93-564 - Site 2

LAST AMENDED
2/2/2011


In addition to the applicable requirements set forth in Section 93-562 (Street wall regulations for certain streets), the provisions
of this Section shall apply to #buildings# on Site 2.

(a)    #Building# base

        (1)    Facing Eleventh Avenue

                The provisions of this paragraph (a)(1) shall apply to #street walls# facing Eleventh Avenue (exclusive of #street
                walls# facing the Northeast Plaza, which need not set back), and the West 32nd Street Extension within 60 feet
                of Eleventh Avenue. Such #street walls# shall rise without setback to a minimum height of 120 feet and a
                maximum height of 150 feet. Above a height of 150 feet, all portions of such #building# shall be set back from
                the #street wall# of the #building# at least 15 feet, except such setback distance may include the depth of any
                permitted recesses. These #building# base provisions may apply along the West 32nd Street Extension #street
                line# beyond 60 feet of Eleventh Avenue, up to a maximum distance of 100 feet from Eleventh Avenue.

        (2)    Facing the West 32nd Street Extension

                The provisions of this paragraph (a)(2) shall apply to #street walls# facing the West 32nd Street Extension
                beyond 60 feet of Eleventh Avenue (or beyond 100 feet if the optional #building# base provisions of paragraph
                (a)(1) of this Section are applied along the West 32nd Street Extension), and the Midblock Connection within
                60 feet of the West 32nd Street Extension. Such #street walls# shall rise without setback to a minimum height of
                90 feet and a maximum height of 120 feet. Above a height of 120 feet, all portions of such #buildings# facing the
                West 32nd Street Extension shall be set back from the #street wall# of the #building# at least 15 feet, except such
                setback distance may include the depth of any permitted recesses. Portions of #street walls# along the Midblock
                Connection within 60 feet of the West 32nd Street Extension need not set back above the maximum base height
                to allow tower portions that comply with the provisions of paragraph (b) of this Section to rise without setback.

        (3)    Facing West 33rd Street

                #Street walls# facing West 33rd Street (exclusive of the Northeast Plaza) may rise without setback to a maximum
                base height of 150 feet. Above a height of 150 feet, setbacks shall be required as follows:

                (i)     portions of a #building# facing West 33rd Street within 150 feet of the Eleventh Avenue #street line#
                         shall provide a 15 foot setback from the #street line# of West 33rd Street;

                (ii)     portions of a #building# beyond 150 feet of Eleventh Avenue that do not exceed an #aggregate width of
                          street wall# of 150 feet, as measured along the West 33rd Street #street line#, shall be permitted to rise
                          without setback; and

                (iii)    portions of a #building# located beyond 150 feet of Eleventh Avenue that exceed the #aggregate width of
                         street wall# of 150 feet, as measured along the West 33rd Street #street line#, shall be set back a
                         minimum of 15 feet from the #street line# of West 33rd Street.
        All portions of a #building# that exceed a height of 150 feet shall comply with the tower provisions of paragraph (b) of
        this Section.

(b)    Towers

        All #stories# of a #building# located partially or wholly above a height of 150 feet shall be considered a tower and shall
        comply with the provisions of this paragraph, (b). Not more than one tower shall be allowed on Site 2.

        (1)     Maximum floor plate

                The gross area of any tower #story# shall not exceed 40,000 square feet.

        (2)     Maximum length and height

                The outermost walls of all #stories# of a tower, when viewed from above, shall be inscribed within a rectangle
                where the east-west dimension shall not exceed a length of 250 feet.

        All towers that exceed a height of 350 feet shall provide articulation in accordance with Section 93-569 (Tower top
        articulation).