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 Tour: Times Square Theater
Construction is underway at the restoration and renovation of the Times Square Theater at 215 West 42nd Street from Stillman Development International and Daishin Securities. Led by Beyer Blinder Belle, the renovation will convert the original 1920’s theater structure by architect Eugene DeRosa into a 5-story, 52,000 square foot retail/entertainment/restaurant space with an outdoor terrace on the third and fourth floors with views of 42nd Street. Colliers International will oversee leasing.
As part of the renovation, the original Indiana limestone façade will be lifted by five feet and a 23-foot tall glass overlook constructed at the second floor, cantilevering out over the street. The theater’s proscenium arch and ceiling dome will also be restored by experts offsite and repositioned in the newly renovated space.
Architect: Beyer Blinder Belle; Developers: Stillman Development International with Daishin Securities; Program: Retail/Entertainment/Restaurant; Location: Times Square, New York, NY; Completion: 2020.