Zaha Hadid’s final New York City apartment building has robot valets and a private IMAX theatre
Before her death, famed architect Zaha Hadid worked on a luxury condo complex in Manhattan
Zaha Hadid, one of the most visionary architects of our time, died at age 65 in March 2016.
Over the span of her career, the controversial and uncompromising architect created award-winning museums, condos, stadiums, and pavilions. In her last years, she took on a new challenge: designing a luxury condo complex over the High Line, Manhattan’s famed elevated park.
The new condo building will be impressive, with an intricate metal and glass facade sculpted piece by piece. Inside, the high-rise will boast a parking garage with an automatic valet system and the city’s first private 3D IMAX theater.
Developer Related Companies broke ground in 2014. Samantha Zola, a spokesperson for the building, tells Business Insider that the building will open in June 2017. Approximately 50 per cent of the units are in contract, according to StreetEasy.
Since it was Hadid’s first and only NYC building and one of her last designs, it will remain a testament to her legacy.
Hadid’s 135-foot-tall building lives at 520 West 28th Street on Manhattan’s far west side. It’s two blocks away from Hudson Yards, the new $20 billion neighborhood set to open in 2024.
In 2016, Business Insider toured one of the model units. Take a look inside.
Hadid was known for her curved buildings, many of which featured geometric forms.
