Sonder Henri Hotel

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173-foot, 17-story modernist hotel completed in 2008 as the Wyndham Garden Hotel Chelsea West. Designed by Gene Kaufman, the facade is set back from the streetwall. On the left is a restaurant entrance, with the hotel entrance on the right, with sliding glass doors. The ground floor side walls and rear wall are covered by foliage, and a large, black metal canopy covers the entire ground floor.

A band of colorful, multi-hued tiles (red, orange, blue & pale green) originally ran up the center of the facade, dividing it into left and right parts, but was replaced by plain black tiles in 2015 when the hotel was rebranded as the Hotel Henri. On either side is an aluminum-framed double-window with metal vents below, flanked to the outside by black tiles. The top floors are slightly set-back. Next to the lobby, the ground floor is occupied by Hole in The Wall restaurant. Three flagpoles rise in front of the center of the ground floor, extending up to the 3rd floor.