40 Mercer is the only residential building Pritzker Prize laureate Jean Nouvel has completed in New York, and it treats the glass curtain wall as a work of color and light rather than a neutral skin. Nouvel wraps the block-through structure in a taut grid of floor-to-ceiling glass punctuated by ruby-red and cobalt-blue mullioned panes -- red along Mercer, blue turning the corner onto Broadway -- crowned by a deep-blue lattice 'lantern' that glows over the SoHo rooftops at dusk. The building's signature gesture is architectural theater: oversized panels up to seven by twelve feet that glide open electronically, dissolving the wall between the loft interior and the open air. Inside, eleven- to twelve-foot ceilings, teak-and-stainless kitchens and honed-marble baths continue Nouvel's language of restraint, letting the framed views of SoHo's cast-iron streetscape become the art on the wall.
Jean Nouvel's first and only completed residential building in New York City.
Electronically retractable floor-to-ceiling glass windows, panels up to 7 by 12 feet.
Signature red-and-blue mullioned glass facade with a glowing deep-blue rooftop crown.
Originally conceived circa 2000 as a boutique hotel and reconceived as luxury condominiums after 9/11.
Developed by hotelier Andre Balazs (The Standard, Chateau Marmont, Mercer Hotel) with Hines.
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40 Mercer sits at the crossroads of SoHo's Cast-Iron Historic District, surrounded by 19th-century cast-iron facades and Belgian-block streets. Step out the door to flagship boutiques along Broadway, Prince and Greene Streets -- Prada, Chanel, Dior -- and the galleries that define downtown style. Dining runs from Balthazar and Lure Fishbar to the cafes of adjacent Nolita, with gourmet markets minutes away. Central to it all, the location offers unmatched access to Tribeca, the West Village and Lower Manhattan.
Transit: N/Q/R/W/J/Z/6 at Canal Street (~2 blocks) · N/R/W at Prince Street · 6 at Spring Street · B/D/F/M at Broadway-Lafayette Street · A/C/E at Canal Street
It was designed by Pritzker Prize-winning French architect Jean Nouvel -- his first and only completed residential building in New York City -- and developed by hotelier Andre Balazs in partnership with Hines.
Its taut glass curtain wall is animated by red and blue mullioned glass panes and a glowing deep-blue rooftop crown, and many residences feature electronically retractable floor-to-ceiling glass panels -- up to 7 by 12 feet -- that open the interiors to the open air.
Construction began in late 2004 and the building was completed around 2006-2007. It was originally conceived as a boutique hotel around 2000 and reimagined as luxury condominiums after 9/11.
The building holds 41 condominium residences across 13 stories, from two- and three-bedroom homes to full-floor and duplex layouts, plus two penthouses with private plunge pools.
Residents enjoy 24-hour concierge, the private M40 spa club with a 50-foot Carrara-marble T-shaped lap pool, Jacuzzi, steam room and sauna, a fitness center, a landscaped courtyard and sky garden, underground valet parking and private storage.
It's in the heart of SoHo, within the Cast-Iron Historic District, steps from flagship shopping on Broadway and Prince Street, top restaurants like Balthazar and Lure Fishbar, and multiple subway lines at Canal, Prince and Spring Streets.
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