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30 Park Place - Photo by Joe Woolhead — 30 Park Place – Photo by Joe Woolhead

Earlier this week, New York developer Larry Silverstein announced the commencement of closings at the Robert A.M. Stern-designed 30 Park Place Four Seasons Private Residences New York Downtown. The 926-foot tower, which stands as the tallest condominium to grace the Downtown Manhattan skyline, will also welcome its first residents to the building.

“We are delighted to welcome our new residents to 30 Park Place,” said Larry Silverstein, Chairman of Silverstein Properties. “With its new shops and restaurants, great schools and green spaces, downtown has become the most desired and fastest-growing residential neighborhood in Manhattan.”

The completion of 30 Park Place Four Seasons Private Residences New York Downtown is a major celebratory milestone for Lower Manhattan. With more than 75 percent of the 157 residences already sold, 30 Park Place is beginning to market the Penthouse Residences, which includes a collection of 11 half-and full-floor homes at the top of the building, all with outdoor space. Two model residences by internationally-renowned interior designers will be launched in the Fall to celebrate the dramatic views from these elegant homes.

“With most of our residences under contract we are thrilled to begin closings and deliver to our buyers a residential lifestyle experience like no other,” said Rob Vecsler, President, Residential Development for Silverstein Properties. “With the residences starting on the 40th floor, 30 Park Place offers spectacular views, gracious layouts, a full suite of amenities, CUT restaurant, and the white-glove service of Four Seasons Hotels and Resort — all within one of the most exciting neighborhoods in New York.”

Adding to the excitement will be the opening of the Four Seasons Hotel New York Downtown, which sits below the private residences at 30 Park Place. Occupying the first 24 floors of the tower is an exclusive collection of 185 guest rooms and suites designed by Yabu Pushelberg. The hotel has begun accepting reservations for its first guests in the fall. Known for its five-star services, experiences, and amenities, The Four Seasons Hotel New York Downtown will also be home to CUT by Wolfgang Puck, the celebrity chef and restaurateur’s first and only New York restaurant.

Luminaries from every category of New York will gather on January 10 to pay tribute to a seminal figure in the development of the city as it stands today – Elie Hirschfeld.

Midtown’s historic Harmonie Club will play host to a veritable who’s who of Gotham, gathered to celebrate the 65th birthday of a man who helped define modern New York.

While the guest list is private, those expected to attend will include a U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, a prominent Broadway producer, the president of the New York City Triathlon, several leaders of major philanthropies, top New York clergy figures and a prominent array of physicians, journalists, and national award winners.

“My husband, Elie has had a positive impact on so many people in so many industries on both a professional and philanthropic level,” says Dr. Sarah Schlesinger MD of the Rockefeller University. “It’s heartwarming to have an occasion where his work and compassion can be celebrated in this way.”

_DSC4936 EH & SS (sweet) — Dr. Sarah Schlesinger MD of the Rockefeller University with the guest of honor, her husband, New York real estate luminary, Elie Hirschfeld.

The celebrated real estate mogul, philanthropist, athlete and patron of the arts has had a significant hand in the development and re-purposing of many prominent city properties including Riverside South, The Grand Sutton, Park Avenue Court, The Hotel Pennsylvania and The Exchange Tower.

But Hirschfeld’s focus has always extended far beyond any single project. His visionary collaborations with such prominent partners as Silverstein Properties, The Zeckendorf Organization, The Donald Trump Organization and others have yielded some of the more spectacular projects in the history of the city.

Game-changing Hirschfeld projects have included The Sports Club/LA, a completely vertical sports club, Manhattan Mall, one of the first vertical shopping malls in NYC, and New York’s first open-air parking garage.

And while his business accomplishments are many, it may be his seemingly endless charitable endeavors that may be his most lasting legacy. He launched the Hirschfeld Foundation to channel his philanthropic efforts in support of education, healthcare, athletics and Jewish causes.

EH, Dannon Krakow-1-27-14a — Hirschfeld’s ongoing efforts to promote awareness of Jewish history and culture are demonstrated in his presence with Israeli Knesset Minister Dany Dannon at the Holocaust Memorial dedication in Poland last January.

“My personal history of giving began when I was a student at Brown University,” Hirschfeld says. “I became President of Brown’s Hillel and was elected President of my Senior Class. I was inspired by both Brown and Hillel to do more for others and to seek to improve the world. I went on to support numerous educational institutions, hospitals, Jewish organizations, and other non-profit groups. I created the Hirschfeld Foundation to expand my personal efforts.”

This event provides the many people Hirschfeld has touched the opportunity to show how much those efforts have meant.