The Standard Hotel - 848 Washington Street - by Polshek Partnership Architects

**Derek2k3** · January 19th, 2008, 12:43 AM

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Don't like this building at all. It's more out of scale than Nouvel's tower that was twice its height. Damn nimby's. I saw Berman today and had to restrain myself from giving him a good slap.

**Fabrizio** · January 19th, 2008, 10:27 AM

IMHO: I'm seeing, from this photo anyway, a solid and sober style that works well with surroundings here. Fits right in. Does no harm. And the facade, at least in this light (andat this distance) delivers what a lot of renderings promise.

**krulltime** · January 19th, 2008, 11:07 AM

Actually I am liking this one. Yes is flat and fat looking, but that glass is looking too good.

**BrooklynRider** · January 19th, 2008, 11:14 PM

Hopefully, they get something that benefits the neighborhood at Pier 57. I think a pier of restaurants would be great. The Ganesvoort Peninsula looks like a slum / dump. A prime location and it is held hostage by sanitation.

**antinimby** · January 25th, 2008, 12:17 PM

You can now track the progress of this hotel (and the Highline as well) live, throughout the day on the hotel's webcam, which is updated every 15 minutes.

**ASchwarz** · January 27th, 2008, 02:53 AM

Originally Posted by Fabrizio

IMHO: I'm seeing, from this photo anyway, a solid and sober style that works well with surroundings here. Fits right in. Does no harm.

I'd agree with this assessment 100%, but I really would have preferred the Nouvel.

**infoshare** · January 27th, 2008, 11:26 AM

Originally Posted by ASchwarz

........ but I really would have preferred the Nouvel.

Agreed. This in my view is a good architectural design; but, could have been a great design.

**Alonzo-ny** · January 27th, 2008, 12:58 PM

Disappointing.

**ZippyTheChimp** · January 27th, 2008, 01:40 PM

The Novell building would have been a mistake. It was a residential condominium.

The last thing you want here is residents.

**Fabrizio** · January 27th, 2008, 05:35 PM

Yes, you want something that will be a destination.... and this will be.

**lofter1** · January 27th, 2008, 06:25 PM

In the near future we'e going to want a pedestrian bridge across the DiMaggio Hiway linking Standard / High Line / Gansevoort Peninsula / Hudson River Park.

**MidtownGuy** · January 27th, 2008, 09:01 PM

There has to be some solutions to the current situation of crosswalks to get into the park. The highway is really wide. I'm surprised they never tried to work more pedestrian bridges into the plan, at major streets like 14th, 23rd, etc. They could be designed to be sleek and attractive. What am I overlooking?

**lofter1** · January 27th, 2008, 10:26 PM

you got it ^

**BrooklynRider** · February 24th, 2008, 08:18 PM

I took lots of pics of this today. It is really a beautiful building and its presence changes at every angle. (Sorry about the crappy photos - I am not one of the better photographers here)

From the north on West Street...