Work was not delayed during the 18 months of litigation becausethe petitioners were unable to get the court to grant an injunctionto stop construction. A leader of the opposition, Seymour Flug, theformer chairman of the Diners Club, plans to take the case to theCourt of Appeals.
Trump told GlobeSt.com that the tower, "has been one of the mostsuccessful buildings every built. If it had been half the height,it wouldn't have been nearly as successful".
One consolation for his opponents is that the controversy hasled city officials to consider revising the zoning law to restricthow high developers can build. Asked about that possibility, Trumpsaid, "We're concerned that its going to take the creativity our ofreal estate." And when asked if he had the chance to put up WorldTrump Tower II he replied, "In a minute."
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