French luxury department store Printemps plans to open its first U.S. store in March, according to One Wall Street developer Harry McCraw.
The long-awaited launch (previously reported to take place in the spring) may be the retail-starved FiDi space’s most significant debut yet.
It also should further polish the image of McCraw’s office-to-condominium conversion project in the landmark former Irving Trust Tower.
Spanning more than 55,000 square feet on Broadway between Wall Street and Pine Street, the all-purpose fashion store will be a welcome sight for downtown residents and shoppers from afar.
Shoppers can access two sales areas through the tower’s restored Red Room. The Red Room was designated an internal landmark by the city this year, but is a dramatic space that has long been closed to the public.
But will this lead to promotion of condominium sales? We reported last week that only 112 of the 566 units have been sold so far.
The total price reached 113 after Unit 715 closed on November 29th for $965,000.
Mr. McCraw wasn’t interested in our sarcastic headline: “No fuss about Harry’s,” but politely and confidently told us, “We couldn’t be happier with the sales.” he said.
