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Oopsie: Greenwich Hotel's Penthouse is Illegal

Just because Robert De Niro put Tribeca on the map of mainstream America, that doesn't mean he can push the neighborhood around. So sayeth the Landmarks Preservation Commission, which now realizes that the top-floor addition to De Niro's Greenwhich Hotel does not match the approved design. LPC spokeswoman Elisabeth de Bourbon told Rush & Molloy: "We approved the addition of a seventh story in November 2004. Yet the structure that was built is steeper and its footprint bigger, making it significantly more visible [from the street] than originally allowed." Is that why the opening of the hotel was greeted with such an iron fist? They didn't want anyone to notice the chicanery? De Niro's team will now head to the commission on June 17 to try and get the structure retroactively approved. While it's not likely, the LPC could demand that the top floor be torn down. After all, they've done it before in Tribeca.
· City could floor De Niro [NYDN]
· De Niro Shows Off His Hotel, Offers Some Bargains [Curbed]
· In Which We Almost Get Inside the Greenwich Hotel [Curbed]

De Niro Shows Off His Hotel, Offers Some Bargains

The reason Robert De Niro's Greenwich Hotel in Tribeca has been under such lock and key? Down By The Hipster explains, and it's just as we expected: a Vanity Fair exclusive photo shoot! The short story has a few shots of the David Rockwell interiors, and some fun factoids. For example, were you aware that the art hanging behind the check-in desk (right) was painted by Bobby's late father? Now you know, and knowledge is power. The Greenwich Hotel website has also relaunched, featuring a few glimpses of the fun inside, but unfortunately the real showstoppers—the Greenwich Suite, the N Moore Suite and the full-floor Penthouse—are not done yet, so no pictures. The online reservation system is online, however, and you can snag a room this weekend for as low as $475 per night! Quite a departure from the $700+ per night charged during the upcoming Tribeca Film Festival.
· The Greenwich Hotel [Official Site]
· In Which We Almost Get Inside the Greenwich Hotel [Curbed]
· DeNiro's Greenwich Hotel to Squeak When Walked Upon [Curbed]

In Which We Almost Get Inside the Greenwich Hotel

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Robert DeNiro's Greenwich Hotel, open today, is officially off the rails. After the earlier attempt to thwart photography both inside and out of the $750/night Tribeca newcomer, HotelChatter reports that their reservation was outright canceled by the hotel. Is the Greenwich Hotel gang trying to preserve a Vanity Fair photo exclusive of some sort? Who knows, but the sweatered gentlemen guarding the Greenwich Street entrance could not stop us from snapping this lobby shot while we spent a brief, glorious moment in the hotel's vestibule. Look at all those comfy chairs, just waiting for our bums. C'mon Bobby, open this puppy up.
· Robert DeNiro's Greenwich Hotel Cancelled Our Reservation [HotelChatter]
· CurbedWire Special: DeNiro's Greenwich Hotel Lockdown [Curbed]

CurbedWire Special: DeNiro's Greenwich Hotel Lockdown

TRIBECA—Today is more than just your run-of-the-mill April Fool's Day or Greenwich Village cage match. Nay, April 1, 2008, also marks the first day of business of the forever-in-the-works Greenwich Hotel, brought to you by Robert DeNiro & Friends. A special Curbed tipster dropped by 377 Greenwich Street to get a peek, and here's his report:

Hey there, Curbed. I was walking by the Greenwich Hotel this morning and being that it was it's official opening day and all, decided to slow down and take a look. Here's what you want to know: they only mean open in the sense that they're now willing to take your money. As you can see from these photos, there is plenty of construction still in progress. (To their credit, however, the lobby appears finished and is done up simply, with some rich finishes. This isn't a trend-chasing property.) But the real comedy is in the lobby, where the doorman asked, "Can I help you?" before two suits sitting at a table asked, "Can I help you?" before two ladies at the front desk asked, "Can I help you?" My answer in all three cases was "No, thank you. I live in the neighborhood and heard you opened today. I was hoping to take a quick look around." Mind you, all these people are in ear-shot of one another and I didn't whisper.

But that was just the beginning. >>

The Most Exciting Hotel Website Launch of All Time*

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Now taking reservations (around Tribeca Film Festival time) for $725/night. Bobby, you madman.
· The Greenwich Hotel [greenwichhotelny.com via NewYorkology]
· DeNiro's Greenwich Hotel to Squeak When Walked Upon [Curbed]

DeNiro's Greenwich Hotel to Squeak When Walked Upon

As late, the buzz has been a little too quiet at Robert DeNiro's long-awaited Greenwich Hotel at 377 Greenwich Street in Tribeca. About a month back, HotelChatter had the word that the opening has been delayed again until early 2008, but when we dropped by this week, from the outside at least, this place is looking good. And then we see that a project insider, posting on Wired New York, just let slip some serious details:

The interior has really been coming together lately. The lobby must be seen. There is a vaulted interior glass "skylight" that provides light via hundreds of low voltage bulbs laid into it. The woodworking and finish carpentry is nicely detailed not only in public areas but also in the rooms. There are twin double-floored suites at each corner of the building (where the window walls are in the photos) and a penthouse on the top level that has an outdoor hot tub with surrounding decked areas in mahoghany. There's a pool on the basement level, too. A beautiful interior courtyard spills out from the bar and study. The wood floors were designed to squeak when walked upon in order to add to the aged look of the overall structure. I would love to stay there someday but I doubt I'll be able to afford the penthouse--word was at one time that Bobby was thinking of taking that for himself.

Whoa. Add to that the fact that the Wired New York hive mind considers this building to show off some of the best workmanship in recent NYC history, and we're looking at quite an opening. And oh, we'll let our friends at Eater fill you in on the design insanity of the restaurant, Ago, that's moving in on the lobby level.

Care to see the view from the double-floored suite marked with the arrow above? >>

DeNiro Shows His Manholes

Details are slowly trickling out about Robert DeNiro's long-awaited hotel on Greenwich Street at N. Moore, recently dubbed the Greenwich Hotel. Down By the Hipster already passed on news of the restaurant space and its corked-up ceiling, and now DBtH offers some more general tidbits, via an inside source:

2. According to a little birdy who has taken a tour, the hotel rooms are mostly on the small side. There are "a few really sweet duplex suites." Sweet.
3. The designers used hand crafted bricks from a special Pennsylvania brick foundry. Apparently they use some ancient brick making formula so each brick is unique.
4. There are some really cool arches in the building made from said bricks.
5. "It will make the Bowery Hotel look like a Red Roof Inn." - Little Birdy

Positively scandalous! We're just happy that the manhole covers that got Landmarks chairman Robert Tierney so hot and bothered actually turned up in the final design. Lookin' good! Sez our own inside source: "They're, like, six months out at least."
· How to Name a Hotel [Down By the Hipster]
· Big reveal: Taking the tarp off DeNiro's new hotel [Curbed]
· Bowery Hotel Update: Live from Inside [Curbed]