Extell Development wants to nearly triple the height of its proposed tower at the site of Midtown’s former Wellington Hotel and make it residential. As first spotted by Crain’s, Gary Barnett’s firm filed plans with the Department of City Planning this month seeking to expand its project at 871 7th Avenue from a 27-story hotel [...] The post Extell proposes 71-story mixed-use tower with 130 apartments at Wellington Hotel site first appeared on 6sqft.