Construction is complete on 537 West 59th Street, a nine-story homeless shelter in Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen. The 98-foot-tall building was designed by Dattner Architects and developed by The Hudson Companies and Project Renewal, a nonprofit that provides housing and services to the homeless. The building creates 44,845 square feet of community facility space, including 200 beds for single women in dormitory-style rooms, a 500-square-foot medical clinic, Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) office space, an 800-square-foot commercial kitchen, a library, and social service and recreation program space. The property is located on an inland parcel between Amsterdam and West End Avenues.
Recent photographs show the reinforced concrete superstructure built to the top and covered in scaffolding and black netting, with construction hoists attached to the main south elevation. Installation of the façade has not yet begun, but with the structural works now complete this could begin within the next few weeks.
Photo: Michael Young
Photo: Michael Young
Photo: Michael Young
Photo: Michael Young
Photo: Michael Young
The Google Street View image below shows a low rise building that previously stood on the property.
537 West 59th Street in Manhattan's Upper West Side (via Google Maps)
Renderings show a simple structure with most of the building set back from the sidewalk, with a two-story building behind it and a terrace above it, with a climbing wall leading to the main entrance. The façade is made of light gray brick surrounding recessed windows. The final floor is set back further from the street and is clad in brown EIFS panels, some of which cut into the center of the east wall.
Rendering courtesy of Dattner Architects
The building will also have a basement and a 20-foot-long backyard.
The closest subway to the hotel is on the east side at 59th Street-Columbus Circle station on the A, B, C, D and 1 lines.
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