The Lumiere, 350 West 53rd Street: Review and Ratings
between Eighth Avenue & Ninth Avenue View Full Building Profile
This 7-story, mid-block building at 350 West 53rd Street has 66 condominium apartments and is known as the Lumiere.
It was developed by Victor Homes and was designed by Gerner Kronick + Valcarel.
The cast-in-place concrete structure has a glass entrance marquee and is setback from the building line at its ends and in the middle.
It has a very handsome façade with filigree incisions on the parts of the façade that Randolph Gerner, the architect, said were based on the Fibonacci sequence. Mr. Gerner said he is "dazzled" by cast-in-place concrete," but added that its imperfections need be hid and that when plotted the Fibonacci mathematical sequence products spirals like Nautilis shells are "one of the most pleasing shapes."
The building, which is pet-friendly, has a attractive fenestration pattern of floor-to-ceiling windows.
The building, which is between 8th and 9th Avenues, has a full-time doorman/concierge service, a live-in superintendent, refrigerated storage, a fitness room, individual storage units, bicycle storage and many balconies.
It has several "townhouse" units, half of which have gardens and the other half have street entrances. The building's 6 penthouse units share a roof deck.
The apartments feature Werner bamboo floors and individually controlled heating and air-conditioning units and Bosch washers and dryers. There is a garden for all residents in the rear of the building.
The building was completed in 2005.
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