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ltbewr wrote:While would be nice to keep the old building, likely it needs major structural work, too much to make it profitable as proposed. As across the street from the existing Pennsylvania Station it would be attractive to commuter workers from Long Island and New Jersey.
ArchGuy1 wrote:The hotel is a lot taller than Carnegie Hall, for one thing.ltbewr wrote:While would be nice to keep the old building, likely it needs major structural work, too much to make it profitable as proposed. As across the street from the existing Pennsylvania Station it would be attractive to commuter workers from Long Island and New Jersey.
Why was a skyscraper able to be built on top of Carnegie Hall without too many problems that building a skyscraper on top of Hotel Pennsylvania would cause?
ArchGuy1 wrote:The 100 year old Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City is likely going to soon be demolished and be replaced with a 1,270 foot tall skyscraper. Hope to see this hotel preserved and designated as a landmark by the City of New York. It is kind of like demolishing old Penn Station all over again and I think that the skyscraper could be built on top of the existing structure like what has already been done with several buildings in New York City.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.curbed ... vania.html
OA260 wrote:The hotel itself is a dump. It could have so much potential if the money was pumped into it and raised to a 4 star hotel. I stayed there once and it was dire.
ArchGuy1 wrote:OA260 wrote:The hotel itself is a dump. It could have so much potential if the money was pumped into it and raised to a 4 star hotel. I stayed there once and it was dire.
What makes the hotel itself a dump based on what you saw?
OA260 wrote:The hotel itself is a dump. It could have so much potential if the money was pumped into it and raised to a 4 star hotel. I stayed there once and it was dire.
alfa164 wrote:OA260 wrote:The hotel itself is a dump. It could have so much potential if the money was pumped into it and raised to a 4 star hotel. I stayed there once and it was dire.
. I stayed there back in the 70's, and it wasn't much better then.
Pellegrine wrote:alfa164 wrote:OA260 wrote:The hotel itself is a dump. It could have so much potential if the money was pumped into it and raised to a 4 star hotel. I stayed there once and it was dire.
. I stayed there back in the 70's, and it wasn't much better then.
I stayed there in 2003 as a convenience to others and it was a dump then.
That said I hate for NYC/Manhattan to become too expensive for anyone but the rich. Also, a more expensive option might be to make the facade historic and built a tower behind it. IMO, said tower should include a cheap transit/tourist hotel to replace what would be lost.
Kiwirob wrote:ArchGuy1 wrote:The 100 year old Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City is likely going to soon be demolished and be replaced with a 1,270 foot tall skyscraper. Hope to see this hotel preserved and designated as a landmark by the City of New York. It is kind of like demolishing old Penn Station all over again and I think that the skyscraper could be built on top of the existing structure like what has already been done with several buildings in New York City.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.curbed ... vania.html
I agree with you, it would be an act of pure vandalism to knock this beautiful historic building down.