Robert DeNiro's Greenwich Hotel, open today, is officially off the rails. After the earlier attempt to thwart photography both inside and out of the $750/night Tribeca newcomer, HotelChatter reports that their reservation was outright canceled by the hotel. Is the Greenwich Hotel gang trying to preserve a Vanity Fair photo exclusive of some sort? Who knows, but the sweatered gentlemen guarding the Greenwich Street entrance could not stop us from snapping this lobby shot while we spent a brief, glorious moment in the hotel's vestibule. Look at all those comfy chairs, just waiting for our bums. C'mon Bobby, open this puppy up.
· Robert DeNiro's Greenwich Hotel Cancelled Our Reservation [HotelChatter]
· CurbedWire Special: DeNiro's Greenwich Hotel Lockdown [Curbed]
TRIBECA—Today is more than just your run-of-the-mill April Fool's Day or Greenwich Village cage match. Nay, April 1, 2008, also marks the first day of business of the forever-in-the-works Greenwich Hotel, brought to you by Robert DeNiro & Friends. A special Curbed tipster dropped by 377 Greenwich Street to get a peek, and here's his report:
Hey there, Curbed. I was walking by the Greenwich Hotel this morning and being that it was it's official opening day and all, decided to slow down and take a look. Here's what you want to know: they only mean open in the sense that they're now willing to take your money. As you can see from these photos, there is plenty of construction still in progress. (To their credit, however, the lobby appears finished and is done up simply, with some rich finishes. This isn't a trend-chasing property.) But the real comedy is in the lobby, where the doorman asked, "Can I help you?" before two suits sitting at a table asked, "Can I help you?" before two ladies at the front desk asked, "Can I help you?" My answer in all three cases was "No, thank you. I live in the neighborhood and heard you opened today. I was hoping to take a quick look around." Mind you, all these people are in ear-shot of one another and I didn't whisper.
As late, the buzz has been a little too quiet at Robert DeNiro's long-awaitedGreenwich Hotel at 377 Greenwich Street in Tribeca. About a month back, HotelChatter had the word that the opening has been delayed again until early 2008, but when we dropped by this week, from the outside at least, this place is looking good. And then we see that a project insider, posting on Wired New York, just let slip some serious details:
The interior has really been coming together lately. The lobby must be seen. There is a vaulted interior glass "skylight" that provides light via hundreds of low voltage bulbs laid into it. The woodworking and finish carpentry is nicely detailed not only in public areas but also in the rooms. There are twin double-floored suites at each corner of the building (where the window walls are in the photos) and a penthouse on the top level that has an outdoor hot tub with surrounding decked areas in mahoghany. There's a pool on the basement level, too. A beautiful interior courtyard spills out from the bar and study. The wood floors were designed to squeak when walked upon in order to add to the aged look of the overall structure. I would love to stay there someday but I doubt I'll be able to afford the penthouse--word was at one time that Bobby was thinking of taking that for himself.
1)Robert DeNiroshelled out over $20 million for Eve Weinstein's Central Park West duplex, so why does his sweetie Grace Hightower need to hold on to her Trump Palace condo? She doesn't! She is selling the 25th floor three-bedroom apartment, seen here, for $2.495 million. And in a savvy move, she's selling her four large storage rooms seperately, all at a profit. [Braden Keil/Gimme Shelter]
2) It looks like there aren't many Batman fans with $5.95 million to spare. Law & Order: SVU star Mariska Hargitay has headed to the chopper on her Tribeca penthouse, with a private underground garage she likened to the Batcave. The new price is $5.495 million, and this is the second cut. [S. Jhoanna Robledo/NYMag]
3) You know that scene in The Departed where Leonardo DiCaprio gets shot in the head coming out of that elevator (sorry, but the window has expired)? Well, apparently that was Hollywood magic, because Leo is alive and well and summering in a $15,000 four-bedroom rental house in East Hampton. [Braden Keil/Gimme Shelter]
4) Remember when Roy Scheidersold his Sagaponack home after dropping the price from $20 million to $18.75 million? Well, remember to wear your seatbelts, Hamptons goers, because the buyer is Billy Joel. [Page 6]
Details are slowly trickling out about Robert DeNiro's long-awaited hotel on Greenwich Street at N. Moore, recently dubbed the Greenwich Hotel. Down By the Hipster already passed on news of the restaurant space and its corked-up ceiling, and now DBtH offers some more general tidbits, via an inside source:
2. According to a little birdy who has taken a tour, the hotel rooms are mostly on the small side. There are "a few really sweet duplex suites." Sweet.
3. The designers used hand crafted bricks from a special Pennsylvania brick foundry. Apparently they use some ancient brick making formula so each brick is unique.
4. There are some really cool arches in the building made from said bricks.
5. "It will make the Bowery Hotel look like a Red Roof Inn." - Little Birdy
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