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Design Details of Pomeranc's Smythe Hotel

March 20, 2007 at 5:05 PM | 0 Comments

As Six Columbus continues to languish on the Upper West Side, Jason Pomeranc's Tribeca project, Smythe continues to get some press.

It was recently announced that the Brennan Beer Gorman Architects will design the hotel, which will include 15 condos atop 100 hotel rooms on the corner of West Broadway and Chambers. Some design details:

Smyth's tall, slim windows with charcoal mullions alternate have been designed to draw the eye upward. A sense of texture and layer is conveyed by the interplay of the pre-cast concrete façade and window mullions, as well as the building's base--a combination of smooth pre-cast panels and pitted `shot sawn' limestone.

Some design problems?

The 100-ft. by 75-ft. site imparted several constraints on the design of the building, such as the city's required zoning heights, the building's proximity to a MTA subway station that could have affected the Smyth's foundation, and the fact that the site falls within a specially designated environmental control zone as defined by the U.S. Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), which required that special details and construction materials be used to diminish the impact the building may have on the neighborhood.

Oy, that sounds like Allen Street, Redux.

As for the residences they will be located on floors 10-13 and will share a rooftop terrace. But the clincher is the opening date of January 2008 which if Jason hasn't checked the calendar recently is eight months away. And the countdown begins....

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