CIM Group has filed an application with the Department of Buildings to begin below-ground work at the site of the former Drake Hotel on Park Avenue and 56th Street, signaling the beginnings of the building process at the long-stalled project. It’s still unclear what will rise from the site originally assembled by developer Harry Macklowe, who bought the Drake for $418 million in 2006 and demolished it. He defaulted on the debt the following year, and in 2010, Los Angeles-based CIM bought his $510 million construction loan and took over the project, agreeing to keep Macklowe involved. CIM’s application currently calls for a five-story development, but according to the Wall Street Journal, those plans could easily change, since excavation work is similar for buildings of a much larger scale, and the site’s zoning allows for a much taller structure. Earlier this year, CIM added to the Drake site with the purchase of an East 57th Street townhouse for $42.5 million. [WSJ]
CIM to begin work at Drake Hotel site
New York /
Apr.April 15, 2011
09:51 AM
The former Drake Hotel and Harry Macklowe
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