125-34 - Towers

LAST AMENDED
12/5/2024

Any portion of a #building# that exceeds a height of 125 feet shall comply with the following provisions:

(a)   Tower location and maximum tower height

       All towers shall be located entirely within a Tower Area as designated on Map 6 (Tower Areas), in Appendix A of this
       Chapter. The maximum height of such towers shall be as indicated for the specified location on Map 6. For #buildings#
       higher than 165 feet, the gross area of all #stories# entirely within 40 feet of the highest roof level of the #building# shall be
       at least 50 percent shall not exceed 90 percent of the #story# located directly below the #stories# within 40 feet of the
       highest roof level.

(b)    Orientation and maximum tower size

       The outermost walls of each #story# located entirely above a height of 125 feet shall be inscribed within a rectangle. The
       maximum length of any side of such rectangle that is parallel or within 45 degrees of being parallel to Second Street or
       Center Boulevard, whichever is closest, shall be 100 feet. The maximum length of any other side of such rectangle shall be
       170 feet. Each #story# of a tower located entirely above a height of 125 feet shall not exceed a gross area of 11,000 square
       feet.

       However, on Parcel G in the East River Subdistrict, the maximum length of the side of such rectangle that is parallel or
       within 45 degrees of being parallel to Second Street shall not exceed 170 feet.

(c)   Tower and base integration

       Notwithstanding the setback provisions of paragraph (c) of Section 125-33 (Required Street Walls), up to 50 percent of the
       #street wall# width of a tower may rise sheer from grade without setback. The underlying dormer provisions of paragraph
       (b)(1) of Section 23-413 (Permitted obstructions in certain districts) shall be superseded by this Section for tower portions
       of #buildings#.