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Residents press Convene on late hours, crowd control and event limits for 555–557 Broadway
Summary
Convene, the event‑space operator proposing to combine 555 and 557 Broadway into a corporate meetings facility, told Community Board 2 that most programs would be daytime corporate meetings and training, but residents pressed the operator over late‑night receptions, noise and large, concentrated exits from the building.
Convene, the hospitality operator proposing a corporate meetings and events venue at 555–557 Broadway, told Manhattan City Community Board 2’s SLA committee that the space would serve Fortune 500 clients for daytime training and occasional evening receptions, and said it would not host weddings or fashion shows.
The company’s vice president of operational excellence, Alan Beardsley, said the planned facility has seven rooms and a maximum capacity of about 452 people. Beardsley said hours requested on the SLA application are broad to allow flexibility for corporate programs but that most arrangements are daytime: “these are specifically daytime trainings. ... And then as a maybe perhaps a recognition of progress within their own roles or like a celebration during the holiday time, that’s when the…
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