Manhattan’s Art Deco-Inspired Centrale Offers Privacy and Tranquility

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The Centrale, a newly constructed residential building in the center of Manhattan on East 50th Street, offers all the accommodation and nuanced glamour of iconic New York. “We found our inspiration for the building, first and foremost, from the neighborhood and the very rich history of art deco,” explains Craig Copeland of Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects. 

“A lot of those deco buildings play off of certain materials that have a sparkle to them. We weren’t going back to the 1920s to imitate but really to take the contemporary technologies and techniques that were available and amplify them.” Champalimaud, the design firm well-known for the world’s most elegant hospitality projects, collaborated with Pelli Clarke Pelli to outfit all 71 stories with an array of amenities spanning common rooms, a wellness center, and a 75-foot lap pool, as well as residences unparalleled in their design. 

In a contemporary environment where one’s private space is itself pure luxury, perhaps the building’s ultimate luxury is the grand arrival: the sheltered porte-cochère that runs the length of a city block, with a valet. “It ensures a quality level that is unparalleled,” says The Centrale’s Director of Sales, Gail Sankarsingh. “It is one of the features of the building that really appeals to residents.” And for those looking to function in complete anonymity, there is an additional concealed residents’ entry on 49th Street, where, she emphasizes, “absolutely no one will see you.”