220 and 240 Central Park South

[KenNYC]

Nah, those beauties are still around.

[londonlawyer]

Thanks, Ken.

Thoses POS's will be gone soon enough. I did a google streetview search of this block, and it showed construction equipment on the empty parcel. I assumed that it's a recent photo and hoped that these empty eyesores were gone too.

[lofter1]

Originally Posted by londonlawyer

Has there been any activity on the 58th Steet sites (i.e., the ones shown above)?

Other than some pooling of stagnant water it's about as dead as can be ...

225 West 58th:





225 W 58

[londonlawyer]

Thanks, Lofter.

[londonlawyer]

A NB permit was filed last month.

http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/Jo...ssdocnumber=09

[antinimby]

If they haven't torn down 220 yet, how can they move forward?

[lofter1]

It's preliminary; they just got their Plan approved. This is the 9th Application under "New Building" for 220. DOB shows that previous applications on this list include three which state:

FILED HEREWTIH TO CHANGE OWNER STATEMENT & DHCR

Seems that has something to do with the current RS occupants.

Or perhaps this:

PROVIDE LETTER FROM HPD FOR INCLUSIONARY HOUSING PER BOROUGH COMMISSIONER RECON.

TCO FOR LOWER INCOME BUILDING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS NEW BUILDING.

Also note that Document #5 states:

HEREWITH FILING REVISED SCHEDULE A AND ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS. REVISED PW1 IND ICATING CHANGE IN HEIGHT. OLD HEIGHT: 507 NEW HEIGHT: 576.

The Approved Plan says 41 floors.

[londonlawyer]

Lofter,

Does this suggest that they're giving some of the tenants apartments in this building?

[lofter1]

It's really not clear, but my guess would be that the "inclusionary housing" component will be at a different site.

It all depends on how good a negotiator a tenant might be and how much that tenant wants to pay a lawyer to negotiate the deal.

RS requirement is that tenants displaced from RS units due to demo / new construction must be given comparable accommodations. Very vague and broad.

[londonlawyer]

I wonder if they'll go in the units that Extell is building on the north side of 58th Street.

As I recall, the remaining tenants turned down over $1m each to relocate.

[lp640]

220 + 240 Central Park South are both beyond ugly.

[londonlawyer]

I agree about 220, but 240 is a beauty in my opinion. The problem is that it's very poorly maintained. My former girlfriend lived there, and it's a dump inside. Also, all of the A/C units look like crap. With some TLC, this gem could be restored to its glory. The cleaning it received recently was a good start.

[Merry]

Central Park South Rental Relic Finally Getting Wrecked?

November 12, 2009, by Joey



There is new momentum in the plan to replace the post-war rental building at 220 Central Park South with a glassy and modern (and way luxurious, 'natch) 41-story condo tower: New paperwork has been filed! First, the background: the 20-story, 124-unit building was purchased by a joint venture of the Clarett Group and Vornado Realty Trust in 2005. Years of legal wrangling with rental tenants followed, but the developers have won key victories of late. Over the summer a permit was filed to underpin the building in conjunction with a new adjacent project. That, as a Wired New Yorker points out, is Extell's project at 225 West 58th Street from architects Cetra/Ruddy. Last month a new permit was issued at 220 Central Park South with the note that previous audit objections have been satisfied. Not satisfied: Our desire to see architect Luigi Russo of SLCE Architects's vision for the site. C'mon, the plans have been floating around for years, someone's got to have a rendering lying around. Hit us up.

Job Overview: 220 Central Park South [DOB]
220 Central Park South coverage [Curbed]

http://curbed.com/archives/2009/11/1...ng_wrecked.php

[danov]

It's nice to hear from you. You hadn't posted for a while.

[lofter1]

^