I had heard a rumor that the former Issey Miyake building was for sale — and it seems that was in fact just a rumor. But that got me wondering about 56 North Moore, the former parking garage beside it that was cued up for a boutique commercial building just as covid started. It was then for sale the last time I checked in 2023, and now it is listed with a new agent — Serhant — for $75 million.

The building, built in 1914, is square in the Tribeca West Historic District (between Greenwich and Hudson) and is still currently a commercial building. It is currently five stories, but back in fall 2020, the city approved plans for three additional stories, giving it 75,000 square feet of buildable interior space.

The plans below were designed by Eran Chen of ODA, the architects who did 15 Renwick, 5 Franklin Place, The James Hotel and tons of others; it was to be called The Garage and would have restored the utilitarian brick façade, quirky parapet and huge wooden windows.

The building was last sold in 2019, though I couldn’t glean the price. It was listed in 2015 for $88 million.