Exterior work is progressing on the Aloft Hotel, a 32-story tower at 132 West 28th Street in Chelsea. Designed by Peter Poon Architects and developed by Frank Ng, the 326-foot-tall building will yield 203 guest rooms between Sixth and Seventh Avenues.
Recent photographs show the glass curtain wall on the main northern elevation has been nearly completed since our last visit in late August. The façade has reached the final set of floors below the roof parapet, and all that remains to be clad are the upper mechanical section and the gap near the midway portion of the exterior, which will be enclosed in a black surface, most likely ventilation grilles. The last accessible floor is set to open as a rooftop bar with views looking north toward Midtown. Above this will be two water towers subtly hidden behind what appears to be a translucent mesh screen wall as depicted in the main rendering above. The blank eastern and western walls made of concrete and cinder block walls should likely be covered up in some kind of opaque paneling system.
132 West 28th Street. Photo by Michael Young
132 West 28th Street. Photo by Michael Young
132 West 28th Street. Photo by Michael Young
One unexpected observation on site is the reflection of the diffused sunlight against the thin metal panels covering the edges of the floors plates, producing a shimmering effect between the floor-to-ceiling windows on the northern profile.
The guest amenities for the Aloft Hotel include a fitness center, a ground-floor bar and lounge, an outdoor terrace on the second floor, and a business center on the third floor. This property is just one of several in the hotel chain that are being constructed in the city, as another Aloft Hotel is currently going up in the Financial District at 50 Trinity Place. The superstructure is now several floors above street level and will take more time to finish. The closest subways to the Chelsea location are the 1 train at West 28th Street and Seventh Avenue and the R and W trains at Broadway.
A completion date of 132 West 28th Street has not been announced, though YIMBY predicts things can wrap up by the end of this year.
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It’s miles better than its closeby neighbor, if you know what I’m referring to. But seriously, I do like the glass design on the Aloft Hotel.
I agree !
I agree also.
Well done
I also agree.. So much better than any of the GK/McSam schlock that has marred so many mid-block lots the past few years. It doesn’t take a lot more money (if any) to do things better.
Shows GK how it’s done
You weren’t blindly viewed on the floor and shape, I had looked down and up; and seen crews did for beautiful replying: Thank you
another crap hotel and design that is soon to be another homeless shelter.
Can’t they figure out the city doesn’t need anymore hotels especially since the pandemic
How dumb could you be.
it’s mediocre at best
Wait ubtil Deblasio fills it with homeless at $300/night.
All at taxpayer’s expense, and neighbor’s desolation.