160 Leroy Street
Ian Schrager + Herzog & de Meuron + Christian Liaigre. The most architecturally ambitious waterfront residence in New York.
| Building Type | glass tower |
| Era | Ultra-Contemporary (2015–present) |
| Governance | Condominium |
| Board Approval | Not Required |
| Year | 2018 |
| Architect | Herzog & de Meuron |
| Interior Designer | Christian Liaigre (furniture); Arnold Chan (lighting) |
| Landmark | No |
| Units | 47 |
| Price Range | $4.0M - $30.0M |
| Design Register | Starchitect Contemporary |
| Flooring | 12-inch wide-plank imported Scandinavian Larch wood |
| Kitchen | Bulthaup (dual kitchen: Social Kitchen + Chef's Kitchen) |
| Countertop | Sivec marble (Social Kitchen) — ancient Roman marble, hand-selected single slab |
| Backsplash | Full-height Sivec marble slab |
| Appliances | Sub-Zero + Wolf + Gaggenau + Miele |
| Appliance Suite | Sub-Zero refrigerator and wine refrigerator, Gaggenau cooktop, Wolf steam oven, Miele dishwasher and coffee station |
| Bath Fixtures | Kaldewei soaking tub; custom fixtures |
| Bath Stone | Sivec marble (primary); Travertine or Sivec mosaic (secondary) |
| Ceilings | 11–13 ft |
| Windows | Floor-to-ceiling operable, triple-glazed, sound-rated to 40 dB (100% exterior noise reduction) |
| Smart Home | Yes |
| Collections | Standard, Penthouse (private training studio, his-and-her master suites) |
| Lobby | Fluted mahogany panels, dramatically uplit; cobblestone private driveway; Madison Cox landscaped garden; 70-foot pool visible from entry |
160 Leroy Street is the product of an extraordinary creative collaboration: Ian Schrager (inventor of the boutique hotel), Herzog & de Meuron (among the world's five most architecturally significant firms), Christian Liaigre (France's most refined interior architect — designer of the Mercer Hotel and Karl Lagerfeld's Paris apartment), and Arnold Chan (the British lighting designer who defined hospitality lighting).
The dual kitchen concept is Schrager's most innovative residential design decision: a 'Social Kitchen' (the display kitchen with Sivec marble — one of the world's rarest white marbles, used since antiquity) and a separate 'Chef's Kitchen' (a European-style functional larder, hidden behind the scenes, with Bulthaup stainless steel). This is the first residential application of the 'front of house / back of house' kitchen philosophy from hospitality design.
Christian Liaigre's custom furniture collection — designed exclusively for 160 Leroy and available for purchase — represents the only instance in this collection where the original designer created a complete furniture program for the space.
- Dual kitchen concept is the building's signature — design must embrace the Social Kitchen as a display object
- Sivec marble (Social Kitchen and primary bath) is ancient-world material — rare opportunity to extend
- Liaigre furniture collection available for purchase — simplifies decoration at the highest level
- Arnold Chan lighting infrastructure is pre-designed — scene programming and control upgrade is primary smart home opportunity
- Triple-glazed 40 dB windows mean residents live in near-silence — acoustic contrast from Hudson waterfront exterior
- Blackened steel fireplaces (select units) are architectural signature — design register should embrace this drama