As Midtown West rises from industrial no-man’s-land to a neighborhood full of vibrancy and architectural interest, a boutique hotel designed by Gene Kaufman Architect (GKA) top out this month at 333 West 38th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues.
The 34,000 square-foot, 21-story hotel has 79 rooms and a range of amenities including a roof deck, fitness center and breakfast rooms. Designed with only four rooms per floor, guests will enjoy abundant natural light and views of the city, as well as unusually private and quiet stays. The $10 million project developer is Optima Real Estate.
“The development of this 25-foot site in a neighborhood once regarded as having no development potential shows how quickly it has become a premium hospitality location,” said Gene Kaufman Architect founder and principal Gene Kaufman. “This formerly industrial area is now being embraced architecturally with elegant facades and deluxe interiors. With this project, we are not only capitalizing on this new situation – we are also increasing the project’s potential so it can continue to benefit from the neighborhood’s rising fortunes.”
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.
