Last summer, New Yorkers saw Hotel Pennsylvania by McKim, Meade, and White fall by way of wrecking ball. Now, a plan from Vornado Realty Trust could convert the recently demolished Hotel Pennsylvania site into tennis courts and a 10-story billboard.
Vornado, the realty behind Penn District, originally planned a tower on the site across from Penn Station by Foster + Partners, PENN15. But COVID capsized demand for commercial office space, forcing Vornado back to the drawing board. Vornado returned with a proposal that would keep the lot open for varying uses, and even bring the U.S. Open to Manhattan’s 7th Avenue.
Penn Platform is the name
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