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Silverstein said he is looking for a foreign chain to operate the hotel, which will be a concrete building faced with gray and tan bricks and accented with horizontal strips of dark red bricks a much more conservative appearance than some buildings being put up on Broadway. The lobby would be on the 11th story. The Silverstein hotel would charge an average room rate over $200 a night higher than most other hotels being built nearby, Rosan said. the past year because of difficulty in finding profitable shows to fill the theater. But under a city zoning rule, the proposed deal apparently would require Nederlander to guarantee that the Hellinger be used for Broadway shows.

Jack Goldstein, a board member of Save the Theaters and chairman of the planning and zoning committee of Community Board 5, said that he sup- ports the use of development rights to bolster the theaters financial strength hut has reservations. A great many people will object to this project solely based on the fact that it includes the partial demolition of a landmark and that it could set a pre-' cedent for future instances, Goldstein said. Rosan disagreed. The demolition issue is not very significant, he said. Were just demolishing a brick wall that was an addition to the original building.

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