Extell pushes for additional 3 million square feet at Riverside Center

The Riverside Center and Gary Barnett, president of Extell Development

Developer Extell wants to build an additional 3.1 million square feet on the remaining land at Riverside Center, the project between 59th and 61st streets and West End Avenue and Riverside Boulevard that was originally owned by Donald Trump. Unfortunately for Extell, the property is currently bound by a declaration that limits the company to adding 2.4 million square feet. Some new residents who already bought apartments in the half-built project say it’s too late in the game for Extell to alter plans for the nature-filled, parkside condos agreed upon by Trump and the Riverside South Planning Commission. The variance Extell is seeking permission for now calls for five skyscrapers with room for 2,000 more condos, a 1,200-room hotel and convention center and a car dealership.  [Huffington Post]