Overview

Indigo 21 is scheduled for completion by November/December 2007 (as always caveat emptor with new construction) and will add 52 units spread over 13 floors to this burgeoning part of town. Alchemy Properties, the niche developer responsible for the Lion’s Head Condo on West 19th and The Oculus on West 15th (which we’ve bragged about) is running the show here. They have teamed up with architects FxFowle (The Onyx, Sky House, Oculus). The building is somewhat light on amenities and outdoor space, but the big attraction may become the combination of an “indigo aluminum strip” intersecting with the Zinc façade which FxFowle hopes will help it stand out from the crowd. The building is book-ended by two low-rise buildings and a few of the units benefit from small lot line windows. In keeping with the architect’s holistic approach to design the spurning of a large glass façade will help with the insulation and “green” qualities of the building. The block is not particularly pretty and the views out of the windows onto 21st street will be of ’21 Chelsea,’ a luxury (but not particularly attractive) rental building just across the way. (more…)