- Year built
- 2010
100 Eleventh Avenue is Jean Nouvel's "vision machine" — a 2010 Chelsea condominium whose curtain wall comprises 1,647 individually tilted colorless glass panes organized within enormous steel-framed megapanels. Nouvel's inspiration: "the renowned stained-glass window cycles of the 13th Century Gothic cathedral of Saint-Chapelle in Paris."
The structural identity rests on three features. First, the Jean Nouvel architectural pedigree — the Pritzker-winning architect's only NYC residential building. Second, the 1,647-pane curtain wall — each pane tilted at a different angle in megapanels 11 to 16 feet tall and as wide as 37 feet across. Third, the 70-foot swimming pool and private screening room — comprehensive amenity infrastructure at the boutique 72-unit scale.
Notable residents: Hugh Jackman bought the full-floor penthouse for $21,125,000. Kelsey Grammer bought a three-bedroom in 2010, listed it at $9.75M, sold for ~$8M.
What to know if you’re buying
The Jean Nouvel architectural pedigree is real institutional context. Only NYC residential commission.
The 1,647-pane curtain wall is structurally distinguishing.
The Saint-Chapelle inspiration anchors architectural-history positioning.
The 70-foot swimming pool and private screening room are real institutional amenities.
The Hugh Jackman penthouse sale at $21.125M anchors trophy pricing.
The lobby Nouvel-vs-Cape Advisors controversy is real institutional history.
Frank Gehry IAC Building adjacency across 19th Street is real urban-design context.
Comparable buildings
- HL23 (515 W 23rd) — Denari 2011; nearby Chelsea starchitect peer
- 520 W 28th (Zaha Hadid) — Hadid 2017; nearby Chelsea starchitect peer
- Lantern House (515 W 18th) — Heatherwick 2021; nearby Chelsea peer
- Walker Tower (212 W 18th) — Walker / JDS 2014; nearby Chelsea trophy peer
- The Caledonia (450 W 17th) — Handel 2008; nearby Chelsea peer
The Roebling Team at 100 Eleventh Avenue
Corey Cohen · The Roebling Team at Compass 646.939.7375 · c.cohen@compass.com
Sources: CityRealty (Carter Horsley review, building 37641); Wikipedia "100 Eleventh Avenue"; 6sqft; archpaper (April 2010); CityRealty "Vision Machine Face Price Cuts"; NYT October 27, 2010 (lobby controversy); NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers.