130 William Street
Sir David Adjaye's first NYC residential tower. Volcanic rock aesthetic meets Italian material mastery.
| Building Type | glass tower |
| Era | Ultra-Contemporary (2015–present) |
| Governance | Condominium |
| Board Approval | Not Required |
| Year | 2020 |
| Architect | Sir David Adjaye (Adjaye Associates) + Hill West Architects |
| Interior Designer | Sir David Adjaye |
| Landmark | No |
| Units | 242 |
| Price Range | $0.7M - $22.5M |
| Design Register | Starchitect Contemporary |
| Flooring | 7-inch wide-plank European white oak |
| Kitchen | Pedini (Italian) |
| Countertop | Salvatori Pietra Cardosa marble, hand-selected from the Apuan Alps, Tuscany |
| Backsplash | Salvatori Pietra Cardosa marble with Nero Marquina cantilever detail |
| Appliances | Gaggenau + Bosch + Thermador |
| Appliance Suite | Fully integrated suite with wine storage, double oven, vented hood |
| Bath Fixtures | Custom oil-rubbed bronze fixtures designed by Sir David Adjaye |
| Bath Stone | Bianco Carrara (primary), Salvatori Grigio Versilia (secondary) |
| Ceilings | 10–14 ft |
| Windows | Oversized arched bronze-trimmed windows (Adjaye signature) |
| Smart Home | Not specified |
| Collections | Standard, Penthouse, Loggia, Aston Martin (floors 59-60) |
| Lobby | Textured cast concrete with arched colonnade; Adjaye bronze detailing throughout |
130 William Street is the product of Sir David Adjaye's singular material vocabulary applied to residential scale for the first time in New York. The exterior — textured cast concrete with a jagged angled profile — references volcanic rock and early New York warehouse architecture. The arched windows are an Adjaye signature: bronze-trimmed, oversized, and architecturally expressive rather than glass-flush.
The material hierarchy inside is Italian and obsessive. All stone comes from the Apuan Alps in Tuscany through Salvatori, one of Italy's premier stone houses. Pietra Cardosa marble (a dark blue-grey stone rarely used in residential settings) anchors the kitchens. The Pedini cabinetry is blackened oak with a textured surface — not lacquered white, not flat panels.
The five Aston Martin collaboration residences on floors 59–60 were fully furnished with Formitalia furniture and sold with an Aston Martin DBX vehicle — the most extreme example of total design experience sold in this building.
- Adjaye material vocabulary (dark stone, bronze, textured surfaces) creates strong design directive
- 7-inch white oak flooring is the warmest element — treatment and finish selection critical
- Pietra Cardosa kitchen can be enhanced with dark upholstery or contrasted with pale stone
- Arched bronze windows create unusual light quality — window treatment must account for the arch form
- Penthouse units (11–14 ft ceilings) allow large-scale furniture and custom art installations
- Aston Martin units establish a 'total design environment' precedent for this building