Madison Square Garden Towers Explained

Madison Square Garden
Native Name:Towers I & II
Status:vision
Building Type:Residential
Location:Madison Square Garden
New York City, New York
United States
Coordinates:40.752°N -73.993°W
Roof:Tower I 1400abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Tower II 14001NaN1
Floor Count:112
Floor Area:1400000square feet
Architect:Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Main Contractor:Vornado Realty Trust

The Madison Square Garden Towers were the name of proposed twin 1400feet residential skyscrapers that were to be constructed north of Madison Square Garden in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. The project featured a complex of seven buildings, including a stadium and a new Penn Station. The cost of the project was US$14 billion. The architects Norman Foster and David Childs, and the architectural firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill were designing the project.[1] The owners were Stephen Ross of Related Cos. and Steven Roth of Vornado Realty Trust. The towers would have risen to be two of the tallest structures in the Midtown Manhattan skyline, with one rising higher than the Empire State Building, currently one of New York's tallest buildings at 1,250 feet (381 m) and would also have been higher than the roof, though not the spire, of One World Trade Center. The towers are essentially canceled as Madison Square Garden went ahead with renovations of the current arena, rather than a relocation that would have made the towers possible.[2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Madison Square Garden Gets Architects for New Arena Design. 2008-06-07. The Wall Street Journal. Alex. Frangos. Jennifer S.. Forsyth. July 19, 2007. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080803081826/http://www.realestatejournal.com/columnists_com/plotsploys/20070719-plots.html. August 3, 2008.
  2. Web site: Madison Square Garden Towers I. Skyscraperpage.
  3. News: Three-Year, $775 Million Project is Designed to Give an Old and Iconic Building a Brand New Look. The Wall Street Journal . Scott. Cacciola. 2010-06-17.