With an array of venues hosting parties for New Year’s Eve 2009 here in New York City, there are a select few that offer breathtaking architecture. If you feel like celebrating the end of 2008 and the beginning of 2009 in a setting that boasts classic glamour, Cipriani at 42nd Street, Capitale and Guastavino’s are three venues that definitely make the list. If you are looking for a space that brings a more contemporary feel, Pressure holds a lot of potential.
Constructed in 1921, Cipriani 42nd Street was originally the Bowery Savings Bank and has achieved National and New York City landmark status. The Grand Room features 65 foot high ceilings, sparkling chandeliers and marble columns all in the spirit of the Italian Renaissance and European decadence. Combining perfect service, breathtaking beauty and true Italian cuisine, Cipriani at 42nd Street holds the recipe to a glamorous New Year’s Eve.
Designed by famed architect Stanford White, who is known for the Washington Square Arch, branches of the New York City Library and Madison Square Garden, Capitale was constructed in 1893 in the Beaux Arts architecture of Chicago’s Columbian Exposition. An exterior of limestone is accented with Corinthian pilasters, columns and a pediment, while the ballroom features a Venetian glass skylight, marble mosaic floors and 65-foot-high decorated coved ceilings. Aside from the impressive structure, at 40,000 square feet, the space itself is impressive and the perfect setting to ring in the New Year in New York.
Situated under the 59th Street Bridge, Guastavino’s features soaring granite arches, expansive glass windows and Catalan vaulted tiled ceilings. With a private garden and 25,000 square foot interior, this architectural masterpiece is a New York City interior landmark. Start off the New Year with an experience guaranteed to take your breath away.
Found under the pressurized air-pumped dome of the former tennis courts of the New York Health and Racquet Club, the aptly named Pressure is a multi-media lounge in a 16,000 square foot bubble. With ceilings reaching 60 feet high, the sound and lighting systems are used to their fullest capacities. Three billiards rooms, two semiprivate lounges and Lucid, Pressure’s soundproof VIP club, make finding your favorite New Year’s party atmosphere a certainty.
Find the style that fits you best and enjoy not only wonderful food, drinks and company, but a spectacular backdrop to your New Year’s Eve party in one of these locations.
