This mixed-use project takes the notion of hospitality and extends it to the public, providing community amenities such as the Skyscraper Museum at its base. The Ritz Carlton transforms the landscape of Battery Park City from a corporate corridor to an inviting neighborhood.
Todd Schliemann, Design Partner
The design responds both to its open site and the built context. The building’s expansive glazed western façade offers river views while offsetting the apparent weight of the building.
Clad in brick, the eastern façade relates to the existing buildings in both Battery Park City and historic Lower Manhattan.
The building includes hotel rooms and condominiums and provides a permanent home for the Skyscraper Museum at the ground level. A landscaped park with a restaurant and café marks the entrance to the building.
