Peter Poon Architects has taken over the interior and exterior design of the Aloft Manhattan Hotel at 50 Trinity Place, which will rise just across the street from the historic Trinity Church Yard in the Financial District. Originally, the McSam Hotel Group had proposed a hotel at the site and tapped Gene Kaufman for design. According to permits, the new hotel is set to top out at 311 feet, hosting 173 hotel rooms across 28 floors.
The building will comprise 79,000 square feet and is expected to be complete in June 2017. Its exterior will feature a 7-story base, topped by a multi-faced tower clad in grey and white. The corner will feature an open, double-height entrance, a “swooping marquee”, and floor-to-ceiling windows all the way up to the top. The guest room windows along Rector Street will all be faceted in order to direct views to the church.
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The building’s interior will draw inspiration from the “transformations of surrounding commercial buildings into modern loft-like apartments.” Rooms will feature high, open ceilings with “prominent architectural elements” and “urban industrial furniture and accessories.” Interior renderings depict an interesting interplay of patterns and colors, indeed. They also promise a fitness center, a conference room, and an interactive lobby.
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Katy Cornell
Katy Cornell is a Long Island native with a passion for writing about real estate in the big city. She recently graduated from the University of Virginia with a BA in English and is a frequent contributor to CityRealty's Market Insight and NYC real estate blog 6sqft.
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