Douglas Elliman — 124th Street

Amenities — Lenox Avenue, Upper Manhattan, New York

Double-height residents lounge with lantern pendants and walnut library wall

Scope

Concept
Design of the VIP areas
Lobby and amenity interiors
Penthouse interiors
Roof terrace
300-unit co-op programming
Procurement

A 300-unit residential co-op at 124th Street and Lenox Avenue, developed with Douglas Elliman. The project spans multiple levels of amenity spaces — lobby, residents' lounge, mail and package room, co-working lounge, café, model penthouse and a landscaped roof terrace framed on the Manhattan skyline. Frédérique led the concept and design of the VIP areas, working closely with her brother, the project architect, to balance the needs of a large resident population with a tight building envelope, aging infrastructure and the co-op board approval process. Warm woods, perforated screens, blackened millwork and generous lounge seating run throughout.

Mail and package room with black joinery and brass lockers — Mail and package room — brass lockers set into black joinery, with a bar-height work counter.

Co-working room with banquette seating and tan wall panelling — Co-working room — banquettes, long ash tables and tan panelling on a vertical rhythm.

Café and social corner with black bistro tables and etched glass partitions — Café corner — bistro tables, etched glass screens and a concealed coffee bar.

Street entrance of the 124th Street building with black brick base and canopy — Entrance on 124th Street — black brick base, canopy lighting and clipped hedging.

Penthouse living room with open kitchen and skyline views — VIP penthouse interior — open plan living and kitchen, sculpted rug and skyline outlook.

Rooftop terrace at dusk with pergola, bamboo planting and Manhattan skyline — Rooftop terrace at dusk, looking south over Harlem to the Midtown skyline.

Roof terrace lounge with Central Park and Midtown skyline view — Roof terrace lounge, framed on Central Park and Midtown.

Covered roof terrace with pergola, planting and dining tables — Covered terrace — pergola, perforated crimson screen and bamboo planting.

Roof terrace bar and social zone above Harlem — Terrace bar and social zone above Lenox Avenue.

Street-level view of the 124th Street building with cantilevered balconies — The building on 124th Street — brick mass and cantilevered balconies.

Reception, roof top and full amenities at the 300-unit co-op — Amenity study — reception, roof top and full amenities.

Reception interior at the 124th Street co-op — Reception interior — design conception and procurement.

Model penthouse decoration at the 124th Street co-op — Model penthouse decoration.

Marcus Garvey Village neighborhood context, Upper Manhattan — Neighborhood context — Marcus Garvey Village.

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