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though this site is likely to remain dormant for the near future, its potential is apparently not being ignored. YIMBY recently scooped these plans from 2014 which would've seen Tower 5 become a supertall.
Zombified Plans Revealed for Supertall 5 World Trade Center
Zombified Plans Revealed for Supertall 5 World Trade Center
Besides the height, which would put the pinnacle around 1,050 feet, the hotel lobby would include a seven-story atrium, making for a fairly dramatic base. Additionally, there would be a major retail component in the form of a department store.
The tower’s total area would measure over 1.4 million square feet, with 240 rooms over 350,000 square feet of hotel space, 200,000 square feet of retail for the department store, and about 850,000 square feet for condominiums.
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While Wanda Group’s plans are unlikely to be realized due to the Chinese government’s crackdown on overseas real estate, the re-conception by Kohn Pedersen Fox is certainly a sign that the site is actively being considered for development
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