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DETAILS ABOUT NYC MIDTOWN EAST “COMMODORE” SUPERTALL

Developed by RXR Realty and TF Cornerstone, Project Commodore at 175 Park Avenue in NYC’s Midtown East includes a 1,646-ft-tall, 83-story tower that would become the tallest in the Western Hemisphere by roof height, New York YIMBY reports. Renderings by architect Skidmore, Owings & Merrill reveal a façade featuring "an elegant lattice of tubular metal columns that symmetrically converge at the base" and angled setbacks rising to a lattice crown. Planned on the site of the 26-story Grand Hyatt New York, the structure would contain 500 Hyatt hotel rooms on the upper floors, 2.1 million ft2 of office space and 10,000 ft2 of ground- and cellar-level retail. The project also includes major renovations to the underground Grand Central subway station and aboveground public improvements such as a 22,000-ft2 outdoor area, cafés, art installations and a pair of Americans With Disabilities Act-compliant elevators connecting street and subway. Demolition of the Grand Hyatt is expected to commence in 2022, with completion of Project Commodore anticipated in 2030.

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