NEW YORK—The Four Seasons Hotel New York Downtown is set to open in late summer in the heart of Lower Manhattan and one block from the World Trade Center. It will be the brand’s second location in the city, and will introduce the first Manhattan restaurant by Chef Wolfgang Puck.
In a tribute to the city’s distinctive early 20th century architecture—the iconic Woolworth Building shares the same city block—architect Robert A.M. Stern has created a new, 82-story skyscraper rising 926 ft. above the streets of Lower Manhattan.
Stepping inside the new hotel on Barclay St., the two-story lobby layers architectural elements in response to the ever-evolving urban landscape that surrounds it, according to the company. Design elements include wool carpeting, original artworks displayed against rich wood walls and woven metal screens. Brushed bronze accents and fabrics in muted jewel tones are on display in the space.
Throughout the interiors designed by Toronto- and Soho-based Yabu Pushelberg, the aesthetic combines varying textures to create spaces that are distinctly modern, and yet immediately welcoming, according to the company.
The opening of this property also marks the arrival of Puck’s steakhouse concept, CUT by Wolfgang Puck, which will be accessible within the hotel or its own entrance around the corner on Church St. With interiors by French architect and designer Jacques Garcia, the restaurant will encompass an 86-seat main dining room as well as a 32-seat lounge with 10 seats at the bar. A private dining room will host up to 31 guests.
“In a city that always surprises, there’s a kind of renaissance happening in its oldest area. No longer simply a business district, downtown New York is being reborn as a place where people not only work, but they live,” said Peter Humig, general manager, Four Seasons Hotel New York Downtown. “A new layer of community is emerging amid the neighborhoods we already know so well including Tribeca, Soho and Wall Street. Exciting new architecture has taken shape, cultural institutions such as the Whitney Museum of American Art have opened alongside the area’s art galleries, new shops and restaurants are launching every week, and businesses are moving back to Lower Manhattan.”