Construction Tour: 1568 Broadway - TSX Broadway
Northwest corner from West 47th Street.
Demolition is ongoing at 1568 Broadway, former home of a Double Tree Suites by Hilton, in Times Square. Led by developers L&L Holding Company in partnership with Fortress Investment Group, the previous structure will be replaced by a 46-story mixed use tower with a 699-room hotel, 75,000 square feet of experiential retail on 10 floors, and a $50 million renovation of The Palace Theater.
Northwest corner from West 47th Street.
At 105 years in operation, the Palace Theater is among the earliest surviving theaters in Times Square. As part of the new development, the theater will be lifted 30 feet up to the third floor and undergo a renovation that will refurbish the ornate plaster, historic preservation of the existing interior, acoustical isolation, technology modernization, new lobby with a bar and box office, new marquee, new grand entrance, and 10,000 square feet of additional back-of-house space.
Looking up at the north facade from West 47th Street.
West facade from Broadway.
Theater fly-space.
Theater box in preparation for the lift to the third floor.
Architects: Mancini Duffy (Lead Design), Perkins Eastman (Building Envelope), PBDW (Theater Box Design, Historic); Interior Design: Wimberley (Hotel); Developers: L&L Holding Company with Fortress Investment Group; Program: Hotel, Retail, Theater; Location: Times Square, New York, NY; Completion: 2022.
Construction Update: Dock 72
Northwest corner from the East River.
Construction has topped out at Dock 72, a 17-story office building at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. S9 Architecture is the designer for core and shell, with Fogarty Finger serving as interiors architects. Approximately a third of the 675,000 square foot building will be occupied by WeWork, which offers coworking spaces. The building features a long rectangular floor plate with a stepped massing that allows for common and private terraces on multiple floors. Curtain wall installation is also underway on the lower floors.
Close-up of the curtain wall installation at Floor 02.
North façade from the East River.
Architects: S9 Architecture (Design Architect), Perkins Eastman (Architect of Record), Fogarty Finger (Interior Design Architect); Client: Boston Properties, Rudin Development; Program: Office; Location: Brooklyn Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York; Completion: 2020.