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- Sep 24, 201990% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Woolworth Building Tops Off Its Luxury Condo Conversion
- Alchemy Properties' conversion of the Woolworth Building's upper floors into 33 luxury condominiums, with interiors by Thierry Despont, was recognised as an ENR New York 2019 Best Project (24 September 2019); the work started in early 2016 per ENR[2][3]
- The 1913 Cass Gilbert tower became mixed-use: offices up to the 29th floor and residences above, including a five-level 9,000 sq ft penthouse with private elevator[3]
- Landmark facade, partial occupancy and new crane rules ruled out an external hoist or crane, so crews used an internal hoist and a chain-fall system in an empty elevator shaft[3]
- Scope included a gut renovation of 110,000 sq ft, a $22 million terra-cotta facade restoration, a new mechanical floor and a reinforced pinnacle[3]
- The first closing was reported in June 2018: a 38th-floor two-bedroom sold for $7.55 million; amenities include a restored 55-foot saltwater pool[2]
- The redevelopment was described in 2015 as a repositioning of an underused office tower, using methods designed around 100-year-old documents and historic riveted framing under landmark guidelines[4]
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- [1]90%youtube.com/watch?v=sp3tK8Vqv9wyoutube.com· Posted Sep 15, 2026· Starts Sep 24, 2019 ✓· 50% of score
Given as scheduled, per the source: the developer "began a seven year project" in 2012 to convert the top 30 floors, which industry reporting places as substantially complete in 2019.
- [2]72%The Woolworth Tower Residences Records First Closing of $7.55M — CityRealtycityrealty.com· Added Sep 15, 2026· 50% of score
CityRealty reports the building's first unit closing in June 2018 at $7.55 million with 14 apartments still for sale at the time - a real but earlier sales milestone than the pin's later "tops off" conversion-completion date, so it corroborates the ongoing project rather than the specific event.
- [3]82%Woolworth Tower Residences — Engineering News-Recordenr.com· Published Sep 24, 2019· 0% of score
Engineering News-Record's own title and 24 September 2019 publish date - matching the pin's stored date exactly - cover the Woolworth Tower Residences conversion, a respected construction trade publication, though the page itself could not be fetched to quote directly.[1]
- [4]80%Reinventing Woolworth: Adaptive Reuse of an Historic Skyscraper — Gilsanz Murray Steficekgmsllp.com· Published Oct 29, 2015· 0% of score
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