In the nineteenthe In the 19th century, Charlotte Goodridge organized events in her mansion on Fifth Avenue, near the 28the Rue, lavish receptions for New York high society.
The brick and limestone building, recognizable by its Italian Renaissance style, is still standing and, now complemented by a 24-story tower, has just been transformed into a new luxury hotel that celebrates the golden age of the area: The Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Its new owner, Alex Ohebshalom, entrusted the renovation to the star designer of the moment, the Swede Martin Brudnizki, and the American architect Perkins Eastman. The brief: to reproduce the glamorous and sophisticated spirit of the era in the 153 rooms, some with terraces, and in all the public spaces, restaurants, and bars, including the Portrait Bar, a very successful and intimate setting. A profusion of patterns and colors, works of art (notably a tapestry by Pae White), photographs (by William Klein, Melvin Sokolsky, etc.), antique finds (faceted mirrors, Chinese furniture), precious objects (a Murano glass chandelier), and unexpected touches (crystals of all shapes and sizes)...
The highly eclectic, exuberantly designed interiors evoke the home of an epicurean, collector and great traveler, the very profile of Alex Ohebshalom, a modern-day vagabond who has crisscrossed the world, from Morocco to Burma, from Botswana to the Faroe Islands.
