Interview: Engineer Joseph Gulden Discusses Wooden Skyscrapers Surpassing 1,000 Feet
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The de Blasio administration is renegotiating the terms of the redevelopment of Willets Point, Queens. [Crain’s] Why some billionaires are bad for growth. [Wonkblog] Billionaire Ken Griffin may be buying a 220 Central Park South pad. [NYP] The mysterious cottage atop an East Village building is now in contract. [Curbed] For a good time with friends and family try […]
Rendering based on potential height, via CityRealty
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