A sales office has opened for the 11-story, 10-unit residential condominium building planned at 459 West 18th Street.

The building has been designed by Della Valle + Bernheimer Design, which has also designe the new building at 245 Tenth Avenue.

This building is just to the west of another new residential condominium development, The Chelsea Modern, designed by Audrey Matlock, which has an angled glass facade and windows that open by extending outwards.

"Rather than look to the past as a reference, Della Valle + Bernheimer chose to respond to the design of an adjacent...building by architect Audrey Matlock...[that is all delicate planes and irregular surfaces," said partner Jared Della Valle. "Ours is about mass, determined by the building's L-shaped plan and setbacks," he continued.

"Severe in its mass, profile, and detail, 459 West 18th street strives to achieve two different experiences. On one hand the project conveys a strong sense of place to would-be home owners in a neighborhood that is both new and constantly evolving and on the other hand possess[es a sense of tranquility and quiet through its careful detail and muted interior palette," according to the architects.

The building's facade is comprised of black composite aluminum panels and fritted glass and the architects note that "punctures through the mass for fenestration are expressed as extruded collars."

The building, which has angled setbacks near the top, will have a part-time doorman, central air-conditioning and heating, and keyed elevator. Most apartments will have 9-foot-4-inch ceilings, recessing ceiling lights, and kitchen fixtures and cabinetry designed by Della Valle Bernheimer for RIFRA, and Bosch dishwashers. The penthouse units will have 10-foot-5-inch ceilings and wood-burning fireplaces and Miele ovens and Ipe wood decking on the terraces.

459 W 18th St. LLC, of which Jared Della Valle is an officer and Robert Ricciardelli is a managing member is the developer.