Financial District

St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church’s Façade Nears Completion in Financial District, Manhattan

Construction is nearing completion on St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in the Financial District. Designed by Santiago Calatrava and developed by The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the structure sits atop Liberty Park by the intersection of Greenwich and Liberty Streets, and rests above part of the subterranean ramps for the vehicle security center at the World Trade Center.

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YIMBY Scopes The Views From No. 33 Park Row, in Financial District

Construction is close to completion on No. 33 Park Row, aka Pearl on the Park, a 23-story residential building in the Civic Center section of the Financial District. Designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Sir Richard Rogers and Graham Stirk of Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners and developed by Centurion Real Estate Partners and Urban Muse, the 331-foot-tall reinforced concrete structure spans 95,000 square feet with 30 units. These homes range from one- to five-bedroom condominiums and penthouses with many featuring private outdoor space. No. 33 Park Row stands on a corner plot along Park Row, which served as a historic location for some of New York City’s first skyscrapers such as the New York Tribune Building and the World Building. Consigli Construction Co., Inc. is the general contractor and Compass Development Marketing Group is the exclusive marketing and sales agent for the property, with sales underway.

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Ronald O. Perelman Performing Arts Center’s Marble Façade Begins Installation in Financial District, Manhattan

The first marble panels have begun to cover the Ronald O. Perelman Performing Arts Center, a 138-foot-tall cubic structure on the World Trade Center site in the Financial District. Designed by REX with Davis Brody Bond Architects as the executive architect and developed by non-profit company The Perelman, the venue is located between Skidmore Owings & Merrill‘s One World Trade Center to the west, Vesey Street to the north, Fulton Street to the south, and Greenwich Street to the east.

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YIMBY Checks Up On The World Trade Center Site Upon The 20th Anniversary of 9/11, In Financial District

As New York City and the United States remembers and commemorates the 20th anniversary of 9/11, YIMBY once again takes a look at the sacred 16-acre World Trade Center site, which holds the two square footprints of the former Twin Towers that are part of the 9/11 Memorial and Museum. We focus on the active and ongoing construction of the Ronald O. Perelman Performing Arts Center, St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, and the current state of Two and Five World Trade Center. All of which are, or are around, the former trapezoidal superblock that held six of the original World Trade Center buildings bound by West, Vesey, Church, and Liberty Streets.

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