MiMA (building)
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MiMA, which stands for Middle of Manhattan, is a mixed-use
building located at 450 West 42nd Street in the Hell's Kitchen
neighborhood of Manhattan
, New York City
. It was designed by the Miami-based architecture firm of Arquitectonica
, and has 43 floors of luxury rentals on floors 7 to 50, twelve floors of condominiums on floors 51 to 63, and a YOtel
Hotel.
The building was developed by The Related Companies
, and Stephen M. Ross
,the company's founder, chairman and CEO stated that the project "has been well received because of the amenity package...", which includes a private health club
, an outdoor movie theatre, and Dog City, a dog run and full pet spa. MiMA is also one of the first buildings to have a distribution antenna system which improves cell phone service and reception throughout the building.
Mixed-use development
Mixed-use development is the use of a building, set of buildings, or neighborhood for more than one purpose. Since the 1920s, zoning in some countries has required uses to be separated. However, when jobs, housing, and commercial activities are located close together, a community's transportation...
building located at 450 West 42nd Street in the Hell's Kitchen
Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan
Hell's Kitchen, also known as Clinton and Midtown West, is a neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City between 34th Street and 59th Street, from 8th Avenue to the Hudson River....
neighborhood of Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
, New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. It was designed by the Miami-based architecture firm of Arquitectonica
Arquitectonica
Arquitectonica is an international architecture, landscape architecture, interior design and urban planning corporation headquartered in Miami, Florida, United States in the Coconut Grove neighborhood, with offices in ten other cities throughout the world...
, and has 43 floors of luxury rentals on floors 7 to 50, twelve floors of condominiums on floors 51 to 63, and a YOtel
YOtel
Yotel is a YO! Company hotel brand with hotels at airports founded by Simon Woodroffe and Gerard Greene. Its rooms are larger than those in capsule hotels but are very small relative to traditional hotel rooms. Room sizes are Premium , Twin and Standard...
Hotel.
The building was developed by The Related Companies
The Related Companies
The Related Companies L.P. is a real estate developer, manager and financier. The developer of numerous high-profile projects in New York City and around the United States, Related is best known for its historic 2.8 million-square-foot $1,700,000,000 Time Warner Center on Columbus Circle...
, and Stephen M. Ross
Stephen M. Ross
Stephen M. Ross is an American real estate developer. He is the founder, chairman and CEO of The Related Companies, L.P., a New York City-based real estate development company. It is jointly owned by his business partner, Jorge M. Perez. He owns 95% of the Miami Dolphins NFL football franchise and...
,the company's founder, chairman and CEO stated that the project "has been well received because of the amenity package...", which includes a private health club
Health club
A health club is a place which houses exercise equipment for the purpose of physical exercise.-Main workout area:...
, an outdoor movie theatre, and Dog City, a dog run and full pet spa. MiMA is also one of the first buildings to have a distribution antenna system which improves cell phone service and reception throughout the building.