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printed images of Mizner’ s iconic façades over the Nora Hotel plans.)“ Even though it’ s classic for the neighborhood, it really is something that’ s not being rebuilt in large volume and has not been for decades,” he said.“ We hopped upon the idea of‘ Let’ s build what Henry Morrison Flagler would have built at his railroad stop in this place in 1895.’”
IN COMPANY New York-based Gachot Studios, led by principal Christine Gachot, is curating the hotel’ s interiors while sustainable design and engineering firm Stantec is serving as design architect and architect of record. In describing the interior design and its hoped-for impact on guests, Born characterized it as serene and residential.“ When you’ re in the hotel rooms, you will feel like you’ re in your own bedroom rather than in a cookie-cutter branded hotel. It’ s really geared toward comfort and relaxation,” he said. BD’ s long-time project partner, Sean MacPherson, is also fully involved in the design process.
An outpost of famed New York food haunt Pastis will be on the hotel’ s ground floor. STARR Restaurants will provide in-room dining services and collaborate on the hotel’ s rooftop restaurant and lounge, where there will be access to a garden dining area, two bars, a pool and private cabanas.
Born pegs the total cost of the approximately 150,000-squarefoot hotel at just south of $ 200
Richard Born( here) and Ira Druckier( at right) founded BD Hotels in 1986. It owns and operates more than 25 hotels, including The Hotel Chelsea in New York.
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