Architects renew and expand at Springler Building.Rockwell Group, an award-winning, cross-disciplinary architecture and design practice, has renewed and expanded its lease at 5-9 Union Square West. The firm, which specializes in cultural, healthcare, hospitality, theater and film design, has grown to 40,000 s/f--nearly 40 percent--of the eight-story, Union Square building owned by Newmark Holdings and managed by Newmark Knight Frank. Eric Gural, executive managing director at Newmark Knight Frank in Manhattan, stated, "It says a lot about the quality of a building when an architecture firm of this magnitude chooses to stay." Rockwell Group is known for its mastery of connecting experiences with design. Its diverse portfolio includes a number of New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. projects, including the newly opened Nobu Fifty Seven and Country at the Carlton, the Broadway set designs for "Hairspray" and "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," the Children's Hospital A children's hospital is a hospital which offers its services exclusively to children. The number of children's hospitals proliferated in the 20th century, as pediatric medical and surgical specialties separated from internal medicine and adult surgical specialties. at Montefiore in the Bronx, and a number of residential buildings (Sagamore sag·a·more n. A subordinate chief among the Algonquians of North America. [Eastern Abenaki s  , Tate, 455 Central Park West). David Rockwell founded the firm, which has a staff of 160 artists and designers. The company describes its offices as a composite of flea market finds, sketches, recycled materials, models and collections of toys that come together to form a habitable habitable adj. referring to a residence that is safe and can be occupied in reasonable comfort. Although standards vary by region, the premises should be closed in against the weather, provide running water, access to decent toilets and bathing facilities, heating, collage that reflects the varied interests and diversity of its staff. Also known as the Springier Building, 5-9 Union Square West is located between 14th and 15th Streets on the west side of Union Square Park. The building was erected in 1900, at a time when Union Square was evolving from the most fashionable district in Manhattan to a focal point focal point n. See focus. for social gathering and discussion. The property offers unparalleled access to public transportation, high ceilings, views of Union Square Park, as well as a fully renovated lobby and new elevators. It is fully leased, with a tenant base that includes the Teachers and Writers Collaborative, Amalgamated a·mal·ga·mate v. a·mal·ga·mat·ed, a·mal·ga·mat·ing, a·mal·ga·mates v.tr. 1. To combine into a unified or integrated whole; unite. See Synonyms at mix. 2. Bank and a Staples store. Cushman & Wakefield's Matt Astrachan as·tra·chan n. Variant of astrakhan. , Steven Bauer and Mitch Konsker represented Rockwell Group in this transaction. |
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