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Site
A prominent through-block site between 57th and 58th Streets, Madison and Park
Avenues in midtown Manhattan
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New York, New YorkGross Floor Area
532,000 s/f Client
EIE Regent Avenue
Corporation, a subsidiary of EIE International, Tokyo, JapanTime Frame
Planning:
mid 1988–
Construction:
mid 1990–
Completion:
May 1993 |
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| |  | Four Seasons Hotel |
| New York, New York
Completed 1993 |
| Click on image to enlarge The Four Seasons Hotel was designed to possess a classic elegance that transcends both time and fashion. The 54-story tower occupies a through-block site in an exclusive part of midtown, and responds to local zoning codes with setbacks up to its cruciform crown. Clad in fine French Magny limestone, the tower becomes one with New York, which remains a masonry city despite its many glass skyscrapers. At night, the hotel has a unique skyline presence, as
finely wrought lanterns at each setback add a festive note distinct from midtown office buildings. The design evokes the grand tradition of a former time when going to a hotel was a memorable occasion. Emphasis is not on workaday efficiency — checking in and out quickly — but on celebrating the luxury hotel experience with apartment-sized guestrooms and public interiors designed around personal service and discreet ceremony.
Surrounding the grand foyer is a terraced salon-like environment that invites New Yorkers and international travelers alike to socialize over tea, drinks or light dining. Conveying an air of both grandeur and intimacy, it provides a public place to see and be seen in, a gracious stage for urban theater. |
| 372 guest accommodations: 309 standard rooms (600 s/f) and 58 suites including 4,000 s/f Presidential Suite; Grand Foyer; 3,300 s/f Lobby Lounge; 3,400 s/f bar & grill; 5,500 s/f retail; 1,700 s/f prefunction space; 7 conference/meeting rooms (400-1,600 s/f); health club facilities |
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Building Stone Institute: Annual Tucker Award |
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| East Side Association: Annual Award |
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| Concrete Industry Association: Award of Merit |
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Pei Cobb Freed & Partners services |
| Architectural Design; coordination with associate architect on construction documents and construction administration |
| Frank Williams & Associates, New York, NY |
| Robert Rosenwasser Associates, P.C., New York, NY |
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Jaros Baum & Bolles, New York, NY |
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Chhada Siembieda & Partners, Long Beach, CA, and
Betty Garber Design, Consultant, Beverly Hills, CA |
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