New renderings revealed for GLUCK-designed Malt House in West Harlem (Renderings via ArX Solutions)
Directly east of Columbia University's 17-acre Manhattanville project, where the street grid drunkenly turns askew for only two blocks, is the Malt House; a former brewery at 461 West 126th Street that is undergoing an ambitious renovation to become a mixed-use commercial and retail hub. The project is spearheaded by local developer Janus Property, which has been busy breathing new life into the former manufacturing district. They've dubbed it the Manhattanville Factory District.
The Scott Metzner and Jerry Salma-led firm tapped local design-build firm GLUCK+, who will preserve and rehabilitate the two conjoined century-old buildings and build a shimmering 8-story, 90-foot addition above.
The project with blend state-of-the-art new construction with a ton of pre-war character in the form of cast iron columns, brick vaulted ceilings, and multi-story spaces. The building’s leasing page also says there will be 25,000 square feet of outdoor areas and that the main entry will double as a Belgian block walkway to a new retail-lined outdoor courtyard.
Janus recently released new renderings of the project, which show off its shimmering glass facade and these gorgeous, open office spaces.
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The new portion of the building will be set back from the street wall and sheathed in a glass curtain wall which the design firm says "completes and 'recreates' the street wall, melding the old and new through its treatment of scale, texture, and color."
Photos snapped of the construction site earlier this month show the addition is about three floors up.
Photos snapped of the construction site earlier this month show the addition is about three floors up.
Construction progress at the Malt House (CityRealty)
Updated building permits (originally filed in 2015) for the 200,000-square-foot build-out call for retail and gallery space on the first floor, additional gallery space on the second and fourth floors, and offices on floors 2-11, including space for a non-profit institution on floors 3-5. Amenities will include a roof deck and bike storage.
Back in 2014, the Malt House was proposed to host an 80,000-square foot-private clubhouse and boutique hotel called Uptown House. The Daily News reported the $40 million project was positioned be a social and cultural incubator and accelerator geared toward the Harlem community. The space would include roughly 40 rooms, a pool, as many as three restaurants, two bars, a rooftop patio, a screening room, a library, and a fitness center.
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