Construction crews have already started digging for architect Bjarke Ingels' pyramid scheme at 625 West 57th Street. Today, the project officially enters the city's land-use approval process, according to the Journal?that's seven months of public hearings and votes until the project passes the City Planning Commission and City Council. Early prediction: neighbors will want more public open space and a longer-term commitment to affordable rentals, since the 20 percent of the building currently designated affordable is only required to remain so for 35 years. [WSJ; previously]
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