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CURRENT PROJECT

133-139 MacDougal Street - Provincetown Playhouse

Currently an office and apartment building, 133-139 MacDougal houses an important cultural spot in the history of American theater: the Provincetown Playhouse. After NYU's plan for a new building that can accommodate legal research centers while still preserving the orignal walls of the Provincetown Theater received an almost unanimous vote of support from Community Board 2, the University has moved forward with planning and construction.

The project began in fall 2008 and is scheduled to be completed in the summer of 2010.

photo: Provincetown Playhouse

Project Overview
After reviewing many options for the site, NYU has come up with a sensitive and contextual plan that respects the cultural history of the site.

  • The University is preserving the Provincetown Playhouse walls and other historical elements to honor the rich history of the pre-1940s and post 1940s theater.
  • The new building is of low-scale with a new façade only a few feet higher than the current building height and is designed and detailed to be harmonious with the existing streetscape. It will be a brick building which will house NYU Law faculty and student research centers.

The project has been broken down into four phases:

  • The first phase was abatement.
  • The second phase is the interior and exterior demolition.
  • The third phase will include the excavation and reconstruction of the foundation.
  • The fourth phase will be the construction of the new building.

The project is currently in the third phase.