Richard Meier & Partners - Perry Street Towers

Richard Meier & Partners
Perry Street Towers
New York, NY

Image courtesy Richard Meier & Partners

The two Perry Street residential condominiums located in Greenwich Village mark Pritzker Prize architect Richard Meier's first Manhattan project since Westbeth in the late 1960's, which transformed a massive former Bell Telephone laboratory space into low cost housing for artists. The 16 story towers stand at the north and south corners of Perry and West Street in the West Village overlooking the Hudson River. Their transparent minimal form will make a striking addition to a section of the New York City skyline otherwise known for its low rise, turn of the (19th) century red brick structures.

Image courtesy Richard Meier & Partners

Each building is clad in insulated laminated glass with white aluminum framing; operable windows in a modulated, syncopated pattern will create spectacular floor to ceiling glass curtain walls. With ceiling heights in excess of 10 feet, the apartments will have panoramic views of Manhattan, the Hudson River, and the New Jersey riverfront. Entering from Perry Street, residents will pass beneath a covered canopy to their independent lobbies. Each floor houses individual apartments of approximately 2,000 square feet in the North Tower and 4,000 square feet in the South Tower. (The mechanical cores are located to the east to maximize the river views.)
The South Tower will have a café on ground level that will be entered from West Street via a bridge spanning a reflecting pool. The café will be open to the public, along with an adjacent non profit art gallery. According to a recent report in the New York Post, the dining experience will be not just a café, but a 150 seat restaurant headed by one of the project's star tenants, Jean Georges Vongerichten.
The New York Post article also included Richard Meier as a tenant when the buildings are completed in 2002 along with Calvin Klein, who reportedly committed to $14 million for a 12,000 square foot, 3 level penthouse to be carved out of typically $3 8 million spaces (so nice to have the architect as a neighbor when something goes wrong!).
The project embraces not just the vibrant pedestrian life of the neighborhood, but also the newly renovated Hudson River Park a network of green and paved open promenades for walkers, joggers, bicyclists, and rollerbladers that eventually will run all the way from Battery Park City to 59th Street.

Photo: Kirsten Kiser
The model overlooking New York

Drawing courtesy Richard Meier & Partners
The North Tower

Drawing courtesy Richard Meier & Partners
The South Tower

July 24, 2000

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		Richard Meier & Partners Perry Street Towers New York, NY Image courtesy Richard Meier & Partners The two Perry Street residential condominiums located in Greenwich Village mark Pritzker Prize architect Richard Meier's first Manhattan project since Westbeth in the late 1960's, which transformed a massive former Bell Telephone laboratory space into low cost housing for artists. The 16 story towers stand at the north and south corners of Perry and West Street in the West Village overlooking the Hudson River. Their transparent minimal form will make a striking addition to a section of the New York City skyline otherwise known for its low rise, turn of the (19th) century red brick structures. Image courtesy Richard Meier & Partners Each building is clad in insulated laminated glass with white aluminum framing; operable windows in a modulated, syncopated pattern will create spectacular floor to ceiling glass curtain walls. With ceiling heights in excess of 10 feet, the apartments will have panoramic views of Manhattan, the Hudson River, and the New Jersey riverfront. Entering from Perry Street, residents will pass beneath a covered canopy to their independent lobbies. Each floor houses individual apartments of approximately 2,000 square feet in the North Tower and 4,000 square feet in the South Tower. (The mechanical cores are located to the east to maximize the river views.) The South Tower will have a café on ground level that will be entered from West Street via a bridge spanning a reflecting pool. The café will be open to the public, along with an adjacent non profit art gallery. According to a recent report in the New York Post, the dining experience will be not just a café, but a 150 seat restaurant headed by one of the project's star tenants, Jean Georges Vongerichten. The New York Post article also included Richard Meier as a tenant when the buildings are completed in 2002 along with Calvin Klein, who reportedly committed to $14 million for a 12,000 square foot, 3 level penthouse to be carved out of typically $3 8 million spaces (so nice to have the architect as a neighbor when something goes wrong!). The project embraces not just the vibrant pedestrian life of the neighborhood, but also the newly renovated Hudson River Park a network of green and paved open promenades for walkers, joggers, bicyclists, and rollerbladers that eventually will run all the way from Battery Park City to 59th Street. Photo: Kirsten Kiser The model overlooking New York Drawing courtesy Richard Meier & Partners The North Tower Drawing courtesy Richard Meier & Partners The South Tower July 24, 2000 Richard Meier arcspace features