By Matt Chaban 3/05/12 10:35am

Critical Condition

Section 8 it ain't. (FXFowle)

Rudins Making More St. Vincent’s Concession, Maybe Even an AIDS Park

Bill Rudin must be wondering if it was worth it in the end.

Given the price of prime Manhattan real estate, the answer is almost definitely yes, but that does not change the fact that the redevelopment of the St. Vincent’s hospital into condos in the heart of Greenwich Village has been a long and expensive enterprise. Lawsuits, landmarks reviews, a recession, demands for a new school: the Rudins have overcome them all. Now, it appears, the city wants more. Read More

By Elise Knutsen 1/24/12 4:12pm

It Takes a Village

Sacred ground. (Architizer)

Is the West Village AIDS Memorial a Done Deal?

It’s official—well, almost—the West Village will be getting an AIDS memorial. After opening the design competition in November, the AIDS Memorial Park received 475 entries from architects, designers and gardeners the world over. The winner will be announced next Monday, and will receive a $5,000 prize.

The timing is appropriate, given that yesterday Bill Rudin’s development at St. Vincent’s received unanimous approval by the City Planning Commission. Several of the commissioners made mention of the AIDS memorial, including Chair Amande Burden, and stressed their desire to see a memorial included. Read More

By Matt Chaban 11/30/11 12:52pm

It Takes a Village

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Healing Greenwich Village: Architects Planning AIDS Memorial at St. Vincent’s Site

Is a tiny triangle in Greenwich Village the next 9/11 Memorial? That’s what a pair of local activists are hoping, with their plan to turn a patch of land across from the old St. Vincent’s hospital into the city’s first AIDS memorial. They have even signed up Michael Arad, designer of the ground zero mecca, to lead a design competition for the project.

“The design process that happened after the events of 9/11… catalyzed this citywide discussion about an important historic event, and we think this design competition can do something similar,” Paul Kelterborn said in a video posted by the competition sponsors, Architizer and Architectural Record. Read More

By Matt Chaban 9/15/11 10:15am

Critical Condition

Healthy living.

Life Support for Rudins! Financing Found for St. Vincent's Condos

While it looked for awhile like the Rudin family might never get its coveted condos in the West Village, it engineered a plan to bring in another hospital operator to turn the old O’Toole Building into a new critical care center. Now, the Rudins have passed an even bigger hurdle—not the City Council, which still has to vote on the project, but an even tougher bunch, bankers. Read More

By Matt Chaban 6/30/11 9:24am

Critical Condition

Urgent renovations.

Rudin Opponents Flatline, Reviving St. Vincent’s Redo

Back in March, Rudin Management announced it had reached a deal with Long Island-LIU to open up an urgent care center in part of the old St. Vincent’s hospital in Greenwich Village. This would allow the powerful developer to continue with plans to build luxury condos in place of much of the old hospital as well as returning medical care to the neighborhood. Many locals were unsatisfied, since they would not be getting a full-fledged hospital, but the main opposition group has just dropped its legal appeal to the deal, meaning it can go ahead. Read More