PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Thirteen-story historic Lord and Taylor Department store in midtown Manhattan, acquired in March of 2020 with an extensive core and shell oversight and adaptive reuse renovation program. Office fit-out included ten stories of typical office program, one below-grade training floor (SC1), one rooftop food service amenity floor with adjacent outdoor terrace and courtyard (L11/L12), and top floor events center (L13). Part of the fit-out scope included infrastructure for 30,646 square feet of ground floor future retail space plus an approximately 2,000 square-foot mezzanine.

CLIENT

• Amazon

LOCATION

• Adaptive Reuse - Midtown Manhattan

PROJECT SIZE

• 550,000 SF

COMPLETION DATE

• 2023

SCOPE OF WORK

• Site selection
• Due diligence
• Acquisition / Disposition / Leasing Transaction Support
• Entitlements and Landmarks Preservation Commission Approvals
• Permits and Approvals
• Architect, Contractor, and other Consultant Selection and Management
• Design and Construction Management
• Sustainability Strategies
• Schedule Development and Management
• Budget and Cost Control
• Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment Coordination
• Retail Coordination
• Transition to Operations Support

TEAM

• Seneca Group - Real Estate Advisor, S&C Renovation Oversight, Tenant Improvement Development Manager
• Structure Tone - General Contractor
• WRNS Studio - Tenant Improvement Architect
• ZGF - Facade Restoration Architect
• Hargis - MEP and Telecom Designer
• Scape - Landscape Architect

AWARDS

• NY Landmarks Conservancy Lucy G. Moses Preservation Project Award 2023
• Victorian Society in America Preservation Award 2024