Selldorf Architects

200 Eleventh Avenue

200 Eleventh Avenue
© David Sundberg | Esto

200 Eleventh Avenue

Selldorf Architects

ARCHITECTS
Selldorf Architects

LOCATION
New York, New York, USA

CATEGORY
Housing

PROJECT AREA
61.000 gsf

PROJECT YEAR
2010

PHOTOGRAPHS
David Sundberg | Esto

MANUFACTURERS
Boston Valley Terra Cotta

200 Eleventh Avenue
© David Sundberg | Esto
200 Eleventh Avenue
© David Sundberg | Esto
200 Eleventh Avenue
© David Sundberg | Esto

Text description provided by architect.

This residential high-rise occupies the corner of 11th Avenue and 24th Street in West Chelsea, a new residential area forged from a former industrial zone and home to the City’s galleries for contemporary art.

The 19-story building consists of a 16-story tower supported by a 3-story plinth.

200 Eleventh Avenue
© David Sundberg | Esto
200 Eleventh Avenue
© David Sundberg | Esto

The plinth connects the building to the existing neighborhood context by maintaining street lines; the use of large windows which create a welcoming street presence; and a material palette (terracotta cladding and blackened steel window frames) that is in harmony with the surrounding industrial buildings.

Above the plinth, the tower has its own iconic architectural expression with the sinuous form of its stainless-steel rain screen which distinguishes the façade from short or long distances.

200 Eleventh Avenue
© David Sundberg | Esto
200 Eleventh Avenue
© David Sundberg | Esto

Inside, high ceilings give the 16 duplex condominiums the feel of private homes, as does the building’s garage:

a car elevator that runs along the east side of the building, allowing residents to park directly outside their front doors.

200 Eleventh Avenue
© David Sundberg | Esto
200 Eleventh Avenue
© David Sundberg | Esto
200 Eleventh Avenue
© David Sundberg | Esto


200 Eleventh Avenue
Ground Floor Plan
200 Eleventh Avenue
Typical Duplex Unit


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