Ultimate Teardown Update: Skylofts Reborn!

Thursday, February 15, 2007, by Lockhart

Recall the saga of 145 Hudson, also known by its shiny new development name the Skylofts at 145 Hudson. Seems the developers built a series of greenhouse-like penthouse spaces atop the building that exceeded the authorized height for their plans. So the city made them tear them down, a moment of destruction seen here last autumn.

Today, rebirth. A Curbed tipster emails, "I sent the first picture back on October 12, 2006 when the SkyLofts were being torn down. Now, check ou the picture snapped yesterday of the 'new' lofts. Looks like a smaller footprint and better style—no more ugly 'greenhouse" structure." (Doesn't look a whole lot different to us. Hmmm.) No word yet on occupancy—or even when these little darlings are going back on the market.
· Ultimate Teardown Visual Proof: A Hollywood Ending [Curbed]
· Ultimate Teardown Update: 145 Hudson De-Penthouse'd [Curbed]
· Skylofts at 145 Hudson: The Ultimate Teardown? [Curbed]

Filed under Manhattan: Tribeca, Real Estate Development,

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Re-designed by none other than Rogers Marvel Architects who happen to be downstairs.

By Racial Aaron at February 15, 2007 11:39 AM

Ummm...how is this better?

Really, how much different is this than the original penthouse structure? Also, how much height difference is there? Seems negligible to me.

By Anonymous at February 15, 2007 1:33 PM

Anonymous, take a look at the photos. Yes, it's still a glass envelope, but it's now a much more elegant and simple curtain wall instead of one of those ugly add-on sunroom type of messes.

By Big-Heap Contractor at February 15, 2007 3:02 PM

beauty's in the eye of the beholder...i much prefer the previous structure. style was more in keeping with the victorian industrial character of of what's left of old tribeca. just my opinion, which i am entitled to...

By Anonymous at February 15, 2007 4:40 PM

I agree, the first design looks better. I don't get what #3 is talking about. I mean they basically got rid of an angled roof.

By Anonymous at February 15, 2007 6:50 PM

The City of New York is a DISGRACE! How on earth can they justify Taxayers money being wasted on making a developer tear down a structure to replace it with a marginally different one? STUPID! This cost the tax payers hundreds of thousands of lost real estate tax revenues.....fighting something that ultimately results in a marginally different (slightly better looking)solution. LANDMARKS is a disgrace, burying their heads in structures like this when all around the city the worst architecture is allowed.

By Pissed Off at February 15, 2007 9:27 PM