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'Gustav Klimt Gold in Motion' at Hall des Lumières - © Culturespaces

Hall Des Lumières Opens at the Historic Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank in Civic Center, Manhattan

6:30 am on September 14, 2022 By Sebastian Morris

Culturespaces and IMG have transformed the base of the historic Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank into Hall des Lumières, a multi-level immersive art exhibition and cultural venue at 49 Chambers Street in the Civic Center section of Lower Manhattan. Now open to the public, the 33,000-square-foot space represents a multinational collaboration among 3D projection artists, local design studios, historic preservation teams, and sound designers.

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Existing view of 49-51 Chambers Street – Woods Bagot

Culturespaces Wins Approvals for Immersive Gustav Klimt Experience at the Historic Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank in Lower Manhattan

7:30 am on February 12, 2022 By Sebastian Morris

Manhattan’s historic Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank will be reborn as Hall des Lumières, a permanent center for immersive art exhibitions and cultural events. Located at 49-51 Chambers Street in Civic Center, Manhattan proposals to transform the building’s ground floor were subject to review by the Landmark Preservation Commission and approved last August.

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Work on No. 33 Park Row’s Exterior Wrapping Up in the Financial District

7:00 am on September 24, 2020 By Michael Young

Exterior work is finishing up on No.33 Park Row, aka Pearl on the Park, a 331-foot-tall residential building in the Civic Center section of the Financial District. Designed by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners and developed by Centurion Real Estate Partners and Urban Muse, the 25-story structure is one of several new projects transforming this historic street that gave rise to New York’s first skyscrapers. No. 33 Park Row sits directly across from City Hall Park and is expected to yield 95,000 square feet and 30 units.

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49 Chambers Street

14-Story, 81-Unit Condo Conversion Planned At Former Office Building At 49 Chambers Street, Civic Center

2:00 pm on January 22, 2016 By Reid Wilson

In 2013, Chetrit Group acquired the 14-story, 200,000-square-foot former Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank building at 49-51 Chambers Street, in Civic Center, for $89 million with plans for a residential conversion. The office building, an individual landmark, was constructed in 1912 and designed by Raymond F. Almirall, and the Landmarks Preservation Commission would have to approve any alterations. The conversion project will include 81 condominiums, according to plans filed with the Attorney General’s office, The Real Deal reports. The units will come in one- to four-bedroom configurations and is expected to have a sellout of $334 million. Accordingt to filings, there will be 215,711 square feet of residential space, so units will average 2,663 square feet apiece. Ground-floor retail is also part of the plan. Woods Bagot is the architect of record.

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