"THERE IS A WONDERFUL FEELING YOU GET IN GREENWICH VILLAGE IN THE EVENINGS, AS YOU WALK PAST THE BROWNSTONES AND APARTMENT HOUSES: BEYOND THESE BUILDINGS’ FRONT ROOMS, YOU SEE A CHARMING DINING SCENE IN THE BACK. WE’RE RECREATING THAT EFFECT IN THE LOBBY OF SIXTEEN FIFTH AVENUE. "
—RAMSA Partner Paul L. Whalen
For the amenities at Sixteen Fifth Avenue, Robert A.M. Stern Architects extends its celebration of historic Greenwich Village into the building interiors. The fully attended lobby is a curated threshold between the condominium and its neighborhood, reintroducing the architectural themes of the building with an air of domesticity and glamour.
"THE JOINTED PANELS OR SUNBURST CEILINGS, WHICH ARE EXECUTED IN FOLDED PLASTER, MAY SEEM FAMILIAR TO LOVERS OF PREWAR BUILDINGS. BUT HERE WE’RE MAKING THOSE ELEMENTS SEEM FRESH AND RECONSIDERED."
—RAMSA Partner Michael D. Jones
If the fully attended lobby effects a sumptuous feeling of arrival, then Sixteen Fifth Avenue’s additional amenities offer an energizing complement to home. This array of destinations includes a daylight-filled lounge featuring a bar and a contiguous catering kitchen, as well as a fitness center designed and curated by the Wright Fit, golf simulator, and tranquility lounge. Whether used for meeting, gathering, or simply coming home, these spaces are a grand accompaniment to Sixteen Fifth Avenue’s residences and to Greenwich Village life.
