The Standard Hotel – High Line Park
Andre Balazs’ The Standard in New York’s meatpacking district straddles the city’s celebrated High Line Park. Balazs’ forte has been in renovating existing buildings into magnets for hip travelers. The Standard New York, however, is something different. This was the first ground up construction for the hotelier. Working with Polshek Parntership, Balazs has created a true gem. Celebrating a context that wasn’t really even there when the property was purchased – this is a guy with some vision. Both the hotel and the High Line were recently completed and the dialogue between them is loud and clear. The hotels floor to ceiling windows (in every room) create stunning views of major NYC landmarks but have also provided a stage for those seeking attention, but that’s a whole other story, it is, after all, New York.
