When it opens in 2015 it will be one of the largest branches of the New York Public Library system. It will occupy the bottom 3 floors of a “ritzy new condo-hotel” being developed by the Baccarat crystal company and its parent company, Starwood Capital Group, along with Tribeca Associates.
Among its features is a 100+ seat auditorium, a children’s reading room, a technology hub, and a family seating area.
“The airy, vibrant structure” is being designed by Enrique Norten’s TEN Arquitectos.
Public Library President Tony Marx says the new library will “not only beautiful, but designed with flexibility to maximize public space, and serve all members of the community for decades to come.”
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