The Times recently published a useful roundup of development activity along the planned High Line park that runs through the West Chelsea and Meatpacking districts of Manhattan. We thought we would start off the new year with a recap of what may be in the works: new residential projects from Frank Gehry, Jean Nouvel, Robert A.M. Stern, Gwathmey Seigel, and Annabelle Seldorf among others. This once dormant elevated railway will be re-imagined by Diller Scofidio & Renfro into a corridor of public space. Developers plan to line the adjacent properties with a mix of condo and rental apartments and lofts. Our cheat-sheet of details and locations (courtesy of that informative Times article) is after the jump.
The live/work concept in loft living was an early hallmark of residential life in Soho and Tribeca. But as the art world moved north to West Chelsea, new apartments and conversions have tended to be configured as conventional living space. We were pleased to read in the Times recently that this 12-story condo planned near 10th Avenue in Chelsea will have four ground-floor duplex units that will double as live/work spaces, with sky-lit galleries below grade meant for production and display of art. Units will also have sliding walls to allow flexible open plans. The design by architect Audrey Matlock will have a curtain wall with horizontal bands of glass set at irregular angles, giving it the kind of striking abstract form we tend to like. The project, developed by Madison Equities, will have 47 units in all, including one, two and three-bedroom apartments. Occupancy is expected in March of 2007. The area is about to see a dramatic transformation, with Frank Gehry's IAC headquarters just two blocks away, and major residential projects planned along the coming High-Line park.
