$3 billion-one, $3 billion-two, and $3 billion- its is. A building to sell for $3 billion does sound insane but this insanity is nearing to become a reality. Larry Silverstein, developer of ground zero, has bid $3 billion for General Motors Building on Fifth Avenue, in the Manhattan District in New York.
Indeed, with [...]
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At $3 Billion GM Building is Most Valuable in the World
Posted in Architecture, Discussion, Landmark, News Ink, tagged Apple, Architecture, Business, Donald Trump, Economy, FAO Schwarz, Fifth Avenue, Foreclosure, GM Building, Harry Macklowe, Larry Silverstein, Loan, Manhattan, Naming Rights, New York, news, Real Estate, Trophy Property on February 22, 2008 | 3 Comments »
When Economy Drives Design
Posted in Architecture, Culture, Discussion, Peoples' Places, tagged Aesthetics, Architect, Business, Cities, Design, Economy, Gene Kaufman, Hotels, Manhattan, New York, Urban Districts on February 19, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Is it fair for one architect to design 36 hotels in a prestigious urban district like Manhattan, especially when New York is home to some of the finest architects and designers of the world?
Architect Gene Kaufman is designing 36 hotels in Manhattan, including three that will share a single building on West 39th Street near [...]







