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⚫ The '''Grant USA Tower''' was a proposed 121-story skyscraper planned for ], ] by developer ].<ref></ref> Harry Grant was an Israeli-born developer who was based out of New Jersey, and who financed the gold dome on top of ], and also started the never-completed ] in the city.<ref></ref> '''Grant Tower''' was to be located over the old ], near ] and ]. {{As of|2010}} the incomplete Renaissance Mall has been torn down in order to build the ], and the old and unused part of the train station below, which was to serve as the foundation of the tower, remains in place. There are currently plans to connect the old portion of the train station with the Prudential Center, with the idea of turning it into a museum.<ref></ref> There were plans for a 21-floor ] above the 121st floor, which would have been the top floor of the hotel. If it had been completed as planned by 1986, it would have had the ] contained, and would have been the ] and the ] at the time.
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⚫ The '''Grant USA Tower''' was a proposed 121-story skyscraper planned for ], ] by developer Harry Grant<ref></ref>. Harry Grant was an Israeli-born developer out of New Jersey, who financed the gold dome of Newark's City Hall and started the never-completed Renaissance Mall in the city<ref></ref>. The '''Grant Tower''' was to be located over the old ] Terminal near Broad Street and Lafayette Street. Today the incomplete Renaissance Mall has been torn down to build the ] and the old and unused part of the train station below where the tower was to be built remains. There are currently plans to connect it with the Prudential Center and turn it into a museum <ref></ref> There were plans for a 21-floor atrium above the 121st floor, which would have been the top floor of the hotel. If it was built as planned by 1986, it would have had the tallest hotel contained and would have been the tallest building and the tallest structure.


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The Grant USA Tower was a proposed 121-story skyscraper planned for Newark, New Jersey by developer Harry Grant. Harry Grant was an Israeli-born developer who was based out of New Jersey, and who financed the gold dome on top of Newark's City Hall, and also started the never-completed Renaissance Mall in the city. Grant Tower was to be located over the old Central Railroad Terminal, near Broad Street and Lafayette Street. As of 2010 the incomplete Renaissance Mall has been torn down in order to build the Prudential Center, and the old and unused part of the train station below, which was to serve as the foundation of the tower, remains in place. There are currently plans to connect the old portion of the train station with the Prudential Center, with the idea of turning it into a museum. There were plans for a 21-floor atrium above the 121st floor, which would have been the top floor of the hotel. If it had been completed as planned by 1986, it would have had the tallest hotel contained, and would have been the tallest building and the tallest structure at the time.

References

  1. Emporis Page
  2. We'll Make This Dream Come True, Mayor Says NY Times Article
  3. Star Ledger Archives October 24, 2007
Proposed supertall and megatall skyscrapers
Proposed
Cancelled/Stale proposal
Never realized

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