Trophy Building

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TROPHY BUILDING--669 Google hits, 33 Google Groups hits
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Gotham Stalls Out
City Journal - Jul 24, 2005
... per square foot of a lease in a Manhattan office building, while in new 
buildings the tax averages $19 per square foot, and in “trophy” buildings like 
the ... 
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The great article "Gotham Stalls Out" (by the Manhattan Institute) mentions 
"trophy buildings." This is not to be confused with Elvis Presley's "trophy 
building" where he stored "trophies." A "trophy building" is something like the 
AOL-Time Warner Center.
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Any dates for "trophy building"? Does it come from New York City?
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COMPLETELY OFF TOPIC: I killed 'em at the debate last night at the Harlem 
Children's Zone on 125th Street. I guarantee there will be no general election 
debate after that!