Crosby Street HotelEST. 2009

Crosby Street Hotel is situated in the heart of SoHo between Prince, Spring and Lafayette Streets, Firmdale’s famous luxurious European style and long standing reputation for world class personal service to SoHo. Interior design by Kit Kemp (Design Director) reflects her individual personal style which is characterised by a fresh, contemporary and sometimes quirky look. There is great emphasis placed upon colour and texture - the hotel features an impressive, personally selected art collection.

The interior of CROSBY STREET HOTEL has been designed by Kit Kemp, owner and Design Director for Firmdale Hotels. Kit Kemp, along with her husband Tim, owns the exclusive London hotel group Firmdale Hotels where over the past 20 years she has triumphed with one new interior after another. Most recently her exceptional work at the Haymarket Hotel resulted in her winning the Andrew Martin International Interior Designer of the Year award and House & Garden Hotel Designer of the Year. Each hotel has been completely designed and built from scratch. The Crosby Street Hotel was once a vacant lot occupied by a carpark.

At Crosby Street Hotel Kit has taken her trademark quirky London style and transferred it across the Atlantic to New York City. She has carved out a sophisticated, grown-up look which is strongly reflected in her unique use of color and texture, antique and modern with a collection of original art.

Asides from three gorgeous private event spaces the hotel also has a sculpture garden whihc has been designated as a place for hotel guests and is dominated by a tall organic tree sculpture and suspended pendant lights hang from above. It is planted with a mix of small trees and shrubs. Magnolia virginiana lines the large rear bed to offset the cedar planked wall behind. In front of that are oak leaf Hydrangea, Huechera, Aamsonia and other native plantings. The Lafayette Street patio adjacent to The Crosby Bar has ivy covered walls, fruit trees on the north side and two spreading shade trees to mark the spot as a green oasis.

Crosby Street Hotel also has a spectacular state-of-the-art screening room which has been designed and equipped to the highest professional standards. It’s the ultimate in luxury with 99 comfortable Poltrona Frau leather seats and walls lined in wool.