The dark, 270-foot street between 111 and 115 Broadway will soon be a dynamic new public amenity in New York City.

In this prime location near the World Trade Center Memorial, Trinity Church and Wall Street, the plan is to transform Thames Street into a marketplace with new places for visitors to shop and eat. This project is part of an extensive renovation of the landmarked 111 and 115 Broadway buildings, known together as the Trinity Center. The façade of the buildings is already being revitalized, and an upgrade of the lobbies in both towers will follow.

While the street’s stunning revitalization will bring in new retailers and restaurants, the design team working on the project plans to keep some of the area’s early 1900s charm in-tact. A recent article in Commercial Observer noted that The Lighting Practice Principal Al Borden has been tasked “… to create historically accurate street lights for Thames Street.”

The Thames Street portion of the project is expected to be completed in the end of 2017. TLP is proud to be part of this exciting new renovation in the heart of New York City.

Under Construction: The Retail Plaza at 111-115 Broadway

Commercial Observer | November 2016

There are plenty of famous landmarks (official and unofficial) in the Financial District: The Charging Bull, Federal Hall, the New York Stock Exchange. And the streets are pretty well trod by tourists: Wall Street, Fulton Street, Broadway.

Then there’s Thames Street between Broadway and Trinity Place: “The street that no one ever goes through except delivery trucks,” said Richard Cohen, the president of Capital Properties.

It’s a dark 270-foot stretch between the landmarked 111 and 115 Broadway buildings, which are known together as the Trinity Center. So Capital Properties, the owner of the two structures, has a plan: Close the street to vehicular traffic and transform the lane into a street market.

“It will become like Stone Street. It’s going to become a marketplace,” Cohen told CO referring to FiDi’s buzzy strip of eateries and watering holes. “But unlike Stone Street, which is off by itself, there’s the World Trade Center Memorial, Trinity Church and Wall Street nearby. It should be a terrific amenity for the city and the buildings.”

Click here to read the full article in Commercial Observer.