NYC RITZ-CARLTON HOTEL MAKING QUICK PROGRESS

A Ritz-Carlton Hotel going up at Broadway and West 28th Street in the NoMad neighborhood of New York City (NYC) is making quick progress, with the foundation and basement floor having reached street level, New York YIMBY reported on March 21. The US$500-million skyscraper, designed by Rafael Viñoly, will eventually rise 40 stories, to a 580-ft. height. It will include 250 guest rooms and 16 residential units within its 150,000 sq. ft. Amenities include a spa, a fitness center, bicycle parking, a public ground-floor restaurant and bar, and a rooftop bar. The design includes overhanging shrubs and plants on almost every level, and a public, landscaped plaza outside the hotel's main entrance. The project is being developed by Marriott, Ritz-Carlton Hotels and Flag Luxury Properties, and interior design is by Yabu Pushelberg. Completion is expected in late 2020 or early 2021.