Home Of "Buffalo Soldiers" & The Chelsea Studios

Have you ever heard of the "Buffalo Soldiers" their Motto is "We Can, We Will". Well, the Chelsea Studios  @ 221 West 26th St. btw 7th & 8th Avenues; was the Armory of the 9th Cavalry Regiment. One of the first African American regiments in the United States. It was here because the area was part of the Tenderlions( an African American community in New York City) 1866-1914. The regiment was first organized September 21, 1866, in New Orleans, Louisiana(So, the Third Sunday in September is The African American Parade in Harlem, New York) and the African Americans from all states come and march in Harlem which is now the home of the 9th and 10 Regiments.

When The 9th Cavalry Regiment moved to 14th Street in 1914. The building was bought by Adolph Zukor it was called the Famous Players Film Company which later became Paramount Pictures and Adolph sold the building in the 1950's to Himan Brown and it became The Production Center Studios. Therefore Mr. Brown Renovated the Studio by making two Studios out of one.

Photo By Lv U New York

Photo By Lv U New York

The Studios is the home to the "Wendy Williams Show" and the "Rachel Ray Show".

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The Standard HighLine Hotel

The Standard High Line
Photo by Lv U New York

I heard The Standard Highline Hotel was for Sale; so Saturday I walked the Highline and got off at 14th Street to visit the Hotel. I ran into a long line of people waiting to get into the elevator to go to the Bar on the Roof called Le Bain. So I am thinking why is this hotel for sale? So, here are some facts about The Standard Highline below.

The Standard Highline in the Meatpacking District is 57 feet(17m) tall from the ground up, with 18 floors and is considered a Luxury Boutique Hotel its located at 848 Washington Street which is between 13th Street and Little 12th Street and houses 337 rooms. Was Erected In 2009.

The Standard Highline Hotel was designed by Ennead Architects their main objective was to keep the historical vibe of the Meatpacking district. It's Made of concrete and glass. Now the concrete serves as the frame of the building and water-white glass which gives the look of a curtain wall structure facade and this was done to show the image of New York City.The Architecture of the Building is Modern Architecture or Modernist Architecture; which started after World War II. If I am right Modern Architecture is a bunch of building materials that are combined; for instance, glass, steel, and reinforced concrete. Therefore, In the 1980’s Modern Architecture became the norm in Architectural style in New York City. So if you look at the Standard Highline Hotel, you would have thought it was built in the 1970’s or early 1980’s. Brillant!

The bottom of the Standard Highline is called the "Ground Level Public Plaza" which was created as a living room for the neighborhood locals and guest to mingle (I like that). Therefore, there’s The Standard Restaurant, The Standard Grill and if you like beer The Standard Biergarten; in which these venues are all under the Highline.

Now, The Standard Highline is up for sale. The Balazs who owns 80% of the Hotel is looking to develop Unique hotels in the Elite Luxury Market. Balazs says The Standard Highline is an affordable hotel now) and is ooking to sale it the asking price is $400 million.

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