At something over 1400 feet, it won’t be the bigliest building in Manhattan (One World Trade Center patriotically mans up at a studly 1776 feet) but the Kushner family will swing the second biggest bat in town, punking the puny Empire State Building (1250) and flagging 432 Park Avenue (1396).
“More than two years ago, Charles Kushner had a vision to convert his family’s trophy Manhattan office and retail skyscraper from a barely break-even property into a soaring 1,400-foot mixed-use skyscraper with retail, a hotel and some of the most expensive condominiums in the city.
Then Donald Trump sought—and won—the presidency, and the project got more complicated.
Mr. Kushner’s son Jared is Mr. Trump’s son-in-law and a top White House adviser, which has ethics experts warning of conflicts of interest as Kushner Cos. talks to investors about its plan for the $7.5 billion project at 666 Fifth Ave.
Designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Zaha Hadid before she died last year, the tower, which would be renamed 660 Fifth Ave., would join other new slender skyscrapers redefining Manhattan’s skyline. The project would entail stripping the 60-year-old building to its steel structure and adding about 40 floors. It could take until 2025 to complete.”
Twitter users were less interested,however, with ethical conflicts than the comedic possibilities of the Tower’s building’s evocative address and phallic profile.