HFZ, along with Robert A.M. Stern Architects, have started on the re-positioning of the Belnord, a historic full-block apartment house in Manhattan. The plans call for the conversion of nearly 95 of the rental apartments into luxury condo residences. The Italian Renaissance building occupies a full square block on the east side of Broadway between West 86th and West 87th Streets. Built in 1908, the 14-story building housed more than 200 residences surrounding a garden entered through a porte-cochere. Designated a New York City landmark in 1966, the Belnord was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The elements of the HFZ plan for The Belnord will be unveiled when the property is brought to the market in the third quarter of 2017.
“We have a long history of success with thoughtful conversions that preserve and enhance irreplaceable pre-war structures, especially the magnificent properties that are the very fabric of the Upper West Side,” Ziel Feldman, HFZ’s chairman, said. “Working with Bob Stern and his team at the Belnord ensures we will truly enrich the property and the experience of living in an historic building, blending the gracious early 20th Century era of design and space with every modern, elegant touch.”
