Address: 101 West 87th Street
Built: 1986, converted to condominium in 2013
Number of Units: 72, across 12 stories
Management: Halstead
Project Scope: Lobby, Corridor, and Amenity Lounge Renovation

101 W 87th St (Upper West Side)

101 West 87th Street began as a simple 1980s rental building on the corner of Columbus Avenue. A later condominium conversion gave it a disciplined three-part elevation in red brick, with bronze detailing and a sculptural cornice that closes the building against the brownstone rhythm of the block. The exterior was specific. The common areas were not.

The board came to us with a newer building that was reading as dated. The lobby floor was a black and white check, busy enough that it took over the room the moment you walked in, and the surfaces around it had nothing to say in response.

We reversed where the work was happening. A new stone floor sets a quiet ground plane. Above it, dimensional tile introduces relief and shadow, leather adds a soft material that reads at close range, and new bronze work picks up the language of the façade.

The organizing idea is progression. Materials layer and shift from the front door through the lobby to the elevator doors, then carry into the corridors and the amenity lounge. The arrival becomes a sequence rather than a single gesture.