The city’s Porsche dealership wanted to create a new, stand-alone, technologically-advanced auto sales, showroom and service center, but there are limited places in Manhattan for such development.

The city has encouraged the continuation of the 11th Avenue Auto Row with new zoning that allows auto dealerships to combine with residential on the east side. But the western side of the block, the city only allows manufacturing, which includes the dealerships.

Brian G. Goldman, an executive managing director of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, is an auto enthusiast who races Porsches and was hired for the assignment about four years ago.

During the last decade, new or upcoming redeveloped dealerships for BMW, Mini, Mercedes, Toyota, Volkswagen and Audi have limited the number of available sites. At the same time, the new zoning made the eastern side too costly to create a stand-alone auto dealership.

Chrysler had been occupying a former bakery building at 711 11th Ave., but decided to move elsewhere, leaving room for Porsche and Goldman to pounce on its large floor plates and high ceilings.

The 1926 corner building was owned by a woman who was also intrigued with the idea that Porsche would net lease the building and make and pay for all the renovations. Her sisters owned adjoining parcels and Goldman was able to bring all three into the deal.

This means that rather than just having the one corner with 125,000 square feet, the automaker can now redevelop close to 195,000 square feet.

The end result will be a complete gut renovation and redevelopment into a state-of-the art facility that is fully representative of the brand.