- A 19-story, 204,500 sf luxury boutique hotel located over the High Line, in the heart of Manhattan’s Meatpacking district
- The building’s structure consists of cast-in-place concrete
- A transfer system spanning the High Line is located at the fifth floor and enables the above floor construction
- This transfer system required the use of grade 65 steel to accommodate the 114-foot length
- The project’ss elegant East Pier is a 5-foot thick, 57-foot tall architectural exposed concrete member
- Poor soil conditions required a deep foundation system
- The proximity of ground water close to street level necessitated the implementation of a heavily reinforced bathtub-type foundation
- Awards:
SEAoNC – Award of Merit (Landmark Structures) 2013
SEoNY – Outstanding Project, Over $100M 2011
Architype Review Hotels + Highlights 2010
ACEC National – Engineering Excellence Award Finalist, Structural Systems 2009
ACEC New York – Diamond Award, Structural Systems 2009
CIB Roger H. Corbetta Awards – Award of Merit, Special Recognition 2009
New York Construction – Award of Merit, Multi-Family Residential/Hospitality 2009