What's Next for Sony Studios Building in Hell's Kitchen?

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In this area I am sure they could get away with building a highrise, there doesnt seem to be anything of any historical importance with this building or in the general area. pretty much that area was railroad tracks until now.

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#1: pretty sure they couldn't if it's in the special district.

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It's not in the district. Get ready for a highrise!

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Pretty sure it is in the district:

http://hellskitchen.net/community/csd/clspd.html

5.

This would be a great location for a new condo tower. Hope the NIMBYs don't tie it up.

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As it appears to be in the district it's (probably) limited to 66 feet. It's possible to get creative to some extent but I don't think you'll see anything like the Archstone (Mosaic, Clinton Green) just across 10th Avenue or the Marc across 8th.

In the case of the Hit Factory they don't seem to have made many changes to the exterior (certainly it didn't grow any higher) so perhaps the same thing will happen here.

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#6, I think you are wrong about the zoning requirements in the Clinton Special District. Your specifications refer to certain mid-blocks sites, but not to all sites, especially on the avenues. I don't know what is allowed here, but I would be surprised if it were so ridiculously low given that no other similarly situated sites have such restrictions.

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You are right! I stand corrected. Zoning text is here http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/pdf/zone/art09c06.pdf but I don't have time to paw through it at the moment. For those who have never wrestled with one of these, a Phd in Ugaritic grammar is excellent preparation.