Summit
Murray Hill’s New Trapezoid-Shaped Luxury Residential High-Rise With Three New Elevators.
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222 East 44th Street is Murray Hill's new trapezoid-shaped luxury residential high-rise. Designed by Handel Architects and completed in 2018, "the through-block [building] fronts both 43rd and 44th Street, and sits halfway between Second and Third Avenue, creating a rare opportunity to design a freestanding building [amid] the dense urban fabric of Midtown East."
“The melody and use of materials create an opulent and modern ambiance, rivaling only the building's architecture and interior.”
As the building is now known, Summit rises 42 floors and features over 400 units. Carrying its new tenants to their luxury apartments are three newly constructed elevators. All of the elevators are engineered with a raised removable panel system. The side walls consist of three horizontally stacked panels faced with Dolomite Oasis stone and divided by stainless steel mirror finish inlays. The focal point of the elevator is its captivating back wall. It features an EOS light panel system that illuminates through two "Snow White" back-painted glass panels. A custom laser-cut geometric stainless steel overlay rests on top. The friezes, bases, reveals, and ceilings are all faced with stainless steel with a mirror finish. The same geometric overlay within the elevators is also found throughout the lobby of the building, creating continuity. The melody and use of materials create an opulent and modern ambiance, rivaling only the building's architecture and interior.
