At a Glance
A new concept from real estate entrepreneur Alex Ohebshalom, with interiors by Martin Brudnizki, The Fifth Avenue Hotel opened in October of 2023 within a historic building in NoMad that was once the Second National Bank (as well as a former home of Gilded Age socialite Charlotte Goodridge)—with an expansion into a 24-story glass tower. Lovers of bold patterns, bright wallpapers, funky fixtures and objets d’art will be quite at home in any of the 153 rooms; standout accents include a mother-of-pearl-inlaid bar cart with reptilian handles, a fruit-filled blown glass chandelier and lamps in every form, from Chinese pagodas to Russian Fabergé eggs. The main restaurant, Café Carmellini by Andrew Carmellini (the cool-spot king behind Locanda Verde, The Dutch, Carne Mare, Lafayette, Bar Primi and more), and The Portrait Bar are already staples of the Manhattan scene.
Written by Elizabeth Harvey
