The EVEN Hotel Brooklyn,the latest IHG hotel designed by Gene Kaufman Architect, opened this month at 46 Nevins Street, in the heart of Downtown Brooklyn. The 13-story, 202-room hotel has been developed by CBCS Equities and Barone Management.
The steel structure has a modern and contextual design. An accentuated corner treatment at the intersection of Nevins and Schermerhorn streets, location of the hotel's entrance, softens the impact of the 83,000-square-foot hotel's massing. Large glass storefronts further enliven the street-level experience and a large interior courtyard utilizing the natural historic brick of the adjoining building creates an open, airy centerpiece that leads directly into the dining area.
Sunlight pours into the hotel's south-facing corner rooms through large wrap-around, floor-to-ceiling windows offering views across Nevins and Schermerhorn streets. Bay windows in rooms at the back of the hotel create intimate spaces while extending the rooms beyond the hotel's back wall.
“The opening of the EVEN Hotel Brooklyn and the Holiday Inn Brooklyn Nevins Station, another major project which we designed for IHG and which started welcoming visitors in April, leave no doubt that Downtown Brooklyn has arrived,” saidGene Kaufman, founder and principal of Gene Kaufman Architecture. “This is an exciting time to be in hospitality design and to be creating new premium locations for these IHG brands.”
The latest location of the health-conscious EVEN brand features a host of amenities. Guests can reach the two-level, 1,300-square-foot fitness center, open 24/7, directly from the lobby via a feature staircase with a lush greenwall (the studio is also accessible by elevator). Other health-focused amenities include in-room “fitness zones” with cork flooring and personal exercise equipment, and myriad healthy food and beverage options like the made-to-order smoothies and Grab 'n' Go meals available in the ground floor Cork & Kale Market and Bar.
The new hotel is within walking distance of some of Brooklyn’s most popular attractions. These include the famedBarclay’s Center sports arena, theBrooklyn Academy of Music cultural center, the historic Brooklyn Heightsneighborhood, and Brooklyn Navy Yard, and an eclectic mix of shopping, dining, entertainment and sightseeing venues. With a major transportation hub, the Atlantic Avenue-Pacific Street subway station, nearby, visitors have easy access to Manhattan, other parts of Brooklyn, and the rest of the city.
The EVEN Hotel Brooklyn is just the latest IHG project designed by Gene Kaufman Architect. The firm has designed 12 other New York City IHG hotels, including Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Crowne Plaza, Candlewood Suites, and Staybridge Suites. Gene Kaufman Architects’ latest IHG project, the Holiday Inn Brooklyn-Nevins Station, opened in April at 300 Schermerhorn Street.
The hotel's interiors are by HVS Design and Andrew Myers Interior Design, with landscape design by Ambius.
Gene Kaufman Architect (GKA) is known for high-caliber, high-impact designs that are both innovative and highly efficient. For nearly 30 years, Founding Principal Gene Kaufman and his team have helped New York City’s most active developers realize substantial bottom-line results through thoughtful design, bringing to bear a wide-ranging expertise in zoning, land-use, variances, urban planning, and historic restoration. Known as hospitality architects par excellence, GKA also has a large portfolio of commercial, educational and institutional commissions; residential projects; and urban developments, notably multi-family residences and adaptive-reuse projects. An award-winning interior design practice has created striking interiors for boutique and branded hotels, multi-unit residential properties, and cutting-edge restaurants and lounges. In 2011, GKA joined forces with the legendary Gwathmey Siegel + Associates to form Gwathmey Siegel Kaufman Architects, which works collaboratively with GKA to offer clients the full spectrum of architectural services. For more information, visit www.gkapc.com.
