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Gansevoort Park Ave Is Ready To Open, If Only The City Would Say Go

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August 17, 2010 at 11:31 AM | by | Comments (2)

UPDATE: The Gansevoort is working hard with the city to get this matter straightened out. We've decided to leave this alone until we hear of actual guests spending the night.

After our sneak peek at the new Gansevoort Park Avenue hotel (here, too), we're dying to get inside and see the hotel in action. But, you see, most of New York City is on vacation right now—including the one person at the City's Department of Buildings who can issue the hotel the paperwork it needs to open its doors.

The Gansevoort Hotel Group's Michael Achenbaum assures us that the hotel is ready for its big moment, and he's working overtime to get the hotel open today. (It involves obtaining an up-to-date TCO—Temporary Certificate of Occupancy.)

It's mind-boggling to think that a city the size of New York relies on one person and one person alone to control building approvals, but anyone who tracks hotel construction and openings will probably not be surprised by this.

Meanwhile, the Gansevoort Park Avenue website says it is now taking reservations from August 19, and it looks like the hotel continues to accommodate its bookings over at sister property, Hotel Gansevoort.

Of course, it's fast becoming a full house over there in the Meatpacking District, with no rooms available tonight or tomorrow night. Space opens up again on Thursday night, but hopefully—fingers crossed!—the Park Avenue newcomer will be well and truly open before then.

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DOB/FDNY

Not so fast...are they really ready.  There is staff avail from the city though all the ducks must be lined up.  The delay, assuming there is one, is that of the builder/owner who has some updating to do before a TCO sign-off.  An expeditor must walk through compliance documents for DOB curing open issues/violations, as well as site reviews by the NYFD.  Without all outstanding or open issues being closed and acceptable to the DOB, no go on a TCO.
HG2 on August 17, 2010 at 12:37 PM #Permalink

in addition to the above comment

Everything stated by HG2 is correct. To add a few more points that poke holes in GanzPark's story:
1) Though dysfunctional, the DOB has more then one person who issues TCO, i would venture to guess that they issue a few hundred every week.  If the City only had 1 person in this position hotels, apt buildings, and office towers would have to be emptied every 3 months while they wait for the TCO renewal.
2)"Up-to-date TCO" implies they already had one. Renewals take less then a week because when renewing you already have all the paper work and existing conditions in order because you have already gone through the process once.  Plus they are good for 90 days, and GP was not in TCO condition 3 months ago.
izzy on August 17, 2010 at 2:34 PM #Permalink

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