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1164-1170 Broadway/12 West 28th Street, 1170 Broadway Associates, LLC – Nomad Hotel Hotel Liquor License (including on-premises restaurant and rooftop amenity/lounge).
WHEREAS, The applicant, 1170 Broadway Associates, a/k/a Nomad Hotel, has notified Community Board Five of their intent to apply for a hotel liquor license to include a ground floor restaurant and bar as well as a rooftop amenity/lounge for the premises located at 1164-1170 Broadway/12 West 28th Street (presently in pre-construction – anticipated completion date in 2010); and
WHEREAS, This new hotel will:
- be 13 stories
- have approximately 165 rooms
- include 2nd floor meeting and boardroom spaces
- include a catering hall
- include a bar/lounge/restaurant on the ground/mezzanine floors
- include a one-story bar/lounge/event space on the 13th floor
- have rooftop event space which may include a public bar and lounge; and
WHEREAS, The ground floor level, will have:
- two (2) full bars and one (1) service bar
- approximately 4,500 square feet of bar/lounge/restaurant space
- approximately 1,000 square feet of serviceable lobby/reception space; and
WHEREAS, The second floor of the premises will have:
- a catering hall and pre-function space of approximately 1,200 square feet
- one (1) service bar
- an outdoor area adjacent to the catering hall of approximately 400 square feet
- a boardroom of approximately 650 square feet;
WHEREAS, The 13th floor of the premises will have:
- one (1) service bar and two (2) portable service bars
- approximately 1,350 square feet of enclosed event/bar/lounge space including the historic cupola
- an unenclosed inhabitable terrace of approximately 1,200 square feet on the north façade with movable furniture and plantings
- total allowable occupancy of 180 persons; and
WHEREAS, This area is zoned for light manufacturing and there are no residential buildings adjacent to or nearby (the closest is three buildings and one street away); and
WHEREAS, The hours of operation are until 4 a.m., when desired, and are in compliance with CB5's Rooftop Guidelines re hours of operation extended due to proximity to residents; and
WHEREAS, Roof access will have cameras and security that will operate until closing; and
WHEREAS, There will be no amplified sound, i.e., the sound system at the premises shall be designed specifically to limit the radiation of sound to the surrounding neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, The applicant shall not permit any third party sound systems to emit decibels in excess to the property's sound system; and
WHEREAS, There will be no request for a sidewalk café or a cabaret license; and
WHEREAS, Three residents in attendance at the committee meeting voiced their approval of this operation and welcomed the addition to their neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, There was no opposition voiced by the public at the committee meeting; and
WHEREAS, the applicant, his operator partner, and architect will meet and continue to meet with CB5's Public Safety/Quality of Life Committee to address all concerns regarding the rooftop operation; and
WHEREAS, The applicant offered to met with neighbors and CB5 on a regular basis if requested and also offered to provide a 24-hour hotline to a live manager or security director to immediately address any complaints from the community; and
WHEREAS, The applicant has agreed to adhere to all of the above in the form of a signed affidavit and to incorporate these conditions into the liquor license application method of operation and will submit to CB5 a copy of the final application to the State Liquor Authority; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That Community Board Five recommends disapproval of the hotel liquor license and rooftop event space, bar and lounge for 1170 Broadway Associates, LLC – a/k/a Nomad Hotel, located at 1164-1170 Broadway/12 West 28th Street unless the above and attached conditions in the form of an affidavit are adhered to and are incorporated into the method of operation of the State Liquor Authority application.
The above resolution passed by a vote of 31 in favor; 0 opposed; 1 abstaining.