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The project is sited at 666 Fifth Avenue and is being developed by Kushner Companies owned by the family of Jared Kushner, senior advisor to Donald Trump and husband to the presidents daughter Ivanka Trump.
http://www.highsnobiety.com/2017/03/25/zaha-hadid-architects-666-fifth-avenue-nyc/
I dunno; building a tower bigger than Daddy's, just down the street?
Blues Heron
(5,936 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,719 posts)The address is perfect.
brooklynite
(94,585 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,719 posts)You'd think he might at least recognize that some might find the address a bit off-putting.
brooklynite
(94,585 posts)This ain't the Bible Belt.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,719 posts)to make Mark of the Beast comments.
CrispyQ
(36,470 posts)bettyellen
(47,209 posts)Saw that grafitti when I was in Irleand, lol
WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)The Wielding Truth
(11,415 posts)JHan
(10,173 posts)Pretty dick tho.
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,344 posts)It can't be any foreign money, can it? Or is Kushner immune from ethics rules?
brooklynite
(94,585 posts)Senate investigators in Washington are planning to ask Jared Kushner if he sought additional financing for 666 Fifth Avenue during a meeting with a Russian banker in December.
The Senate Intelligence Committee told the White House last month that it wanted to question Kushner about meetings he set up with Russian ambassador Sergey I. Kislyak, the New York Times reported. Its part of a broader look into the administration and its possible ties to Russia.
The White House has acknowledged that Kushner met with Kislyak at Trump Tower in December. Kushner later met with Sergey N. Gorkov, head of the Vnesheconombank, a bank whose board is controlled by members of Vladimir Putins government and has been used to bail out oligarchs and fund pet projects.
At the time of the meetings, Kushner had not stepped down from his position as CEO of Kushner Companies, and was trying to attract investors to inject money into the trophy building. During the same period, he was negotiating with Anbang Insurance Group to redevelop the office tower, which Kushner Companies said could leave the building valued at either $7 billion or $12 billion. (TRD has questioned the economics of the potential redevelopment, and questioned if a deal would really close.)
https://therealdeal.com/2017/03/27/senate-intelligence-committee-to-ask-kushner-if-he-tried-to-get-666-fifth-financing-during-meeting-with-russian-banker/
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)greymattermom
(5,754 posts)That building is gross. Even the trees are at the right place to complete the image.
Warpy
(111,267 posts)hatrack
(59,587 posts)superpatriotman
(6,249 posts)She was one of the history's best architects and visionaries.
BeyondGeography
(39,374 posts)These buildings are dreary. And all they do is make the city even more unaffordable and corrupt with mega 8-figure price points that only thieves can pay.
MGKrebs
(8,138 posts)Mr. Kushner divested his equity interest in 666 Fifth Avenue, and has no role in the management or operations of the property, a company spokesperson said in a statement to Reuters."
https://therealdeal.com/2017/01/31/jared-kushner-sells-stake-in-666-fifth-avenue/
I guess that was less than completely honest.
Polly Hennessey
(6,798 posts)middle-finger to god.
Vinca
(50,273 posts)The Big Ragu
(75 posts)for our Reptilian Overlords.
Fla Dem
(23,677 posts)brooklynite
(94,585 posts)Fla Dem
(23,677 posts)Or maybe not. I might be expecting too much from them.
jpak
(41,758 posts)crazycatlady
(4,492 posts)luvMIdog
(2,533 posts)GeorgeGist
(25,321 posts)MrScorpio
(73,631 posts)tanyev
(42,559 posts)I mean really, WTF?