505 W 19
Take an exclusive tour inside the latest residential development to open along the High Line, HFZ Capital Group's 505 W 19 by designer Thomas Juul-Hansen.
Ever since the completion of the High Line's first phase, development has been prolific in converting the parking lots and industrial sites that flanked the once abandoned rail line into a menagerie of high design projects that attempt to push New York's vocabulary forward.
One of the most recently completed entries to this collection is 505 W 19, a two building development from HFZ Capital that is split by the High Line. Located at the corner of West 19th Street and 10th Avenue, the 10-story towers are the first ground-up residential project from designer Thomas Juul-Hansen, known for his many interiors commissions. His previous work includes Neil Denari's HL23 further north on the High Line, as well as Portzamparc's One57 and the penthouse at One York.
Looking south along the High Line towards the east (left) and west (right) towers.
Both towers feature walls of elongated limestone masonry that frame the glass and dark metal windows. The windows are slightly rotated along the vertical axis, creating an interesting pattern on what might have otherwise been yet another monotonous wall of glass in the city. This rotation also serves to focus views of the High Line for the residents and add a little privacy from the park visitors.
Northeast corner of the west tower from the High Line.
Close-up of the tower façade.
Northeast corner of the east tower from 10th Avenue.
East facade of the east tower from 10th Avenue.
Southeast corner of the towers from 10th Avenue.
Primary entry into the development is from the lobby nestled under the High Line structure. Entering off of West 19th Street through a stone clad entry portal, residents and guests are treated to a view of the High Line's structure from the large skylight in the center of the lobby. A regularly rotating collection of artwork will also adorn the space, in keeping with the Chelsea neighborhood's art gallery context. The ground floor also contains a retail space that will likely be filled by an art gallery tenant.
Primary entry on West 19th Street.
View of the High Line through the ramp screen at the entry.
Primary entry on West 19th Street.
View of the underside of the High Line from the lobby.
The project's two 10-story towers accommodate 35 residential units, beginning on the second floor of each. Eight units are located in the west tower, including six full-floor homes, one duplex townhouse, and one duplex penthouse. Second floor units include private terraces that feature the High Line's structure as a backdrop.
Penthouse and adjacent roof deck of the west tower.
Looking north along the High Line from the penthouse of the west tower.
Looking down on the High Line and the adjacent private terraces for both towers.
Looking south along the High Line from the penthouse of the west tower.
The project's remaining 27 units are located in the east tower, with most floors accommodating four units and penthouses on the top two floors. Penthouses on both towers feature stunning views north and south along the High Line, as well as panoramic views of Chelsea with Midtown and Lower Manhattan beyond.
Looking south along the High Line from the penthouse roof deck of the east tower.
30 Hudson Yards (right) and 551 W 21 (left) from the penthouse rooftop deck of the east tower.
Closeup of the limestone masonry wall at the penthouse of the east tower.
Looking north towards Midtown from the rooftop deck of the east tower penthouse.
Architects: Thomas Juul-Hansen with Goldstein Hill & West Architects; Developers: HFZ Capital Group; Marketing: Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group; PR: M18; Program: Residential, Retail; Location: Chelsea, New York, NY; Completion: 2015.
505 W 19
The High Line, like much of the rest of New York, has seen an incredible pace of real estate development after the city's rebound from the Great Recession. One of the many projects that have sprung up along the High Line during 2014, HFZ Capital's 505 W 19, has progressed from excavation to near completion of exterior wall in a little over a year. Last week I was given an exclusive tour of the site to see the construction progress first hand.
The project, located at the corner of West 19th Street and Tenth Avenue, consists of 35 units spread across two ten-story towers that straddle the High Line and are connected by a ground floor lobby and retail space. Designer Thomas Juul-Hansen, working on his first ground-up residential project, has overseen the design of the entire building from shell to interiors. He has previously designed the interiors of many luxury developments in the city, including Neil Denari's HL23, Portzamparc's One57, and the penthouse at One York.
Looking south on the High Line.
Rendering. Looking south on the High Line.
Both towers feature walls of elongated limestone masonry that frame the glass and metal windows. The unique design of the windows, rotated along the vertical axis, allows for increased privacy and focuses the resident's view.
Looking north from the High Line.
Looking north from the High Line stairs at West 18th Street.
Southeast corner from 10th Avenue.
Looking west from 10th Avenue.
West tower.
Detail of tower corner.
Detail of tower facade windows.
West façade of east tower from the High Line.
Future lobby entry from West 19th Street.
Rendering. Lobby entry on West 19th Street.
The two towers will sit on a podium of glass and dark metal, occupying the space underneath the High Line. Resident's will enter the lobby off of West 19th Street directly underneath the High Line, passing through a stone-clad entrance portal with brass-trimmed glass doors. Skylights in the lobby ceiling will give residents and their guests a view of the High Line's underside structure, with dramatic night time lighting.
Rendering. Lobby interior with skylights revealing the High Line above.
The lobby skylights under construction.
On the second floor, the space in between the two towers will host private terraces featuring the park's structure cutting through.
The project's 35 units are split among the two ten-story towers. Eight units are located in the west tower, including six full-floor homes, one duplex townhouse, and one duplex penthouse. The remaining 27 units are located in the east tower, with most floors accommodating four units and penthouses on the top two floors.
View of the west tower from the east tower.
View of the east tower from the west tower.
View north from the west tower penthouse.
View west from the west tower penthouse.
View south from east tower.
Rendering. West tower penthouse dining room and kitchen.
Looking north from the west tower.
Looking north from the west tower.
Looking east from the east tower penthouse.
Window-framed view of the Empire State Building and nearby Chelsea architecture.
View to the West Tower from the East Tower.
Architects: Thomas Juul-Hansen with Goldstein Hill & West Architects; Developers: HFZ Capital Group; Marketing: Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group; PR: M18; Program: Residential, Retail; Location: Chelsea, New York, NY; Completion: 2015.
505 W 19
Construction Update: 505 W 19
Construction has reached the second floor at Thomas Juul-Hansen's High Line engulfing 505 W 19. When completed, the two low rise towers, 10 floors each, will flank either side of the High Line with a lobby connecting the two underneath at the ground floor.
Architects: Thomas Juul-Hansen; Program: Residential; Location: Chelsea, New York, NY; Completion: 2015.