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Moinian's Atelier tops off on Manhattan's West Side.


Atelier, a luxury residential tower that will feature 478 studio, one- and two-bedroom condominiums, has recently attained its highest structural point at 46 stories.

At the topping off ceremony it was announced that sales begin in April of this year, with occupancy expected in January of 2007. Atelier will offer residents dramatic 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 the Manhattan skyline in an emerging new neighborhood.

"This magnificent building represents the start of something very significant," said Joe Moinian, chief executive officer of the Moinian Group, which is developing Atelier along with MacFarlane MacFarlane or Macfarlane is a surname shared by:
  • Alan Macfarlane (born 1941), a professor of anthropological science at Cambridge University
  • Alexander Macfarlane (mathematician) (1851-1913), a Scottish-Canadian logician, physicist, and mathematician
 Partners. "A new neighborhood is being born with Atelier setting the standard for beauty, strength and luxury."

The building is located at 635 West 42nd Street at between 1 lth and 12th Avenues in Manhattan. Atelier is the initial phase in a mixed-use project that will total 1.5 million square feet of commercial and residential space.

Upon completion, Atelier will boast a variety of amenities including an exclusive outdoor sports deck with full basketball and volleyball volleyball, outdoor or indoor ball and net game played on a level court. An upright net, 3 ft (or 1 m) high, the top of which stands 8 ft (2.43 m) from the ground for men, 7 ft 4 1/8 in (2.  courts, and a Sky Lounge with billiards billiards, any one of a number of games played with a tapered, leather-tipped stick called a cue and various numbers of balls on a rectangular, cloth-covered slate table with raised and cushioned edges.  room, catering kitchen and sun deck. A 12,000 s/f fitness center and a sky-lit indoor pool will also be available to residents. Atelier will feature 15,700 s/ f of ground-floor retail space and a 100-vehicle subterranean parking garage.

"We're very excited about Atelier and the fact that buyers, even at this early stage, recognize the value inherent in this beautifully designed building," said Adrienne Albert, president of The Marketing Directors, Inc., which is the building's exclusive marketing and sales agent. "I anticipate that Atelier will be one of the city's great success stories."

Atelier represents one-third of the total development that will take shape at this location during the next four years. Offering for-sale residential condominiums, retail shops and public parking, Atelier will occupy most of the city block on the north side of West 42nd Street, between llth Avenue and the Hudson River.

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, Costas Kondylis Costas Kondylis and Partners, LLP, is an architectural firm headquartered in Manhattan. Their influence on New York City’s skyline has been commented on by New York Living Magazine  & Partners, designed Atelier. The building will feature innovative spaces that are provocative and airy air·y  
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Title Annotation:The Moinian Group
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Date:Mar 15, 2006
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