Vornado plans to put up building on Meatpacking lumber site

REIT, along with Aurora Capital, signs lease for 61 Ninth Avenue

From left: Steven Roth and 61 Ninth Avenue
From left: Steven Roth and 61 Ninth Avenue

Steven Roth’s Vornado Realty Trust is in contract to lease the Prince Lumber site in the Meatpacking District.

The site , which is zoned for manufacturing, is located on the corner of West 15th Street and Ninth Avenue, just north of the Apple Store.

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Vornado, together with Bobby Cayre’s Aurora Capital Associates, inked a long-term lease at 61 Ninth Avenue. The partnership plans to build a 12-story office and retail building on the site.

Vornado, a publicly traded real estate investment trust, is one of the city’s largest property owners.

Prince Lumber is relocating to West 47th Street. [NYP] — Claire Moses