NEW YORK | RIU Hotel (145 W 47th St) | 519 FT | 48 FLOORS

I I thought that the Rockefeller Group owned this site, which is adjacent to their 48th St site.

13 Building Characteristics

Primary structural system: Masonry Concrete (CIP) Concrete (Precast) Wood
Steel (Structural) Steel (Cold-Formed) Steel (Encased in Concrete)

Proposed
Structural Occupancy Category: I - LOW HAZARD TO HUMAN LIFE
Seismic Design Category: CATEGORY A
2014/2008 Code Designations?
Occupancy Classification: R-1 - RESIDENTIAL: HOTELS, DORMITORIES Yes No
Construction Classification: II-B: UNPROTECTED - NON-COMBUSTIBLE Yes No
Multiple Dwelling Classification: HAEB
Building Height (ft.): 288
Building Stories: 27
Dwelling Units: 343

From dob. Will change title to reflect data. As of 4/11.

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Spotted base rendering on Berg + Moss portfolio

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Great shots, 5B

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Great shots, 5b

This will be a big improvement

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Nice!

Cheers RW

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There was an article in The Real Deal this week stating that this will be another Riu

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I sure hope the “rendering” posted at the site is off.

On the bright side there were a lot of workers, excavating the site. I’ll try to get more shots next week.

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Thanks for the updates.

Riu 'S designs are generally horrible, so I don’t expect much.

Yesterday

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Crane is up

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revised filings say this will be one of the big boys around Times Square.

http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/JobsQueryByNumberServlet?requestid=2&passjobnumber=121187802&passdocnumber=06&_ct=2ro967qob8gl

Building Height (ft.): 519
Building Stories: 48
Dwelling Units: 660

this makes it taller than the new Marriot Edition.

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