Lantern House is a residential building in Chelsea, Manhattan, designed by Thomas Heatherwick, with interiors by March & White. Related Companies paid $205 million for the site in 2014. Permits were first filed in 2016, designs were published in early 2018, and it was completed in September 2021. The article gives no style.
It has 181 condominium units in two structures bisected by the High Line park and joined by a street-level lobby. Bay windows evoke a lantern's shape and were inspired partly by Victorian homes. The brick facade draws on industrial warehouses in Manhattan. One critic described the windows as one idea about a window, repeated.
Critics were mixed. One anonymous architect called the building a disaster, while another gave Heatherwick some praise for nodding to nearby industrial buildings. Cucina Alba, an Italian restaurant, opened in 2022.
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