Manhattan Auto breaks ground for renovation of old facility.The Manhattan Auto Group, Manhattan's largest automotive retailer is celebrating the groundbreaking of the $15 million redesign re·de·sign tr.v. re·de·signed, re·de·sign·ing, re·de·signs To make a revision in the appearance or function of. re and renovation of its 360,000 SF facility. Groundbreaking ceremonies were held on Nov. 14. Jean Hamerman, assistant commissioner at the Department for Small Business Services, represented Mayor Bloomberg Bloomberg A major global provider of 24-hour financial news and information including real-time and historic price data, financials data, trading news and analyst coverage, as well as general news and sports. and signaled the launch of construction for this new landmark development. "Today we are marking a dramatic change in the way that consumers purchase cars. We are creating a new interactive, destination location for New Yorkers to shop for automobiles. This groundbreaking marks the first step in the transformation of our company and the creation of a new business model for automobile retailing. This is a milestone not only for Manhattan Auto Group, but also for our entire industry. We are confident that the new processes that we are introducing to automobile buyers in the exciting environment of our redesigned facility will result in a uniquely individual consumer experience, which will then become compelling reasons to purchase products and services," said Gary B. Flom, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Manhattan Auto Group. Transforming its business to fit the needs of their customers, Manhattan Auto Group will unveil the new plans for the $15 million renovation including the updated showroom and service facilities. "Buying a car will no longer be an arduous ar·du·ous adj. 1. Demanding great effort or labor; difficult: "the arduous work of preparing a Dictionary of the English Language" Thomas Macaulay. 2. process. With the integration of the latest technology and facility conveniences, it will become a unique and unrivaled shopping experience for our customers, said Florm. "We expect our customers will experience fun in the buying process and take advantage of the amenities offered nowhere else in automobile retailing in Manhattan." The new Manhattan Auto Group facility features a 30-foot high atrium atrium (ā`trēəm), term for an interior court in Roman domestic architecture and also for a type of entrance court in early Christian churches. The Roman atrium was an unroofed or partially roofed area with rooms opening from it. and circular balustrade, brand exclusive "lifestyle theme salons" and a designer cafe. From the innovative showroom experience of presenting and demonstrating a car in a lifestyle setting to making the service experience both comfortable and efficient, Manhattan Auto Group will make shopping for a car seamless and owning one convenient. In addition to the cafe designed into the renovated facility, the showroom salon Salon, annual exhibition of art works chosen by jury and presented by the French Academy since 1737; it was originally held in the Salon d'Apollon of the Louvre. By the mid-19th cent. the Salon had become an expression of conservative, established tastes in art. includes, among other amenities, a fully functional rock-climbing wall in the Ford Outfitters Center. Each brand will feature its own identity in the new facility, and automobile buyers will for the first time find excitement and elegance in their visit to an automobile showroom. Originally constructed in 1928 by the renowned industrial architect Albert Kahn Several notable people have had the name Albert Kahn:
1. to state in the form of a formula. 2. to prepare in accordance with a prescribed or specified method. the vision of a sophisticated, urban structure. |
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