COMPANY OVERVIEW
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Years of Development History
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Past and Future Development
Caspi Development is a leader in the ownership, management, and development of residential and commercial real estate across the New York metropolitan area. With deep expertise in identifying and developing properties with untapped potential, Caspi’s family-owned, hands-on approach to all projects is key to its success. The company’s three-generation pedigree translates into nearly a half-century of industry knowledge. Headquartered in White Plains, NY ‐ at the center of the bustling Lower Hudson Valley. Caspi has properties throughout Westchester, Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens and Long Island.
Fouquet's New York
Blending Parisian panache with Tribeca cool, the five-star Hôtel Barrière Fouquet’s New York delivers sophisticated hospitality on an intimate scale, befitting its location in the city’s most coveted neighborhood. With 96 residential-style, Art Deco–inspired rooms and suites; vibrant food and beverage destinations that include an outpost of celebrated French brasserie Fouquet’s; and amenities that include a spa, swimming pool, premiere-worthy screening room, and private members’ club, the hotel is the first U.S. outpost of France’s family-run Groupe Barrière and a new landmark on Tribeca’s cobblestoned streets.
The hotel is located in the heart of Tribeca’s vibrant historic district. This area boasts a robust mix of mid-19th century mercantile buildings that feature prominent brick, stone, and cast iron features. Combined with an influx of more modern development, the new hotel is designed as a contemporary contextual infill that reinforces the historical context (from Stephen B Jacobs Group).
The building’s exterior is composed primarily of brick with large windows to evoke the large commercial and industrial buildings of the area. The use of flamed granite at the base and a sweeping steel canopy over the sidewalk add to the building’s ability to blend with its neighbors. The rooftop sets back and carries a contemporary identity with standing-seam zinc paneling and metal screening (from Stephen B Jacobs Group).
The hotel’s 97 residential-style rooms and suites marry French elegance and downtown playfulness, as do the vibrant food and beverage destinations, which include an outpost of historic French brasserie Fouquet’s, a sultry bar, and an all-day, indoor-outdoor café. Additional amenities include a spa with a glamorous pool, a state-of-the-art screening room that seats 100, and a rooftop terrace.
“French and American city culture come together, blending residential and warm feel of Paris with the contemporary and vibrant energy of New York.”
— Martin Brudnizki, Interior Architect & Designer.
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134 BROADWAY
Originally built in 1901, this six-story building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, has been reimagined as a hub for boutique, full-floor offices, built out with high-end finishes and modern amenities. Bespoke features, including a specially commissioned chandelier and exquisite marble slabs in the lobby, highlight the building’s history, while plentiful connectivity options meet the needs of media, tech, and advertising firms
The redevelopment of 134 Broadway was inspired in part by the Williamsburg Bridge, whose landing is just a block away. An engineering marvel, the Williamsburg was the longest suspension bridge in the world upon its completion in 1903.
Caspi commissioned Brooklyn-based sculptor Kenneth Nilson to create bespoke light fixtures and artwork for the lobby of 134 Broadway, based on the Williamsburg Bridge’s iconic, intricately latticed trusses.
I wanted to create a statement light fixture for the lobby, like a star or compass,” says Nilson, who also created a brass map of the neighborhood to hang on the wall. “I thought it should speak to the dramatic presence of the bridge outside, while also working with the Beaux Arts style of the building.
The full-floor offices combine historic details, such as original brickwork and large windows, with contemporary elements including engineered oak floors, contemporary lighting, and high-end bathroom and kitchen facilities.
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157 W 18TH STREET
157 West 18th Street in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood was built circa 1906. The building, a former horse stable, has endured a changing landscape on the block for over a century as the historic stables gave way to sheet metal fabricators, printing, supply houses and the like. Currently the historic street is home to condominiums, event spaces, and high-end design & furniture boutiques.
Given my background, I often look to France for inspiration. In this case, since the building on 18th Street was originally a stable, we studied stables of French chateaux to inform our design of the lobby and to create a special sense of arrival, while maximizing the drama of the existing narrow but high space." - Isaac-Daniel Astrachan, Architect, Stephen B. Jacobs Group
The lobby we created is warm, welcoming, and connects the building’s past to its present and future. The choice of materials, the lighting, and the vaulted ceiling are all reinterpretations of the grandeur, beauty, and simplicity, of the French chateaux stables.
This approach also influenced our choices for the finishes on the typical office floors, with the use of chevron patterned white oak wood floors with brass accents, blackened steel walls at the elevator lobbies, and painted exposed brick walls. The contemporary lighting was installed as to mimic the chevron pattern of the floor." - Isaac-Daniel Astrachan, Architect, Stephen B. Jacobs Group
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