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The Boro Hotel
Long Island City, New York, United States · Independent · Near Luxury
Grzywinski+Pons inherited a finished concrete skeleton here and treated it like a found object, turning exposed cinder block, cast concrete, hand-scraped oak, cork, and sisal into a warm 108-room hotel. The firm's enlarged windows pull Manhattan into the rooms, proving that a modest budget and an awkward inherited frame can still produce one of Dutch Kills' most convincing pieces of design.
- 108 rooms
- Neighborhood: Dutch Kills
- Architect: Grzywinski+Pons
- Interiors: Grzywinski+Pons
About The Boro Hotel
- The architects designed custom furniture and carefully placed window mullions to echo the proportions of Dutch Kills' industrial buildings.
- Many rooms have floor-to-ceiling Manhattan views or private terraces, and the rooftop bar turns the same skyline into the evening backdrop.
- The mobile check-in process was designed to free staff from a fixed reception desk and gather guests around one large table.
History
Grzywinski+Pons completed the 108-room Boro in 2015 after inheriting an already finished superstructure. With little freedom to alter the massing, the firm concentrated on glazing and treated the raw frame as though it were a disused industrial building being converted.
The setting
The hotel stands at 38-28 27th Street in Dutch Kills, the northern Long Island City neighborhood whose industrial fabric informed its architecture.
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