New York’s High Line— the beloved elevated park built along abandoned train tracks on Manhattan’s west side — will soon offer visitors a walking tour of nearby buildings by some of the world’s best modern architects.
It already boasts Italian architect Renzo Piano’s popular design for the new Whitney Museum, a luxury condo tower designed by British designer Norman Foster, and Frank Gehry’s sail-like IAC building. An undulating, futuristic condo building designed by the late Zaha Hadid in partnership with Mexican architect Ismael Leyva is slated for occupancy early next year.
In 2019, Danish favorite Bjarke Ingels will add his touch to the architectural lineup with a pair of twisted towers.
Called The Eleventh due to the building’s location between Manhattan’s 10th and 11th avenues, the $1.9 billion development will house 240 condominiums and a 137-room luxury hotel. Take a look.
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As seen in new renderings of the structures, the buildings’ lines seem to rotate around a vertical axis, creating a sense of motion and stretching.
The western tower will be taller than the eastern one, at 400 and 300 feet tall, respectively.
Their spiral aesthetic also serves a practical purpose, since it gives more rooms views of the Hudson River on one side and New York skyline on the other.
The hotel operating in the space will be the first US location of international chain Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas, which will also run a large luxury spa.
The development will also feature an open-air pedestrian promenade adjacent to the High Line.
HFZ Capital, the development company behind the project, is teaming up with Friends of the High Line, the organization in charge of maintenance and programming at the elevated park to create the outdoor promenade at the buildings’ base, according to Curbed.
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