The Standard Hotel - 848 Washington Street - by Polshek Partnership Architects

**ZippyTheChimp** · July 3rd, 2008, 02:36 PM

**ZippyTheChimp** · July 12th, 2008, 10:33 PM

Real plaster.

**meesalikeu** · July 22nd, 2008, 03:48 AM

hey everyone -- we have a long running thread with lots of highline news, commentary and tasty development pics here:

http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/inde...,3102.120.html

here are a couple of the latest additions as from 7/10/08. i am sure by now you are all aware of the up close views of the standard via the new roofdeck of the brass monkey, yes?

ps -- i live nearby so if anybody wants more standard or highline pics let me know!

**philvia** · July 22nd, 2008, 12:53 PM

haha "coming soonish"

**brianac** · September 5th, 2008, 05:49 AM

Construction Watch: On the Down Low at The Standard

Thursday, September 4, 2008, by Joey

Given the lengthy construction process at André Balazs' hyped Standard New York (scheduled to open sometime before the sun dies out), it's not surprising that the construction plywood surrounding the boutique hotel—which, oh yeah, is being built on top and under the High Line—is showing some wear and tear. Thanks to an open door and at least one gaping maw, a special Curbed tipster was able to snap some ground-floor shots of the future hotel/nightlife hub at the corner of West 13th and Washington Streets in MePa. Not as exciting as the view from The Chair, of course, but this is a revealing look at how the fabulous will enter the belly of the beast. As for a completion date, the Standard website still cheekily says "coming soonish." Oh, André.

http://curbed.com/archives/2008/09/0...e_standard.php

Copyright © 2008 Curbed

**ZippyTheChimp** · September 5th, 2008, 07:57 AM

I saw the street-level brickwork earlier this week. Out of character and disappointing. Looks like faux colonial suburban.

**ZippyTheChimp** · September 16th, 2008, 05:27 PM

The vacant meatpacking building under the highline was demolished. Behind is the site for the Whitney museum annex.

I heard that Barneys will open a store at this site. That leaves only two meatpacking buildings still in operation on Washington St.

**scumonkey** · September 16th, 2008, 07:29 PM

Did Premier Veal's land become more "Premier" than their business?
I noticed it's now fenced off with trailers out front?

**philvia** · September 16th, 2008, 07:43 PM

this was on 13th

**scumonkey** · September 16th, 2008, 10:23 PM

actually- it is at 555 West st, in the morning shadow of the Standard.

**meesalikeu** · October 5th, 2008, 06:48 PM

from this afternoon 10/5/08:

if you look close down on the right you can see the top of the new bank of america building up at bryant park from here too

i tried to get it as edge-on as i could

**londonlawyer** · October 5th, 2008, 08:10 PM

Does anyone know if all of the buildings in the foreground of this photo will be razed for the new Whitney or just the one on the right? (I know that another parcel on Washington St. will be razed too, but I'm curious about the West Street side.)

**lofter1** · October 5th, 2008, 11:23 PM

I don't think any of those existing meat-related buildings right along that semi-circular roadway fronting onto West Street are coming down as part of the Whitney -- or any other project now in the works.

**londonlawyer** · October 6th, 2008, 12:10 AM

Thanks, Lofter.

I thought that Premier Meats at 555 West Street was part of the site.

**lofter1** · October 6th, 2008, 12:28 AM

Sorry, seems I'm wrong ...

The Whitney Museum project covers sites at 555 West Street (The Premier Veal Inc. building which fronts onto West Street / Tenth Avenue) and 820 Washington (which abuts the 555 building). Both buildings front onto Gansevoort Street on the south side and together they take up the full southern half of that block.