But the building has passed every test and continued to move forward: Construction topped out over the summer, and sales launched a short time after. ![]() The towering new condominium at 200 Amsterdam Avenue took place on an assemblage of zoning lots that local activists have dubbed "gerrymandered" and taken the developers to court over. Construction is set to begin in 2022, and will take place around the Philharmonic's seasons so as to avoid disruptions. Moreover, the lobby will double in size to create extensive new public space. The walls will be resurfaced to improve resonance, and the upper tiers will be rebuilt to direct seats towards the stage. More than 500 seats will be removed, but the new plan designed by Diamond Schmitt Architects and Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects will bring audiences closer to the stage to create a more intimate experience. ![]() The campus underwent an extensive renovation that ended in 2012, but the hall was somehow left out of it.Īt the beginning of the month, though, a new plan for transforming David Geffen Hall, as it is now known in honor of its benefactor, was unveiled. ![]() ![]() While the Metropolitan Opera House and the fountain in the heart of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts have become New York mainstays, the New York Philharmonic's concert hall was reviled almost from the start for its acoustic problems and less than aesthetically pleasing environment.
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