Larry Silverstein rejects the eight proposed designs, saying the plans as presented do not meet the site's requirements. (Includes a copy of the rejection letter.)
"Rebuilding the full amount of destroyed space is required in order to receive a full insurance settlement, said Silverstein, in a nine-page letter to Lower Manhattan Development Corp. chairman John Whitehead, rejecting the Port Authority-LMDC agreement to reduce the amount of required office space at the site... Among Silversteins concerns: buildings no taller than 70 stories or 1,000 feet high, use of technology to enhance building safety, re-establishing much of the street grid and providing reasonably regular floor plates, from 35,000 to 45,000 square feet per floor."
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