What the Deuce? More on SJP's Tower at 8th and 42nd

Tuesday, August 15, 2006, by Jeremy

It shouldn't be too long now before scaffolding starts obscuring your view of the billboards and signs on West 42nd Street while you're loitering outside the Port Authority, as a Jersey developer more at home in suburban office parks has officially snatched up the last "piece of the puzzle" on that block between Eighth and Seventh, once avoided for one set of reasons and now avoided for an altogether different set.

SJP Properties will soon be diving in on the southeast corner of Eighth and 42nd and tossing up a billion-dollar, million-square-foot office tower (nice how it works out so evenly like that, no?). You might recall we got our first glimpse a few months ago at the project where the iChat icon, .Mac icon, and others stand in for the lack of an anchor tenant. Click through to the Times wrap for the inevitable mention of their own building around the corner.
· Planned Tower Would Cap Off Revitalization of Times Square [NYT]
· Filling a Hole on West 42nd [Curbed]

Filed under Commercial Real Estate, Manhattan: Midtown West/Times Square, Real Estate Development,

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SJP Properties? Sarah Jessica Parker must be making a killing on thos Sex & The City DVD's.

By Bob A Booey at August 15, 2006 10:23 AM

I for one can't wait to see those giant ichat icons in Times Square

By Anonymous at August 15, 2006 11:32 AM

This part of 42nd is the street that should be closed to automobiles. The times I have to go down there for work are nightmarish. One, tourists seem to be much wider than your average NYer and two, they love to stop. Give them a little space to spread out for god's sake so those of us who actually have to be there can get in and out quickly.

By steen at August 15, 2006 2:03 PM

SJP is Steven J Pozycki (spelling). He's worked with the PA on Hoboken's Waterfront Corporate Center, IMHO a rather decent, humane project.

By Contrarian at August 15, 2006 8:42 PM