Mc Gowan Builders completes 11-story, 316-room Dream Downtown Hotel

Mc Gowan Builders has completed the 11-story, 316-room Dream Downtown Hotel. Mc Gowan Builders, who have provided construction services for some of the most prominent firms and organizations in the nation, served as the construction manager for this complex, $98 million project. The Dream Downtown Hotel is located at 355 West 16th St. The hotel is owned by Hampshire Hotel & Resorts LLC, and the project architect was Handel Architects LLP. The construction included the extensive redevelopment of an 11-story institutional structure into a high-end, high-amenity, 316-room hotel. The project scope included the removal of the entire curtain wall, demolition of a building section, creation of a courtyard and separation of the structure into two buildings (South and North Towers), demolition of all interiors, expansion of the North Tower by one floor and expansion of the South Tower by four floors. The Mc Gowan team installed a new curtain wall with custom, round windows, and constructed a suspended pool above the restaurant space with a transparent acrylic bottom. In addition to the complete interior build-out with luxury finishes, the construction required all new MEP and building systems. Dream Downtown's facade houses loft-inspired guest rooms and suites, a landscaped outdoor terrace with heated pool, innovative concept dining by Dr. Miguel Sánchez Romera, and a lobby restaurant and lounge operated by Strategic Hospitality. The hotel also features a beach club and an expansive destination rooftop lounge offering dramatic views of the resplendent New York City skyline. There are 316 expansive loft-inspired guestrooms, including 16 suites - seven of which are pool terrace suites with direct access to the second-floor pool and beach club cabanas - and two duplex suites with outdoor hot tubs. Mc Gowan Builders has earned a reputation for excellence through attention to detail, professionalism and over 30 years of construction experience.