Last night, at the meeting of the Community Board 1 Landmarks Committee, architect Stephen B. Jacobs presented the plans for the six-story hotel at 456 Greenwich, which spans the entire block of Desbrosses between Greenwich and Washington. The brand isn’t “defined” yet, but Jacobs said the hotel will be “very high end,” pointing to the average size of the rooms (450 square feet) as evidence.

The lot is L-shaped, and the part that’s on Greenwich—where there’s currently a one-story garage—is in the Tribeca North Historic District, but the Landmarks Preservation Commission already signaled that it was OK with demolishing it. As a gesture toward the historic district, Jacobs backloaded the higher part of the hotel, so it’s taller in the non-landmarked areas. (The mechanicals had to go on the roof, because the hotel is in the flood plain.) The design is meant to be a “contemporary interpretation of mercantile buildings in the historic district,” but with a set-back roof, as tends to happen to contemporary buildings in the historic district. The building is mainly brick and zinc panels, and the street-level canopy is corrugated glass. (All of which must pass muster with the Landmarks Preservation Commission; I didn’t catch when the LPC’s public hearing is, but I’ll try to find out and add it here.) UPDATE: It’s not on the July 21 meeting, but it could still get added to that agenda. Your best bet is to keep an eye on the LPC’s site.

The hotel will have entrances on all three streets, and the plan is for food and beverage on the ground floor—but because the brand partner hasn’t been determined yet, that could change. Not till the hotel applies for a liquor license—many years away—will we likely learn the specifics.

Note: These are photos from a projected presentation, so the colors get wiggy here and there. But in the last photo, of the materials, note how the brick will have some texture. All photos enlarge if you click on them.

And here’s the rendering that had previously been released; the top floors don’t seem to match what was shown last night, but neighbors concerned about that much light might want to ask the LPC to think about it.