Hotels
Rockaway Beach Blvd
4317 Rockaway Beach Blvd. Queens, NY 11691
Hotel
44,200 SF
Completed
Rising just inland from the Rockaway boardwalk, this hotel turns an otherwise simple slab into a vibrant landmark by wrapping the façades in a pixel-mapped tapestry of glazed panels: dune-grass greens drift upward into sea-foam whites, while sun-baked terracotta reds gather at street level like scattered beach umbrellas. The pattern’s jagged edges break the tower’s mass into shifting vertical bands that sparkle differently with every change in daylight, echoing the ever-moving Atlantic only a few blocks away. A fully glazed corner lobby sets the building lightly on its site, inviting guests and neighbors alike to flow inside. Above, pocket balconies and a slender bay window rhythmically pierce the colored skin, giving each room its own framed slice of ocean sky.