A Hadid Spaceship Lands in New York

It’s a delicate time for Zaha Hadid. The Anglo-Iraqi architect’s curvaceous, futuristic buildings have gone up in cities as far apart as Guangzhou in China and East Lansing in Michigan, earning her a Pritzker Prize, the profession’s highest honor. Yet in Tokyo, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shelved plans for Hadid’s stadium intended for the 2020 Summer Olympics in the face of protests over its $2 billion estimated cost. The architect has returned to the drawing board. In Miami, the city scrapped plans for a Hadid-designed parking garage, also because of its high projected cost.

Amid such controversies, Hadid’s first building in New York City—a glassy 11-story condominium—has been quietly rising next to the elevated High Line park in Chelsea. Built by Related, one of the city’s biggest developers, 520 W. 28th St. has 39 apartments and dozens of balconies and will feature amenities such as a 75-foot saltwater pool, a private spa, and a refrigerated package room (to keep residents’ grocery deliveries chilled). Units range from 1,700 square feet to more than 6,000 square feet, with the cheapest going for $4.95 million. The priciest apartment is $50 million, among the most expensive in New York.