Goldman Sachs revealed new details this week about their overhaul of the former Embassy Suites building at 102 North End Avenue in Battery Park City where it plans a to open a Shake Shack, open a rooftop bar and restaurant and several casual cafes, according to an article today by Julie Shapiro at DNAinfo.com.
"The changes are part of a major renovation to convert the 14-story building into a luxury Conrad hotel by the end of the year," the article said, adding that "to improve the building's image, Goldman is tearing out much of its opaque brick facade and replacing it with glass and steel on the lower levels."
Dino Fusco, a managing director at Goldman Sachs, told Community Board 1 Tuesday night that he hopes the new restaurants and retail will serve the local community as well as the hundreds of Goldman workers based in the company's new headquarters next door.
The new ground-floor restaurants, which also include a Blue Smoke and a fine dining establishment by Danny Meyer, will all open by the end of the year, with Shake Shack and Harry's Italian Pizza bar coming as soon as this spring. The 463-room hotel will reopen by the end of the year as well.
Goldman, the article continued, "hopes to achieve a LEED Gold rating for environmentally friendly design, partly by topping the building with a new green roof," adding that "the chefs who work in the building will grow herbs and vegetables in large planters, and decorative grasses will surround a 1,350-square-foot roof deck, with views of the Hudson River."
The one element of the building that will not change, the article continued, "is the beloved movie theater, which is continuing to operate during the construction. Goldman plans to put outdoor kiosks on Vesey and Murray streets to make it easier for people to buy tickets."
The article said that Mr. Fusco also announced that Goldman is signing retail tenants for the ground floor of its new West Street headquarters, including a bakery, an optometrist and eyeglass shop, a wine store and a small gourmet grocer.
"The changes are part of a major renovation to convert the 14-story building into a luxury Conrad hotel by the end of the year," the article said, adding that "to improve the building's image, Goldman is tearing out much of its opaque brick facade and replacing it with glass and steel on the lower levels."
Dino Fusco, a managing director at Goldman Sachs, told Community Board 1 Tuesday night that he hopes the new restaurants and retail will serve the local community as well as the hundreds of Goldman workers based in the company's new headquarters next door.
The new ground-floor restaurants, which also include a Blue Smoke and a fine dining establishment by Danny Meyer, will all open by the end of the year, with Shake Shack and Harry's Italian Pizza bar coming as soon as this spring. The 463-room hotel will reopen by the end of the year as well.
Goldman, the article continued, "hopes to achieve a LEED Gold rating for environmentally friendly design, partly by topping the building with a new green roof," adding that "the chefs who work in the building will grow herbs and vegetables in large planters, and decorative grasses will surround a 1,350-square-foot roof deck, with views of the Hudson River."
The one element of the building that will not change, the article continued, "is the beloved movie theater, which is continuing to operate during the construction. Goldman plans to put outdoor kiosks on Vesey and Murray streets to make it easier for people to buy tickets."
The article said that Mr. Fusco also announced that Goldman is signing retail tenants for the ground floor of its new West Street headquarters, including a bakery, an optometrist and eyeglass shop, a wine store and a small gourmet grocer.
Architecture Critic
Carter Horsley
Since 1997, Carter B. Horsley has been the editorial director of CityRealty. He began his journalistic career at The New York Times in 1961 where he spent 26 years as a reporter specializing in real estate & architectural news. In 1987, he became the architecture critic and real estate editor of The New York Post.
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