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53W53,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=53W53rd )〕 also known as the MoMA Expansion Tower and 53 West 53rd Street, and formerly known as Tower Verre〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=53W53/MoMA Tower/Tower Verre Finally Going Up )〕 is a supertall skyscraper currently under construction by the real estate company Hines to rise in Midtown Manhattan, New York City adjacent to the Museum of Modern Art.〔〔 The building has been in development since 2006, and construction is underway as of August 2015.〔 ==History== The building, designed by Jean Nouvel, initially was proposed to stand 1,250 feet (381 m) tall (the same height as the Empire State Building below its mast) and contain 82 floors.〔 The mid-block building has run into considerable opposition focusing on fears that it would cast a shadow over Central Park during the winter and that its mid-block location would create traffic problems.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=New York State Senator Liz Krueger -Before the Department of City Planning Regarding the Environmental Impact Statement Draft Scope of Work for the 53 West 53rd Street Project )〕 Financing had been a problem,〔(It Was Fun Till the Money Ran Out - New York Times - December 19, 2008 )〕 until October 2013, when the Kwee brothers' Pontiac Land agreed to provide $300 million in equity, supported by an $860 million loan from a consortium of Asian banks. The building bought air rights from the University Club of New York and St. Thomas Church.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=NEW YORK - 53W53 (Tower Verre) - 1,050 FT / 320 M - 73 FLOORS - Page 48 - SkyscraperPage Forum )〕 On September 9, 2009, the New York City Planning Commission said the building could be built if were clipped off the top.〔(Off With Its Top! City Cuts Tower to Size - New York Times - September 9, 2009 )〕 The City's decision not to approve Tower Verre as proposed was greeted with disappointment and derision by several prominent architecture critics.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Why the City Should Let Jean Nouvel Build Every Inch of the Tower Verre -- New York Magazine )〕 The version was approved by the City Council on October 28, 2009 in a 44-3 vote.〔 (Will There Be A Monster Stall For MoMA Tower? - gothamist.com - October 28, 2009 )〕 The building's skin would contain a faceted exterior that tapers to a set of crystalline peaks at the apex of the tower.〔〔 〕 Due to this, the project is said to be one of the most exciting additions to New York's skyline in a generation.〔 Each floor has starting with of space at the base. MoMA, which owned the building's lot and completed a renovation in 2005, sold the lot to Hines for $125 million in 2007. In September 2014 the air rights were purchased from MOMA, and the building became known as 53W53.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「53W53」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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