90-Story Tower Proposed Near Ground Zero

A developer proposes a mixed-use 90-story tower a block from Ground Zero. If built, it would be New York's second largest skyscraper.

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November 13, 2002, 6:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Friends of the developer, Trevor Davis, describe him as a visionar... But other real estate executives wonder if he is less a visionary than someone who is seeing things that are not there. After all, there are 15.4 million square feet of empty office space downtown, more than the entire commercial market in Atlanta. And after Sept. 11, a lot of people do not want to sleep or work at the top of a tall tower, especially one in that location."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Tall Tower Near Ground Zero Is Proposed

Wednesday, November 13, 2002 in The New York Times

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