Those rights, the LMDC chief stated, were reflected in the dictate that each of the plans allow for 11 million sf of office space, a 600,000-sf hotel and 600,000 feet of retail space--all to replace the square footage lost on Sept. 11. In fact, one of the designs is based on ideas proposed by Silverstein Properties, although, Whitehead admitted, it has been greatly reworked.

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John Salustri

John Salustri has covered the commercial real estate industry for nearly 25 years. He was the founding editor of GlobeSt.com, and is a four-time recipient of the Excellence in Journalism award from the National Association of Real Estate Editors.