{"id":283273,"date":"2021-06-25T00:58:39","date_gmt":"2021-06-24T21:58:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/suit-seeks-to-stop-mega-tower-being-built-next-to-grand-central\/"},"modified":"2021-06-25T00:58:39","modified_gmt":"2021-06-24T21:58:39","slug":"suit-seeks-to-stop-mega-tower-being-built-next-to-grand-central","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/suit-seeks-to-stop-mega-tower-being-built-next-to-grand-central\/","title":{"rendered":"#Suit seeks to stop mega-tower being built next to Grand Central"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Suit seeks to stop mega-tower being built next to Grand Central<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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An 82-year-old preservationist is single-handedly waging war against a 1,645-foot mega-tower that\u2019s set to go up next to Grand Central \u2014 claiming the behemoth building would mar the \u201cheart of New York.\u201d<\/p>\n

Christabel Gough, the secretary of the Society for the Architecture of the City, filed suit in Manhattan Supreme Court Wednesday seeking to stop the project at 175 Park Avenue, which the complaint says would \u201ccompletely overwhelm and resign to utter insignificance the grandeur of Grand Central.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI came here with my grandfather when I was a small child,\u201d Gough told The Post.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the heart of New York and it should be protected. Why do we have a landmarks law if not to protect buildings like Grand Central?\u201d<\/p>\n

Developed by RXR Realty and TF Cornerstone, the proposed building would be more than five times the size of the 26-story Grand Hyatt hotel its replacing on East 42nd Street.<\/p>\n

In her suit, Gough marvels over the transportation hub that she says she \u201cregularly frequents\u201d to enjoy its \u201cbeauty, historic and architectural eminence and cultural significance.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Developed by RXR Realty and TF Cornerstone, the proposed building would be more than five times the size of the 26-story Grand Hyatt hotel its replacing on East 42nd Street.<\/figcaption>
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\"Christabel
Christabel Gough, the secretary of the Society for the Architecture of the City, claims the Grand Central Terminal is \u201cthe heart of New York.\u201d
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William Farrington<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

She is accusing the city\u2019s Landmark Preservation Commission of issuing an advisory opinion, instead of greenlighting the 83-story structure with a formal opinion, which is legally required and entails a higher bar for app<\/a>roval.<\/p>\n

The LPC should have required the MTA, as the owner of Grand Central, to file an application for a \u201ccertificate of appropriateness\u201d for the project \u2014 since it will alter the terminal and its viaduct, the court papers say.<\/p>\n

But instead, the LPC allowed the MTA to merely file a request for a \u201creport and recommendation\u201d \u2014 a more relaxed and non-binding standard for project proposals, the filing alleges.<\/p>\n

The LPC issued that report and recommendation in February.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhy do we have a landmarks law if not to protect buildings like Grand Central?\u201d<\/p>\n

Christabel Gough, the secretary of the Society for the Architecture of the City<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n

\u201cThe Landmarks Commission has a responsibility to take care of the landmarks \u2014 the viaduct and the interior of Grand Central \u2014 and I think they are shirking their responsibilities,\u201d Gough said. \u201cThey are using technicalities to avoid looking at these proposals.\u201d<\/p>\n

The tower would open in 2030 with work not starting until 2025, the developers have estimated.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Landmarks Preservation Commission effectively greenlighted a plan to alter Grand Central Terminal, one of America\u2019s most iconic landmarks, without complying with the exacting standards contained in the Landmarks Law,\u201d Gough\u2019s lawyer Michael Hiller told The Post in a statement. <\/p>\n

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Christabel Gough says the city\u2019s Landmark Preservation Commission is ramming through the mega-tower approval process.
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William Farrington<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThe commission recommended approval of a massive, hulking tower more than 13 times the size of Grand Central directly next door, resigning this legendary landmark to utter insignificance,\u201d Hiller said.<\/p>\n

Gough wants a judge to vacate the LPC\u2019s February report and for the commission to conduct a review of a certificate of appropriateness for the project.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for both developers said the project had been reviewed and endorsed by the LPC and the State Historic Preservation Office. The rep said the suit takes issue with \u201ca small piece of sidewalk and a modification to a passageway\u201d inside the terminal. <\/p>\n

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The tower would open in 2030 with work not starting until 2025, the developers have estimated.<\/figcaption>
SOM architects<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThe lawsuit has no impact on the transformative project and, regardless, we are confident we will prevail,\u201d the spokesman said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs we continue to move through the land use review process, we are committed to following all necessary administrative steps, and will continue to work with the City, LPC, MTA, and SHPO,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n

MTA spokesperson Meredith Daniels said \u201cwe do not comment on pending litigation.\u201d<\/p>\n

The city Law Department declined to comment.<\/p>\n

\"Christabel
Christabel Gough recalls entering the Grand Central Terminal as a kid.
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William Farrington<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LPC did not immedia<\/a>tely return requests for comment.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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“#Suit seeks to stop mega-tower being built next to Grand Central” An 82-year-old preservationist is single-handedly waging war against a 1,645-foot mega-tower that\u2019s set to go up next to Grand Central \u2014 claiming the behemoth building would mar the \u201cheart of New York.\u201d Christabel Gough, the secretary of the Society for the Architecture of the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":283274,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/court-exibit2.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1200","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70897],"tags":[110205,72452,70446,71922],"class_list":["post-283273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-6-24-21","tag-grand-central-terminal","tag-lawsuits","tag-skyscrapers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=283273"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283273\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/283274"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=283273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=283273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=283273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}