565 Broome Street: Review and Ratings

Review of 565 Broome Street by Carter Horsley

This stunning, twin-tower development at 565 Broome Street in SoHo overlooking the Freeman Plaza approach to the Holland Tunnel was developed by Bizzi & Partners Development, Aronov Development, Halpern Real Estate Ventures, Cindat Capital Management and Michael Shvo. 

The Renzo Piano Workshop was the architect.  It is Mr. Piano's first residential project in the city.  Mr. Piano was the architect also of the recently opened Whitney Museum of American Art next to the southern end of the High Line Elevated Park in the West Village, a hulking structure that looks like a huge battleship overlooking the Hudson River. 

SLCE is the executive architect.  Rena Dumas Architecture Interieure is the interior designer. 

The 30-story, reflective-glass towers have rounded corners and rise from a broad base that is deeply punctuated with thin indentations are the east and west sides and at the base of the towers. 

The development includes 115 condominium apartments. 

It is expected to be completed in 2018.

Bottom Line

A very elegant and impressive twin-tower glass building with dramatic lobby and cobblestone driveway and curved corners overlooking a large landscaped plaza in western SoHo a bit north of the Holland Tunnel.

Description

The ground floor and second floor will include almost 17,000 square feet of retail space, the building's double-height lobby and a private gated, cobblestone driveway. 

The towers start on the 16th floor and there is a thin, recessed grill connecting the towers at the top.

Amenities

The building will have a doorman and concierge and amenities are located on the 5th, 7th and 9th floors and include a lounge with a wet bar, a fitness center, a 55-foot-long saltwater pool, a children's playroom, a roof deck and a terrace.

Apartments

There six duplex units including two penthouses and four on the 16th floor.  All duplexes have a 25-foot-long saltwater pool. 

All apartments have floor-to-ceiling windows, six-inch-wide white oak plank floors and kitchens with white oak cabinetry and Basaltina countertops.,  Baths have Calacatta Caldia marble slab walls. 

Apartment S23A is a three-bedroom unit with a 13-foot-long entry gallery that leads to a 31-foot-long great room with an open, 15-foot-long kitchen with an island. 

Apartment S16B is a three-bedroom duplex with a spiral staircase and a very large terrace with a pool. 

Apartment 24B is a two-bedroom unit with a 25-foot-long entrance gallery that leads to a 39-foot-wide great room with four rounded glass corners and a 12-foot-long open kitchen with an island. 

Apartment N11C is a two-bedroom unit with a 10-foot-long entry foyer that leads to a 33-foot-long great room with a 14-foot-long open kitchen with an island. 

Apartment S12D is a one-bedroom unit with a 9-foot-wide entry foyer that leads to a 13-foot-long open kitchen and dining room adjacent to a 20-foot-long living room with a rounded glass corner.