Meier-designed building is topped off on schedule.The superstructure of 165 Charles St., a luxury condominium tower designed "inside and out" by Richard Meier Richard Meier (born October 12 1934 in Newark, New Jersey) is an influential, contemporary American architect known for his rationalist designs and the use of the colour white. , developer Izak Senbahar and Alexico Management Group, was topped off last week in a lunchtime ceremony. This milestone, achieved on time and on budget, will allow the building to open as scheduled in May of 2005. The 165 Charles St. team includes construction management by Bovis Lend Lease, development by Alexico Management Group (developer of such properties as The Grand Beckman and Hotel Pennsylvania Coordinates: The Hotel Pennsylvania is a hotel located at 401 7th Avenue in Manhattan, across the street from Pennsylvania Station and Madison Square Garden in New York City. ) and the Sunshine Group, Ltd, exclusive marketing agents. Richard Meier has designed a luxury condominium tower in Manhattan's West Village that will mark the first freestanding residential project in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of with both exterior and interior designs by the noted architect. This glazed condominium tower wall boast spectacular sunset views of the Hudson River Hudson River River, New York, U.S. Originating in the Adirondack Mountains and flowing for about 315 mi (507 km) to New York City, it was named for Henry Hudson, who explored it in 1609. Dutch settlement of the Hudson valley began in 1629. and continue the beautification beau·ti·fy tr. & intr.v. beau·ti·fied, beau·ti·fy·ing, beau·ti·fies To make or become beautiful. beau of an area that has experienced significant revitalization. The Pritzker Prize-winning architect, commissioned by Izak Senbahar and Simon Elias, of Alexico Management Group, welcomed the opportunity to design a residential tower on the corner site of Charles and West Streets. 165 Charles St. represents a unique opportunity for Richard Meier to increase his architectural contribution to New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. and, in particular, to the Manhattan skyline. The elegant and graceful glass and steel structure contains open loft-like spaces with 11-foot high ceilings that allow for breathtaking panoramic views of the Hudson River from each of the 16 floors. An expertly designed structural spine yields an open plan and free-flowing spaces, with the front portion of each floor organized around a kitchen island unit. The resulting trio of towers will be a landmark of modern architecture. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Meier, "Until recently, New York has not been a city in which the art of architecture has been seen as being an integral part of the lifeblood of this extraordinary metropolis. One sign that this situation is changing occurs on the West side at Charles Street Charles Street is the name of a north-south street in the city center of Boston, Massachusetts. It begins in the north at Leverett Circle, where it intersects Cambridge Street and Storrow Drive, and gives its name to the Charles/MGH station of the MBTA. ." Scheduled for completion in spring 2005, the Charles Street Apartments will have 31 units: four studio units, two one-bedrooms, two two-bedrooms, 22 three-bedrooms and a two-level four-bedroom penthouse. All three-bedroom units will have balconies and the penthouse will have a wraparound Wraparound A financing device that permits an existing loan to be refinanced and new money to be advanced at an interest rate between the rate charged on the old loan and the current market interest rate. terrace on the north, west and south faces. "This will be a different product; these completely Richard Meier-designed residences are by an architect that designed churches and museums," said Izak Senbahar. "It will be a work of art where the interior design is as important as the exterior design." All design decisions incorporate the highest quality fixtures, appliances and materials. The units have Jet-Mist granite floors, wenge wood floors, acoustically-improved windows and white Surell kitchen and bathroom surfaces. The kitchens feature Subzero and Gaggenau appliances. Amenities include a fitness center boasting state-of-the-art equipment, a 50-foot infinity pool with water wall, a wine cellar containing 32 individual climate-controlled wine cabinets by Eurocave and a professional screening room with 35 leather seats, originally designed by Richard Meier for The Getty Center. |
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