The sweet little Art Deco building on Broadway and Chambers is for sale — and has been for almost a decade, from what I can tell. But bringing it up again since they now have a big ugly sign (thanks to J. for the shot) and I haven’t mentioned it in four years.

The five-story building at 267 Broadway — across from City Hall Park between Chambers and Warren — is owned by the Roe Corporation and their website has lots of info and renderings on the site and what *could* be built there. (No plans are in motion yet — this is just an enticement for a potential developer.)

I have a soft spot for that little deco building, and one of the renderings shows it preserved as the base of the tower. (It is not landmarked, but were it up to me it would be!) I am also amazed how big the building can be as-of-right — basically the height of the Woolworth at 652 feet, which on a 50-foot base makes it a real sliver. Roe says the allowable floor area is 131,000 square feet.

The Roe Corporation site notes that City Hall Park gives the building protected views of the East River. And this is how they pitch it: “The site has approximately 50 feet of frontage along Broadway and is expected to be redeveloped into a mixed-use 45-story building with a boutique hotel at the base and for sale residential condos above. The 109-room boutique hotel is expected to be affiliated with a nationally branded hotel company. The hotel component is expected to offer a lobby lounge, an outdoor garden, and guest registration on the lobby level; a three-meal food and beverage outlet on the 2nd floor, guestrooms located on the 3rd through 14th floors, as well as the 16th and 17th floors; and an amenity level located on the 15th floor featuring a gym, a spa, and an outdoor terrace. The amenity space will benefit hotel guests and residents. The residential component will be located on the 19th through 45th floors. All of the units will have private outdoor space in the form of a terrace or balcony. In total, the proposed development will contain ±153,720 square feet of above grade gross building area.”