Architect Files Construction Permits for 5 Pointz Replacement; Demolition Set to Begin in One Week
Tessa Stuart
H. Thomas O'Hara -- architect of the two towers set to be erected on the lot where 5 Pointz sits now -- filed construction permits with the Department of Buildings on Tuesday. The filing comes one week after owner Jerry Wolkoff announced he had secured a permit to demolish the building. On July 17 Wolkoff said he planned to begin tearing the iconic building down within two weeks.
According to the permits filed on Tuesday, the complex will reach 498 feet at its tallest point. It will be a little more than one million square feet of space--977,086 devoted to residential space and 39,765 set aside for commercial use. There are 1116 residential units anticipated across the two structures (210 of them are to be affordable housing units).
Wolkoff purchased the old Neptune Water Meter factory (built in 1901) in the early '70s, with dreams of building an one million square foot office building on the property. Plans stalled when Wolkoff failed to find businesses willing to move to Long Island City.
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