Manhattan, NY Gene Kaufman Architect (GKA) has broke ground on a new Broadway theater-themed independent hotel, the lead project for new boutique hotel brand. The 211-room, 27-floor hotel is located at 305 West 48th St. in Hell’s Kitchen near Times Sq., with proximity to more than a dozen theaters. The Rockwell Group is handling the hotel’s interior design, with concepts still under development.
Hotel amenities span top to bottom and include a 27th floor rooftop bar, a lounge and terrace on the 2nd floor, a rear garden on the 1st floor and a bar and lounge located at cellar level.
GKA’s Gene Kaufman said, “I embrace the challenge of helping launch a new hotel brand, an exciting undertaking that requires a thoughtful and deliberate approach from a design standpoint. The aesthetics are critical in setting the structural and design tones for the brand, particularly as it seeks to establish itself against the backdrop of the colorful theater scene it calls home.”
Adjacent to the theater district, Hell’s Kitchen has been home of some of N.Y.’s most beloved theaters and arts organizations, with pre and post-theater crowds from Broadway, tourists from Times Sq. and workers from nearby offices frequenting the neighborhood.
GKA has a well-earned reputation in the real estate and private development arenas for high-caliber, high-impact designs that are innovative and highly efficient. For nearly 30 years, Principal Gene Kaufman and his team have cultivated strong, collaborative relationships with some of New York City’s most active developers, helping them to realize substantial bottom-line results through thoughtful design. Known as a hospitality designer par excellence, the firm also has a significant portfolio of commercial, educational and institutional commissions; residential projects; and urban developments, notably multi-family residences and adaptive-reuse projects. GKA’s special expertise in the niche areas of zoning, land-use changes, variances, urban planning and historic restoration is a critical resource for clients. In 2011, GKA joined forces with Gwathmey Siegel + Associates, the architecture practice of the celebrated modernists Charles Gwathmey, who died in 2009, and Robert Siegel. The resulting firm, Gwathmey Siegel Kaufman & Associates Architects (GSKA), works collaboratively with GKA to provide clients with the full spectrum of architectural services. For more information, visit www.gkapc.com.
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