Caledonia

Spanish-Mediterranean restaurant and bar Flor de Sol is opening a second Manhattan location — this one in the Caledonia
rental and condominium in the Meatpacking District. Flor de Sol signed
a lease for 4,266 square feet in the building at 450 West 17th Street,
including 3,766 square feet on the ground floor, according to Robert K.
Futterman & Associates, which negotiated the deal. The company
would not disclose the rent. The restaurant is slated to open
mid-December. The Caledonia is a Related Companies and Taconic
Investment Partners project. Flor de Sol’s existing restaurant is at
361 Greenwich Street in Tribeca. TRD

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The High Line, 450 West 17th Street, and the Standard Hotel

The Parks Department plans to ask the City Council’s Franchise and Concession Review Committee for permission to negotiate concession agreements with two developers, giving their residential buildings direct access to the High Line. One of the buildings, the Caledonia at 450 West 17th Street, would build a staircase, elevator and public restrooms in exchange. The access to the High Line at 333 Tenth Avenue would also be open to the public. Andre Balazs’ Standard Hotel has also requested High Line access. [more]