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Palace Theatre - 1568 Broadway

The Palace Theatre, constructed in 1913, is an iconic part of Broadway and an interior landmark. In an extraordinary feat of engineering and preservation, that interior has been lifted 30 feet and reinstalled with its opulent historic features intact.

This unprecedented venture required innovative stabilization methods, extensive research and planning, a web of scaffolding, precision monitoring of the plasterwork, cutting-edge engineering, and a vast team of consultants and peer reviewers to safeguard the historic integrity of the building during the four-month-long lift. Preventative measures included making plaster molds of every ornamental element and cataloging salvaged items.

The results combine preservation with contemporary functionality. The double balcony, proscenium boxes, and orchestra-level promenade retain their original splendor, adorned with high-relief plasterwork, Siena marble knee walls, and intricately designed cast iron staircases. Missing plaster elements were recast to match existing details, and decorative paints were recreated and applied, with glazes added for an authentic finish.

The result is a transformed theater, with new entrances, expanded front-of-house amenities, state-of-the-art back-of-house facilities, and improved accessibility and safety systems.

PROJECT LIST

Broadway Palace Theater Company
Stewart F. Lane
James L. Nederlander
Nederlander Organization
Cosentini Associates, Inc.
EverGreene Architectural Arts
Fisher Marantz Stone
Francis Dzikowski Photography, Inc.
Jablonski Building Conservation, Inc.
Jaffe Holden
Mancini Duffy
PBDW Architects
Rizzo Group
Severud Associates
Structure Tone Building Group
Theatre Projects
Urban Foundation Engineering, LLC
Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.
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Video by Gil Gilbert

The Lucy G. Moses Preservation Awards are the New York Landmarks Conservancy’s highest honors for outstanding preservation. We are grateful for the generous support of the Henry and Lucy Moses Fund, which makes the Awards possible. Lucy Goldschmidt Moses was a dedicated New Yorker whose generosity benefited the City for over five decades. Mrs. Moses and her husband, attorney Henry L. Moses, shared a wide range of philanthropic interests. “I don’t think we’re worth anything unless we do for others,” said Mrs. Moses in a 1983 interview with The New York Times.