There are plans in the works to build what would be the tallest building by far on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. NY1 has obtained documents about an ongoing battle to try to bring affordable housing to the site.

However, the gap between what community leaders want and what the developer is offering is vast.

For many decades, ABC's campus on the Upper West Side was a hub for news and entertainment seen around the country.

However, ABC sold its properties in the neighborhood a few years ago. And recently, the developer of the several parcels told Community Board 7 what he would like to see built.

“The 1,200-foot-tall building,” said Gary Barnett, Extell’s founder. “That’s what we’re planning to.”

A 1,200-foot apartment building would be nearly the size of the Empire State Building. That

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