Façade restoration work is wrapping up on 85 Tenth Avenue, an 11-story commercial building along the border of West Chelsea and the Meatpacking District. Originally designed by Albert G. Zimmerman and Associates and constructed in 1913 as a Nabisco factory, the structure now yields 635,000 square feet of office space managed by Related Companies and Vornado Realty Trust, as well as 40,500 square feet for a ground-floor restaurant. Archstone Builders is the general contractor for the project, which is bound by West 16th Street to the north, West 15th Street to the south, Tenth Avenue to the east, and West Street to the west.
Recent photos show the warm red brick façade restored to its original condition, surrounding a grid of large windows. A small section of wooden sidewalk fencing remains around the corner of Tenth Avenue and West 15th Street, but should be removed soon as work comes to a close.
85 Tenth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young
85 Tenth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young
85 Tenth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young
85 Tenth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young
85 Tenth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young
85 Tenth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young
85 Tenth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young
85 Tenth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young
85 Tenth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young
85 Tenth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young
85 Tenth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young
85 Tenth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young
85 Tenth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young
85 Tenth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young
Office floor plates span up to 60,000 square feet with ceiling heights from 14 to 18 feet tall. Occupants will have panoramic views of the adjacent Hudson River, the High Line, Chelsea Market, and the surrounding neighborhood. Current tenants include Google with 240,000 square feet and CLEAR Inks with 120,000 square feet.
The nearest subways are the A, C, E, and L trains at the 14th Street-8th Avenue station. A plethora of dining, boutique shops, and nightlife options surround the development, mostly concentrated around West 14th Street and Eighth Avenue and the adjacent Meatpacking District.
An anticipated completion date for 85 Tenth Avenue is posted on the construction board for December 2022.
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Colors are so beautiful and bright when the light hits it, more brilliant of it shines. I still don’t want to pay attention on its purpose, now look at exterior because it is very pleasing: Thanks to Michael Young.
It’s nice to see brick walls without panel joints.
And we do it all over again in 5 years thanks to Local Law 11! The City will forever be shrouded in sidewalk sheds.
Looks nice but I’m surprised they didn’t recreate the missing cornice…it would look so much better with it. Google Nabisco tenth ave for an historic b&w. Not sure what year it was removed.
It also would do agood job of hiding the transition at the parapet where they have rebuilt it with brick that does not match the original below.
Oh wow, yeah that cornice would have been perfect. It would have also been neat if they could have restored the old “National” (neon?) sign that use to grace the roof.
Agreed 100%
That would’ve been great. At least the rest looks really nice.