There's been an influx of cloud-piercing New York City towers over the past 10 years, each staking its claim to Manhattan's increasingly crowded skyline. One standout is the 1,050-foothigh 53 West 53, a Museum of Modern Art neighbor developed by Pontiac Land Group and Hines and executed by the Paris-based Pritzker Prize-winning architect Jean Nouvel. Its distinct diagrid facade an exposed structural system that frames the view from every unit in the building is further elevated by a recent addition: the ELLE DECOR Penthouse.
ELLE DECOR A-List designer Joe Nahem, of Fox-Nahem Associates, based in New York, brought the space to life. Few design firms are more familiar with the magazine. "I've been a part of the ELLE DECOR family for probably three decades," says Nahem, who, alongside his late business partner, Tom Fox, landed his first ELLE DECOR cover in his 20s.
This story is from the March 2023 edition of Elle Decor US.
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