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New York Jets Scale Down Manhattan Stadium DesignThe New York Jets released a revised design for their proposed $1.4 billion Manhattan stadium Wednesday after taking heavy criticism for their initial plans.
The new design reduces the height of the stadium by 120 feet and replaces the steel facade with glass.
"The changes unveiled today reflect months of spirited public discussion," Jets president Jay Cross said. "What has emerged is a building that is just as grand and yet reduced in height by more than 10 stories."
The planned stadium for the city's West Side has been controversial since it was proposed last year. The idea has met with opposition from neighborhood residents, local politicians and some civic groups.
Aside from cutting the height, the new design from architect Bill Pedersen, of Kohn Pedersen Fox, moves the main entrance, removes the wind turbines and surrounds the building in a semi-opaque glass curtain.
City planning director Amanda Burden praised the redesign.
"The lightness and transparency of the exterior, as well as the significant reduction in height, greatly improve the scale of the facility," she said.
The stadium would be built on the three blocks bound by 30th and 33rd streets and 11th and 12th avenues. Besides housing the Jets, it would host conventions and concerts and be used for the 2012 Olympics should the city win it
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