Midtown

993 Sixth Avenue

Developer Acquires 993 Sixth Avenue, Approvals For 18-Story, 122-Key Hotel, Midtown

Empire Hotel Group has sold the development site at 993 Sixth Avenue, between West 36th and 37th Street, in Midtown, to an anonymous LLC for $54.3 million. Permits have been approved since 2014 for an 18-story, 122-key hotel, which would measure 44,330 square feet. Edgar Rawlings’ Lower Manhattan-based Rawlings Architects is the architect of record. The site’s two-story predecessor was demolished late in 2014 and the property currently sits vacant. [The Real Deal]


550 West 20th Street

Reveal For Conversion Of Eight-Story Correctional Facility At 550 West 20th Street, West Chelsea

Back in February of 2014, a number of developers toured the former Bayview Correctional Facility, an eight-story, 100,000 square-foot complex, at 550 West 20th Street, in West Chelsea, after the city issued a request for proposals just months earlier. Now, Empire State Development has awarded NoVo Foundation a 99-year lease to redevelop the property, according to Commercial Observer. NoVo Foundations and the Goren Group plan to transform the building into the Women’s Building, which will house a women’s rights organization. The project will include community space, art installations, and a restaurant.


5 East 59th Street

Nine-Story Building At 5 East 59th Street Getting Office & Retail Conversion, Midtown

GreenOak Real Estate and Capstone Equities are transforming the nine-story, 40,000 square-foot former Playboy Club building at 5 East 59th Street, right around the corner from Central Park, into an eight-story structure fitted for a single commercial tenant, according to Commercial Observer. The building will feature retail and showroom space on the lower levels, and office space on the upper floors. The property was purchased for $85 million over the summer, and Newmark Grub Knight Frank are marketing the building’s lease.


Port Authority Bus Terminal

Port Authority Approves Multi-Billion-Dollar Redevelopment of Midtown Bus Terminal

The Port Authority has approved a multi-billion-dollar plan to replace the Port Authority Bus Terminal between 8th and 9th Avenues and West 40th and 41st Streets, in Midtown West, according to the New York Post. The project will cost between $7 and $10 billion dollars, and funding will come from the sale of air rights, residential units, and commercial spaces. A design competition is expected to be held, and a team will be chosen by September of 2016.



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