For those who require short-term accommodation while moving or renovating their home, this hotel residence is the perfect home away from home.
Buying or creating your dream home may require you to live like a nomad, as it may take weeks or months for a renovation to be complete, or there may be an unexpected gap between the sale of your home and when you are able move into your new home. Most standard leases are 12 months long, and finding a temporary accommodation can be a challenge. AKA United Nations was designed to be the ideal home away from home during this “in-between” phase.
AKA United Nations caters to the traveler or the NYC-local staying for weeks or months at a time by balancing the style and hospitality of an intimate hotel with the space and comfort of a fully appointed luxury condominium. It offers one-bedroom and premium furnished suites featuring exceptional business, wellness and lifestyle amenities.
Luxury residential-style suites include private balconies with spectacular skyline and East River views, European-style full, open kitchens and custom made cabinets, luxurious bathrooms with Carrara marble and glass showers. Other amenities include curated grocery lists from Fresh Direct delivered in-suite upon arrival, a 24-hour fitness center, and a serene outdoor landscaped terrace and tranquility garden.
Everyone knows that New York City is a breeding ground for architectural innovation. To celebrate the end of Archtober, we have located four New York properties with hidden architectural marvels that are nearly invisible to the naked eye.
1 Flatbush
Downtown Brooklyn
This “floating” Hill West Architects-designed apartment building appears to hover gracefully above the retail space on its ground level, which is accomplished by setting the second floor amenity space back with terrace parapets and a view gap.
Photo courtesy of MAQE
1 Seaport
Financial District
Hill West Architects replicates the exact color of sunlight reflecting off of the East River for the color of the glass on the condo’s exterior, seamlessly extending its 360-degree harbor views.
Photo courtesy of Williams New York
277 Fifth
NoMad
Rafael Viñoly opted to place the support columns on the outside of this luxury condo, creating the appearance of an exoskeleton in between the floor-to-ceiling windows. On the interior, the result is wide open spaces without support columns breaking up the open layout.
Photo courtesy of Pentagram
Sky
Midtown West
One would never guess this slim building boasts the most apartments in a single tower in New York City. At 1,175 units and nearly one million square feet, Hill West Architects kept the building sleek and slim by sliding two connected masses away from one another on a single base.
Photo courtesy of Tim Waltman for Evan Joseph Photography