Moynihan Station Is Back From the Dead, Probably
7/5/07 at 12:45 PM

Moynihan preparing to announce that Penn Station will move to the Farley building — back in 2002.Photo: Getty Images
In the next three weeks, two of the city’s largest developers will unveil new plans for rebuilding the station, moving Madison Square Garden, replacing the Hotel Pennsylvania, and erecting a pair of skyscrapers, one of which would be taller than the Empire State Building, over the site of the existing station.
This time, the plan will include a soaring, glass-roofed Penn Station; it'll also create 10 million square feet of new office space, as much as the old World Trade Center, and involve buildings on six blocks. Steven Roth, of the Related Companies, is one of the two developers behind this plan; he's also a leading contender to win the battle for Hudson Yards when the MTA finally puts that up for sale — which means one dude will basically own all of 34th Street west of Macy's. That's kind of cool, or else kind of terrifying.
New Grandeur for Penn Station in Latest Plan [NYT]
Earlier: Moynihan Station: It's Alive?
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