Development Du Jour: The Caledonia

Tuesday, August 22, 2006, by Joey

We may be cheating because we've mentioned Related's High Line-straddling 27-story behemoth before, but The Caledonia is most definitely worthy of DDJ status. Why? Because there's just so much new info to report! The sales office is open and the renderings/floorplans are up on the website. Kaboom! The 17th Street up-and-comer was designed by Handel Architects, whose boss sits on the board of Friends of the High Line (Kinda helps explain how The Caledonia will have its own private High Line access, eh?). The interiors are by Clodagh, a big shot interior designer who apparently goes by just that one name. And speaking of pretentious, the on-site 30,000-square-foot Equinox gym will have something called a "fitness concierge," which has to set a new mark for incoherence when it comes to the luxury babble that fills these websites. What the heck does that mean? "Uh yeah, could you, um, lift those weights for me?" Prices originally were reported at $595,000 for a studio through $4 million for penthouses. Go get your High Line on.
· The Caledonia [thecaledonia.com]
· The Caledonia Fact Sheet [warning: PDF]
· It Happened One Weekend: M-M-M-My Caledonia [Curbed]

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DOB has issued a STOP WORK ORDER on The Caledonia site due to cracks on a neighboring building that have occurred during excavation.

By pantagleize at August 22, 2006 10:39 AM

Info from DOB on The Caledonia / 450 W. 17th St.:

STOP WORK ORDER EXISTS ON THIS PROPERTY

Received: 08/18/2006 13:09
Re: CLR STS THAT THE CONSTRUCTION GOING ON AT 450 W 17 ST NY, NY IS CAUSING THE BUILDING TO BE UNSTABLE

Comments: DE-WATERING OF EXCAVATION AT ABOVE SITE CAUSED STRUCTURAL CRACKS ON FRONT FACADE OF ADJ BLDG @ 437 WEST 16 STREET

By pantagleize at August 22, 2006 10:41 AM

Info from DOB on The Caledonia / 450 W. 17th St.:

STOP WORK ORDER EXISTS ON THIS PROPERTY

Received: 08/18/2006 13:09
Re: CLR STS THAT THE CONSTRUCTION GOING ON AT 450 W 17 ST NY, NY IS CAUSING THE BUILDING TO BE UNSTABLE

Comments: DE-WATERING OF EXCAVATION AT ABOVE SITE CAUSED STRUCTURAL CRACKS ON FRONT FACADE OF ADJ BLDG @ 437 WEST 16 STREET

By pantagleize at August 22, 2006 10:42 AM

so what?

By Anonymous at August 22, 2006 1:17 PM

Wow, looks just like NYU's newest dorm on 14th Street that replaced the Palladium. Too bad the new park will be surrounded by red brick crap like this.

By GrandPa at August 22, 2006 1:58 PM

I likes it. The two bed layouts are too small though.....this 980sf 2 bedroom crap has got to stop.

By Joe Mama at August 22, 2006 2:10 PM

I likes it. The two bed layouts are too small though.....this 980sf 2 bedroom crap has got to stop.

By Joe Mama at August 22, 2006 2:11 PM

nexus? neat.

anyone notice that this is directly east of a huge, ugly, brick building that houses verizon or att stuff? it would block any view to the river at least 15 stories up. that corner is also particularly dark all day long.

By cj at August 22, 2006 10:01 PM

Funny how they fail to include the Roxy on their neighborhood map - unless they're assuming it won't be around by the time they're finished.

By Frank at August 24, 2006 10:30 AM

10.

hah. neighborhood amenities include the dia center, closed at least 2 years now, and a sunday stroll through the galleries, none of which are open on sundays. jeez, such a fancy website, too. you'd think someone would research this stuff.

By dh at August 24, 2006 11:35 PM

11.

What a tough crowd! This development looks fantastic.

By Michael at August 25, 2006 8:44 PM