The Mercer Hotel
{{Short description|Hotel in Manhattan, New York}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox hotel
| name = The Mercer Hotel
| image = The Mercer Hotel (52141167342).jpg
| caption = The Mercer Hotel (2022)
| location = 147 Mercer Street, SoHo, New York City
| coordinates = {{coord|40|43|29|N|73|59|54|W|region:US-NY|display=inline,title}}
| completion_date = 1890
| owner = BD Hotels
Properties
| architect = William Schickel
| architectural_style = Romanesque Revival
| governing_body = private
}}
The Mercer Hotel, located at the corner of Mercer and Prince Streets in SoHo, Manhattan, New York City. It offers 73 guest rooms on six floors of a Romanesque revival building.{{citation|author=Nota Bene Destination Review|title=The Mercer}}
Opening in 1997, The Mercer is the sister hotel to The Greenwich Hotel.
History
Built in 1890 for John Jacob Astor III, the six-story, 84,000 square foot brick building has been cited by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission as an example of the Romanesque Revival period.{{cite news|last=Menkes|first=Suzy|title=Zen and the art of hotel serenity: loft life at SoHo's Mercer|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/31/style/31iht-hotel.t_0.html|accessdate=December 17, 2012|newspaper=International Herald Tribune|date=March 31, 1998}} Architect William Schickel, known for his extensive work on behalf of the Archdiocese of New York, designed the building as offices for the vast Astor family holdings, resulting in a façade considerably more ornate than its industrial neighbors.{{cite web|last=Angelica|first=Taschen|title=The Mercer|url=http://taschen.com|accessdate=December 18, 2012}}{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t0gj61QSgk8C&q=Mercer+Street%2C+Schickel&pg=PA117 |last1=White |first1=Norval |last2=Willensky |first2=Elliot |last3=Leadon |first3=Fran |title=AIA Guide to New York City |year=2010 |edition=5th |location=Oxford/New York |publisher=Oxford University Press |page=117 |isbn=978-0-19-538385-0}}{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JOFPAAAAMAAJ&q=%22147+Mercer+Street%22+William+Schickel |title=In Search of ModernArchitecture: A Tribute to Henry-Russell Hitchcock |editor-last=Searing |editor-first=Helen |year=1982 |publisher=MIT Press |location=Cambridge, Massachusetts |series= Architectural History Foundation/MIT Press series |volume=6 |pages=155–56 |isbn=978-0-262-19209-5 }} Prior to its conversion, the building served as artists' lofts and studios, for which the hotel has now become known.{{cite magazine|last=Ypma|first=Herbert|title=The Mercer|magazine=Hip Hotels New York}}
Design
The overall aesthetic allows The Mercer to be "the first hotel to offer an authentic taste of loft living", an urban signature that is completely original to New York.{{cite web|title=The Mercer|url=http://www.mercerhotel.com|accessdate=June 6, 2014}}
Parisian designer Christian Liaigre ensured all furnishings were kept original and exclusive to the hotel. Liaigre created a modernist interior with an emphasis on harmonized proportions and subtle color palettes.
The Mercer Kitchen
In 1998, The Mercer Kitchen opened as a 170-seat restaurant located over two levels of The Mercer hotel.{{cite web|title=(The Mercer) Kitchen|url=http://www.mercerhotel.com/kitchen.php|accessdate=December 17, 2012}} Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten was recruited by André Balazs as the head of restaurant and food service for the property.
The Mercer Kitchen, adjacent to the hotel lobby, has a 40-seat street-level café. The lower level features a 160-seat main dining room that lies beneath the streets of SoHo.{{cite web|title=(The Mercer) Kitchen|url=http://www.jean-georges.com/restaurants/united-states/new-york/mercer-kitchen/|publisher=Jean-Georges Management|accessdate=December 17, 2012}} The restaurant features an open kitchen for guests to watch the preparation of their meals. Upstairs, the casual café serves breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.
The Mercer Kitchen provides room service throughout the hotel while the upper level café serves breakfast and lunch daily.
References
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External links
- {{official|http://www.mercerhotel.com}}
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