Directly across from the new Four Seasons Hotel at 99 Church Street, a  narrow vacant lot is about to sprout a 21-story condominium. ABN  Development will start construction in the next couple of weeks, on a  glassy, futuristic-looking tower designed by architect Ismael Leyva.
The  construction site is 19 Park Place, a 25-foot wide sliver in the shadow  of the Woolworth Building. Until recently, it was 3-stories of 19th  century brick known as 16 Murray Street, from where Mark Twain once  arranged his famous lecture tours. Demolition of the old building was  completed in October of 2010.  
Recently, however,  construction update signs went up around the property announcing a new  21-story, 232-foot condominium tower with 29 residential units. 
Architect Ismael Leyva has collaborated on many projects which have been  changed the Manhattan skyline, including Tribeca Green, Place 57 and  the recently completed 63-story MiMA Tower, at 450 West 42nd Street.
According  to developer ABN Realty, construction will begin in the next couple of  weeks and be completed by November 2013.  Calabrese Associates of Mott  Street is the general contractor for the project. 
  
Developer
ABN Realty LLC
420 Madison Ave, Suite 806 
New York, NY 10017
Tel: (516) 825-6123
Construction Manager
Calabrese Associates Inc
128 Mott Street, Suite 307
New York, NY 10013
Tel: (212) 274-1848 
Architect
Ismael Leyva Architects, P.C.
48 W 37th Street, Suite 13 
New York, NY 10018
 
