Mongo
Senior Member
I read that appealing to the OMB would NOT be allowed if these guidelines were broken.
This probably explains Riz Dhanji’s (uncharacteristic) down-beat comments in the article. I think any developer currently pushing for additional height (beyond these guidelines) might be out of luck…
Not to mention that the "unlimited heights" in the Financial District are still subject to NPS shadowing restrictions, plus the district is almost built out already.
While there are part of the guidelines I support (mainly concerning street-level built form), I have always been opposed to the small-minded height restrictions it contains. There was a post here some time ago that listed currently under-construction or built projects that would not be allowed under the new guidelines, and the list was ridiculously long, including Aura itself.