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September 25, 2006
Forest City in the News
SF Chronicle, WESTFIELD SAN FRANCISCO CENTRE. Old Emporium dome has turned into symbol of the new Westfield.
Shoppers who plunge into Westfield San Francisco Centre when it opens on Thursday will see plenty of shopping mall mainstays, from brand-name clothing to a nine-screen movie multiplex. But the most memorable feature is unique: a 102-foot-wide skylit dome built in 1908. ...
As developers call the package "the largest urban shopping center west of the Mississippi," they also stress the historic pieces of the old Emporium that have been salvaged and reused. But it's one thing to prop up the Market Street facade while razing everything behind it. Protecting the dome during construction was a far more complex task.
BusinessWire.com, The New York Times's New Headquarters Will Feature Space for Public Use; The Times Center Will Open in September 2007
Space for "Public Use" will open in 2007 , according to a NY Times press release:
The New York Times announced today that The Times Center, part of The Times's new headquarters designed by Renzo Piano and developed in conjunction with Forest City Ratner Companies, will open to the public in September 2007. Located in the heart of Times Square on West 41st Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues, The Times Center will include two major spaces: The Stage and The Hall. Both will serve an array of cultural offerings and will be available for rent for public and private events. Reservations for dates beginning in fall 2007 are now being accepted for both spaces.
"Public" is a keyword with big developers these days as the subsidies and use of eminent domain must somehow be justified. Is Forest City dreaming of the day when they'll issue a press release touting an 18,000-seat venue in Brooklyn for "public use?"
Posted by lumi at September 25, 2006 5:47 AM