Zaha Hadid's final New York City apartment building has robot valets and a private IMAX theater
Hadid's 135-foot-tall building lives at 520 West 28th Street on Manhattan's far west side. It's two blocks away from Hudson Yards, the new $20 billion neighborhood set to open in 2024.
Hadid was known for her curved buildings, many of which featured geometric forms.
520 West 28th Street is no exception.
The stainless metal exterior wraps around to form an L-shape. To create the curves, each panel of cladding was laser-cut.
The 11-story building will feature 40 condos, including two $50 million penthouses with floor-to-ceiling windows.
This is the view from the window of one of the model units. You can see the High Line and West Chelsea down below.
When I walked in, I immediately knew it was Hadid's work.
The marble kitchen island's edge swoop down just like the exterior building facade. Hadid worked with the Italian designer Boffi to create it, according to Related Companies' spokesperson Heather McDonough.
Everything in the model apartment is top of the line. The windows open via apps and the lighting is energy-efficient. The furniture is beautiful, but the smart home gadgetry is fun, too.
The kitchens will each come with two ovens by Gaggenau: One is a typical oven, and the other is a steam oven (a cross between an oven and a microwave). The ovens swung open when I pressed the button on the side.
If residents have a wine collection, they will be able to store up to 99 bottles in a temperature-controlled rack like this one.
The bathrooms (also a collaboration between Boffi and Hadid) will include marble floors, rainfall shower heads, and six-foot-long tubs.
The walls that enclose the toilet are especially fancy. The transparent glass frosts over with the flip of a switch.
The building's living rooms will open to private balconies that overlook the High Line and a 2,500-square-foot sculpture garden. The art will be curated by High Line Art, a public program that presents artwork on and around the walkway.
The apartments will range from about 1,700 to 6,600 square feet, with two to five-bedroom layouts. All of the ceilings will stretch over 10 feet high.
The building also will include a parade of amenities, including an automated 12-car garage. When residents arrive, they will notify the garage via a key fob, which will automatically open the door. Residents will then drive onto the platform, and a kiosk will ask them if they have their belongings. Once everything checks out, the platform will lift the car to its parking spot like an elevator, but for a car.
Doormen and a concierge will staff the lobby 24-7.
Through the lobby, there will be a private IMAX theater that seats 12 people. The developers hope to show films at the same times they premiere in theaters, McDonough told Business Insider.
On the same floor, there will be a private spa, fitness center, and 75-foot pool with a skylight.
The building will also feature four elevators (unusual for many NYC apartments) that run next to each other in two elevator shafts. Residents will hardly ever need to wait.
Residents who live here won't have to breathe normal city air. Before they move in, NYC's dirty air will be filtered four times in every condo.
The building will be impressive, but so is the neighborhood that surrounds it. Future residents could easily walk to Chelsea Market, the Hudson River running trail, the Whitney Museum ...
... and the numerous shops, bars, and restaurants that are only a few blocks away.
Prices for the apartments range from $4.9 million for a two-bedroom apartment to $50 million for the largest penthouse.
Hadid competed against other well-known architects to design 520 West 28th Street. Her style "is an optimistic view of the future," Gregory Gushee, Related's executive vice president, told The New York Times. "It’s modern and taking advantage of curves, which is hard to do in real estate — it’s expensive to do, frankly — but the design was so compelling that we decided to spend the money."
Source: The New York Times
Hadid, the first woman and Muslim to win the Pritzker Prize (widely considered the Nobel Prize of architecture), changed the industry forever with her futuristic buildings. 520 West 28th Street will serve as a testament to her creative vision.
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