Lincoln Center files plans for $106M renovation of David Geffen Hall, part of $550M project

Lincoln Center, on July 20, filed a permit application for a $105.8 million renovation of the 193,803-square-foot David Geffen Hall at 10 Lincoln Center Plaza in Lincoln Square. The plans are part of a $550 million initiative to renovate and expand the famous performing arts center headed by Lincoln Center and the New York Philharmonic.

The $105.8 million renovation is the 13th most expensive single application filed with the city’s Department of Buildings since the start of 2014, and the second most expensive this year, losing out to only the city’s $109 million project at the Coney Island Wastewater Treatment Plant.

The plans call for a change in use to the sub-cellar, cellar, mezzanine, penthouse, roof, and all floors of the 5-story, building. According to the plans, the major renovation will leave the building 13 feet shorter, going from 87-feet tall to 74-feet tall.

The project is described in the filings as: filing herewith alteration type 1 for Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall. Alteration type 1 proposes change in use, egress and occupancy. Alteration type 1 filed in conjunction with approved CCD1 control #66472. The initial cost as reported in the DOB filing for the work described in this permit application is $105,830,206.

The project will add a restaurant and double the building’s lobby space. The famous concert hall will be redesigned to remove the existing proscenium arch framing to allow for closer more intimate seating around the stage. Numerous lounges will be added as well as a media streaming wall that will show concerts and events in real time.

The Lincoln Center structure itself recently underwent a $1.2 billion redevelopment, completed in 2012. However, the David Geffen Hall, formerly known as Avery Fisher Hall, remained the same.

Diamond Schmitt Architects is listed as the architect on the filing.

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