posted March 23, 2008 Thanks for posting the article, and the vids. Looks like it will be a nice site if it comes to pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebbieprops Posted March 24, 2008 Share #5 Posted March 24, 2008 Thanks for posting the article and the videos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransitGuy Posted March 26, 2008 Share #6 Posted March 26, 2008 Actually looking at their plan more in depth, I do like it a lot and I think I would support the MTA's decision. http://www.tishmanspeyer.com/HudsonYards/index.html Either way, I hope it very functional and very beautiful at the end of the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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