Midtown rezoning has air rights players watching and waiting

Building owners, investors nervous about how Bloomberg proposal will pencil out financially

Midtown East
Midtown East

From the October issue: Real estate players with interests in Midtown aren’t quite sure how to react to the city’s sweeping Midtown East rezoning proposal, which would allow for the construction of taller buildings in the area.

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The proposal is “a double-edged sword,” said Paul Selver, an attorney for Argent Ventures, which, through a subsidiary, owns more than 1 million square feet of Grand Central Terminal’s unused air rights. The rezoning could either help or harm the value of the company’s investment, he said. [more]