610 West 56 Street (‘Terminal 5′ music venue)

Address: 610 West 56 Street
Block: 1103
Lot: 39
Landmark status: No
Summary of site plans and status
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UPDATE 12/5/07: The establishment has submitted an application for a cabaret license.
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UPDATE: 1/9/07
The Business Licenses and Permits Committee of Manhattan Community Board 4 voted to recommend DENIAL of a new on premises liquor license for the owners of the venue, Manhattan Music Society, d/b/a The Manhattan Music Group (MMG), unless the operators incorporate certain conditions into their application. Some of the conditions include limited patron use of the roof must end by dusk, notification of scheduled events must be given to the NYPD’s Midtown North Precinct of Community Affairs and Cabaret Division, and all events, music and beverage sales will conclude by 12:30 AM.
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UPDATE: 2/7/07
The full board meeting of Manhattan Community Board 4 voted to APPROVE the Business Licenses and Permits Committee recommendations.
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UPDATE: 2/14/07
Manhattan Community Board 4 wrote at letter to the New York State Liquor Authority conditionally supporting the liquor license application of Manhattan Music Society, Inc (Terminal 5).

Follow the link below to view the letter sent to the New York State Liquor Authority containing the complete set of conditions: http://www.manhattancb4.org/agendas/2007_2/2%20BLP%20Manhattan%20Music%20Group%20Inc..pdf

A new music venue plans to open in midtown in October.

The following is an August 14, 2007 article from The Real Deal:

Big music venue coming to W. 56th
One of the city’s largest live music venues to open in a decade is coming to the Midtown West space that housed Club Exit. The Bowery Presents, a New York-based promotion company, signed a 25-year lease for 40,000 square feet at 610 West 56th Street, between 11th and 12th avenues, and will open as Terminal 5 in early October. The initial line-up at the multilevel venue, which accommodates 3,000 people, includes the Shins with Vetiver and the Decemberists.

The space near 11th Avenue sat vacant for a year following Club Exit’s closure a year ago and a failed deal with the Copacabana nightclub about nine months ago, after that club was bumped out of its West 34th Street venue. “It’s not the kind of space for everybody. It’s all the way west by the Department of Sanitation,” said Alex Picken, president of Picken Real Estate and Nightlife Brokerage, who represented the landlord.

Bowery Presents, which manages and operates live music venues, including the Mercury Lounge on East Houston Street and the Bowery Ballroom on Delancey Street, will also open the Music Hall of Williamsburg. Patti Smith and her band will play at its Sept. 4 grand opening.

The Bowery Presents signed the lease for 610 West 56th Street about six months ago at less than $40 a foot, but only obtained a liquor license a few days ago, Picken said.

The New York State Liquor Authority’s moratorium on granting new liquor licenses at the end of last year lengthened the search for a tenant, he said. Unlike the series of club tenants, including Black, before it, Terminal 5 “will be a success because it’s live music,” Picken said, and will cater to a wide range of age groups. Each of the three floors will feature a bar. “Opening Terminal 5 allows us to continue providing better venues for bands and the best live experience for fans,” said Michael Swier, a Bowery Presents partner.

The new space will rival long-time venues like the Hammerstein Ballroom on West 34th Street and the Beacon Theatre in the West 70s. Picken negotiated two other deals for smaller Manhattan clubs in the last year – Highline Ballroom on West 16th Street and Rebel on West 30th Street, which are each about 10,000 square feet. By Lauren Elkies.

Contact

Mark Thompson
Capalino+Company, represents venue owners
The Woolworth Building
233 Broadway, Suite 850
New York, NY 10279
212-616-5810

 

525 West 55 Street between Eleventh and Twelfth Avenues

Address: 525 West 55 Street
Block: 1084
Lot: 9
Landmark Status: No
Summary of site plans and status
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UPDATE: 4/8/2008
The President of the Harborview Terrace Tenant Association, Maria Guzman, has called a meeting to discuss the development project. The New York City Housing Authority will be presenting at this meeting. The meeting is being held on Tuesday, April 8 at 530 west 55 street at 630 PM.

The developer plans to construct a family building and a senior center building. This is contingent upon financing through the sale of inclusionary zoning rights. Community Board 4 believes this would result in more bulk, less moderate-income units and more money for the developer to give to the New York City Housing Authority.

The NYCHA development plan will include the following:

148 senior citizen apartments in a 14-story building on West 56 Street

200 family apartments in a 15-story facing West 55 Street

226 apartments of the 348 dwelling units would be affordable to low, moderate and middle income families (61 to 165% of the Area Medium Income)

47 on-site parking spaces, including 37 reserved for NYCHA residents

The development will dispose:

33,000 square feet of land (the housing developments 37 space parking and basketball court)

Transfer 72,000 square feet of unused, excessive development rights from the existing Harborview Terrace development
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UPDATE: 11/21/2007
Atlantic Development Group, LLC and the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty (Met Council) were chosen by NYCHA and HPD to build mixed income residential units on Harborview Terrace site. The proposal will provide a total of 259 units in two buildings. One building would include 113 units for seniors with income up to 80% AMI. The other would contain 146 units for mixed income between 80% – 165% of AMI. Met Council will be involved in the marketing and management of the senior building, as well as providing supportive services for seniors.

As part of the Hudson Yards rezoning, the NYC Housing Authority (NYCHA) is planning a new building on the Harborview Towers parking lot. The proposed building includes 161 affordable units, including 48 below-130-AMI; and 98 market-rate. 210 rental total, 155 are permanently affordable, between 161-165% of AMI. The purchase price is proposed to be $12 million (the original proposal for purchase was $5 million). The project is a collaboration between the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and NYCHA. The building is being built over the railroad cut; the winning developer is Atlantic Development, collaborating with Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty.

The senior housing on-site will be 60-80% AMI, or $29,000 per year.

The buildings will be 12-15 stories high.

This project must go through ULURP. Council Member Gale A. Brewer is proposing changes, including more affordable units, and fewer market rate units.

NYCHA and HPD are scheduled to appear before Community Board 4 on September 18th, 2007 to discuss the site.

Contact

Maria Guzman, President
Harborview Terrace Tenant Association
520 West 56 Street, Apt. 8D
New York, NY 10019

David Gilchrist, Deputy Director
Project FIND
160 West 71st Street, Suite 2F
New York, NY 10023
(T) 212-874-0300

Peter Fine, President
[or]
Charles Brass, Executive Vice President
Atlantic Development Group, LLC
155 Avenue of the Americas
NY, New York 10013
(T) 212-620-0500

Ilene Popkin
Assistant Deputy General Manager for Development
New York City Housing Authority
250 Broadway
New York, NY 10007
(T) 212-306-4073

Ruth Visnauskas
Assistant Commissioner
Department of Housing Preservation and Development
100 Gold Street, Room 9-U8
New York, NY 10038
(T) 212-863-5637

William Rapfogel, CEO
Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty
80 Maiden Lane, 21st Floor
New York, NY 10038
(T) 212-453-9500

 

500 West 56 Street (Westport and YWCA Family Resource Center)

Address: 500 West 56th Street (500-512 W 56; 831-849 10th Ave.; 501-511 W 55)
Block No: 1084
Lot No: 25
Landmark status: No
Summary of site plans and status
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Related Companies built a 24-story residential building (80/20) with ground floor retail and community space for the YWCA. In changing the zoning, Community Board 4 negotiated with Related Companies to ensure the availability of community space. Consequently, Related Companies agreed to sign a $1/year 10-year lease with a non-profit of the community’s choice. After an open RFP process, the YWCA won the right to operate a Family Resource Center that opened in January 2006 at 500 West 56 Street. The YWCA paid more than $250,000 to build out the space with classrooms and a computer lab to service families and schools in the neighborhood. The Resource Center includes an advisory group that meets regularly.

Council Member Gale A. Brewer has provided funds for programs, ESL funding for Domestic Workers, and funding for computerization at the Resource Center.

John Jay College of Criminal Justice rents the first two floors of the Westport building, which includes the college bookstore, cafeteria, academic support services, and a cyber lounge.

Contact

Brian Cho
The Related Companies
60 Columbus Circle
New York, NY 10023
(212) 421-5333

Steven Emmert, Director
YWCA Family Resource Center
500 West 56 Street
New York, NY 10019
(212)735-9778