StubHub, one of the world’s largest online destinations for ticketed live events, will establish its new headquarters at 3 World Trade Center in Manhattan’s Financial District. In an effort to consolidate its commercial footprint, the company will close multiple locations in Midtown, and instead occupy 44,000 square feet of 3 World Trade Center’s 59th floor.
Exterior work is nearing completion on 27 Park Place, a five-story commercial building in Tribeca. Designed by Michael Schmitt Architect PC, the project involves a full gut renovation and exterior restoration to remediate damage from a six-alarm fire that ravaged the structure in September 2017. Empire State Development is the general contractor for the property, which is bound by Murray Street to the north, Park Place to the south, and Church Street to the west.
YIMBY spotted a series of new exterior renderings for 45 Broad Street, a long-stalled site located in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan. Originally designed by CetraRuddy and developed by Madison Equities and Gemdale Properties, the formerly planned 1,115-foot supertall residential skyscraper appears to have a new and shorter undisclosed architectural height with a completely new design by Handel Architects. Lendlease will be the general contractor and take over from Pizzarotti LLC for the ground-up development, which will have 221,000 square feet of rentable space, 302 units most likely being condominiums, and 52 floors built atop a narrow interior lot between Exchange Place and Beaver Street.
The Museum of Jewish Heritage is currently reviewing plans to build a new genealogy research center at its facility at 36 Battery Place in Battery Park City. Named the Peter and Mary Kalikow Genealogy Research Center, the waterfront expansion will provide visitors with Jewish genealogy resources through JewishGen, a non-profit organization and affiliate of the museum.
Construction is complete on 50 Trinity Place, a 28-story Hotel Indigo in the Financial District. Designed by Peter Poon Architects and developed by FIT Investment Corporation, the 311-foot-tall structure yields 77,310 square feet and 173 guest rooms. Cauldwell Wingate was the general contractor for the Lower Manhattan project, which is located at the southwest corner of Trinity Place and Rector Street, diagonally across from Trinity Church.
