City Comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander is calling on a major real estate firm to pull the plug on its bid to develop a casino on Manhattan’s west side, saying the plan would pose a burden on the High Line and fall short when it comes to affordable housing.
The bid, submitted by Related Companies in coordination with Nevada-based gambling giant Wynn Resorts, proposes to erect an 80-story tower in the Hudson Yards that’d house a luxe casino and hotel. The plan has an estimated price-tag of $12 billion.
In a statement shared exclusively with the Daily News, Lander said the Related-Wynn plan would disrupt the High Line, the iconic 1.5-mile elevated greenway spanning through the old train yards.
