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COMMERCIAL The property, and

ultimately the hotel, is
- HOTEL- situated on a mid-through­

The Central at 5th Avenue - Hilton Club block lot, meaning it extends
from its north elevation on
The Rinaldi Group 12 E. 48th Street, where the

The Rinaldi Group had the lobby entrance is located

privilege of working on this and it goes south through
32-story, 367 ft. tall, 125,000 to the block to 13 E. 4 7th
square foot hotel - a $67 million Street, where the 1st floor

project - with Handel Architects; retail space exists.
Structural Engineers, DeSimone
Consulting Engineers; MEPS The building's unique exterior envelope was matched only

Engineers, Cosentini Consulting by its complex concrete foundation with a 5 ft., 5 in. thick
Engineers; and Building concrete mat-slab and rock-socketed piles drilled into
Envelope Consultant, IBA Manhattan's bedrock subgrade. The 1st floor includes

Consulting & Engineering amenities such as an outdoor terrace on and a business
center in the lobby, while the 2nd floor's amenities include
a fitness center, an owner's lounge, and an outdoor
As recently described by Yes In My Backyard New York's

Michael Young, this unique building features a distinctive terrace. The Hilton Grand Vacations Hotel also provides a
eye-·catching metallic fagade, with three-dimensional time-share component for its members and customers.
geometric aluminum panel surrounds, that creates a
hexagonal glass window illusion to the viewer and Some special features throughout and most notably within

pedestrian for what is otherwise standard rectangular­ the one-bedroom time-share units include waterfall
shaped windows. Nothing, however, about this building is shower heads, radiant floor heating, and remote-control

standard. water closets by Toto. Additionally, there are full-size, wall­
to-wall LED mirrors, Kohler faucets and hardware, and

The folded aluminum rain occupancy sensor energy recovery/savings HVAC controls.
screen panels weigh as much

as 700 lbs. each and required
special, permitted equipment

to handle and install them
on the 367 ft. tall facade and
exterior.

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