Taconic set to beef up corner of Meatpacking District.To further the renaissance of the Chelsea/Meatpacking District, an affiliate of Taconic Investment Partners has acquired 401 West 14th Street, a 60,000 s/f development at the gateway to the Meatpacking meatpacking or meat-processing, wholesale business of buying and slaughtering animals and then processing and distributing their carcasses to retailers. The livestock industry is among the largest in the world. District--the northwest corner of 14th Street and Ninth Avenue. Taconic has received approval from the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission is the New York City agency charged with administering New York's Landmarks Preservation Law. New York City's first landmarks legislation was enacted in 1965, prompted by the demolition of the original Pennsylvania Station, for a complete renovation of the property, including a new 8,000 s/f penthouse, which will also have approximately 4,000 s/f of terrace space. Taconic has hired architects Cook + Fox to manage this restoration. "We are committed to maintaining the character and integrity of the building's original architecture, while also providing retail and office tenants flexible design alternatives," says Taconic co-founder Paul E. Pariser, who notes that the building will remain consistent with the area's industrial architecture, including large overhanging awnings. The Meatpacking District's unique atmosphere, cobblestone streets and streetscapes have made this neighborhood a mecca for haute haute adj. Fashionably elegant: "In Washington, haute gastronomy is at least as important as the national economy" Ann L. Trebbe. couture retailers, luxury hotels and exclusive restaurants and nightlife. "We bought this at a time of explosive growth in the Meatpacking District, which reflects the excitement of the office and residential renaissance of southwestern Chelsea," says Mr. Pariser, whose firm also owns neighboring 111 Eighth Avenue. "Because it stands at the corner of very wide avenues, this building has the most visible location in the Meatpacking District, making it highly identifiable. This corner anchors the up and coming retail neighborhood." Taconic has hired Robert K. Futterman & Associates (RKF RKF Rapid Knowledge Formation ) to serve as the retail leasing agent for the building. In keeping with the neighborhood's new image, RKF will market the space to upscale fashion and lifestyle retailers. These new tenants will join such fashion-for-ward retailers and designers as Stella McCartney Stella Nina McCartney (born 13 September 1971) is an English fashion designer. Early life Stella McCartney was born in London, the daughter of former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney, an American rock music photographer famous for her support of vegetarianism , LaPerla, Alexander McQueen Alexander McQueen CBE (born Lee Alexander McQueen, 17 March 1969) is an English fashion designer. Biography Born in the East End of London, the son of a taxi driver, McQueen started making dresses for his three sisters at a young age and announced his intention of , Carlos Miele, Puma and Scoop, along with area pioneer Jeffrey and fashion legend Diane von Furstenberg. Taconic intends to restore the brickwork, modernize the existing steel windows with their unique multipane sashes, restore the original canopy that provides a unique neighborhood element, and rebuild the interior to create fully modern functional space, with brand new elevators, mechanical and cooling systems cooling systems for housed animals include spraying of roofs with water, evaporative pads with fans, foggers and misters; for pastured animals shelter from the sun by trees or artificial shade devices and cooling ponds are used. . Originally constructed in 1923 during a major phase of development of the district, 401 West 14th Street has not been renovated since 1927. The brick and concrete facade with steel industrial windows is in keeping with the Arts and Crafts arts and crafts, term for that general field of applied design in which hand fabrication is dominant. The term was coined in England in the late 19th cent. as a label for the then-current movement directed toward the revivifying of the decorative arts. style of architecture, and contributes to the historically mixed architectural character and varied uses of the Gansevoort Market Historic District. |
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