Eater New York

Related Urban CEO Kenneth Himmel has spent the last five years building what he sees as the ultimate dining neighborhood, from a Thomas Keller restaurant all the way down to a Shake Shack, and his vision for the future is clear: A sleek, Panem-like metropolis full of businesses that cater to the upper crust. No restaurant opening here is an accident…

He knew what he wanted from the very beginning, with slots in mind of what kinds of restaurants he wanted to fill, such as a salad shop, a coffee bar, a grocer, a wine bar — all the concepts one would see in any neighborhood. 

The pièce de résistance was a fifth-floor collection of restaurants and fast-casual stalls, essentially a food court on steroids meant to draw people through the retail portion up to the food.

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