Work is wrapping up on the RIU Plaza Hotel, a 48-story skyscraper at 145 West 47th Street in Times Square. Designed by Berg + Moss Architects and developed by Tribeach Holdings, the 519-foot-tall, 353,000-square-foot reinforced concrete superstructure will yield 630 rooms. Transom Builders Group is the general contractor for the property, which is located between Sixth and Seventh Avenues.
Finishing touches have continued since our last update in late September. The main southern elevation facing West 47th Street is largely complete, with only minor work on the the ground floor remaining. Since our last visit, façade work has concluded on the eastern and western elevations, and the RIU logo has been added to the western face of the crown.
145 West 47th Street. Photo by Michael Young
145 West 47th Street. Photo by Michael Young
145 West 47th Street. Photo by Michael Young
145 West 47th Street. Photo by Michael Young
Work is still concluding on the rear side of the building, where a section on the northwestern corner remains to be filled in with the metal panels and floor-to-ceiling windows. The majority of windows are found on the northern and southern elevations, with a smaller set on the eastern and western sides that are likely only for the hallways outside of the elevators.
145 West 47th Street. Photo by Michael Young
145 West 47th Street. Photo by Michael Young
145 West 47th Street. Photo by Michael Young
145 West 47th Street. Photo by Michael Young
145 West 47th Street. Photo by Michael Young
Housed in the podium of the hotel is a multi-story parking garage, which is tucked behind the large-scale advertisement, followed by a restaurant directly above where we can see the floor-to-ceiling windows and hanging interior lights. Above this, the main tower begins with a repetitive stack of floor plates. Hotel rooms will start on the seventh floor, with each floor yielding around 17 guest rooms. 145 West 47th Street will operate alongside its other RIU Hotel establishment in Midtown, Manhattan located nearby at 305 West 46th Street.
145 West 47th Street. Photo by Michael Young
RIU Plaza Hotel is anticipated to open sometime in the first half of 2022.
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It’s a little bit on the bland side, but at least it has some nice setbacks.
I rushed into your photos, with details to describe skyscraper’s design. Call from the destination on site, the superstructure was still beautiful when I met when it was hotel: Thanks to Michael Young.
what the F?
There are some very nice historic buildings surrounding this dullard. Tearing them down for more soulless hotels is removing the history of this neighborhood and City. Instead of having just a few historic districts, we should always retain a certain percentage of the oldest buildings along any given street. Europe doesn’t seem to need to tear everything down, other than in war, and nor should NYC.
Just wondering how many more hotels plan to cram themselves into this atea? 🤔
Hopefully they remove all the scaffolding in Times Square so you can actually see the buildings and the stores.
New York is stuck with perpetual scaffolding and sidewalk sheds until it changes the law to add time limits. New York YIMBYers should be in the forefront of getting this done.