The NoMad was an integrated hotel and restaurant owned by the Sydell Group and located in the

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neighborhood of

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. The restaurant of the same name was conceived by chef Daniel Humm and restaurateur Will Guidara of nearby

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. The hotel was sometimes referred to as NoMad New York to differentiate from its sister locations in

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and

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. The building is a contributing property to the

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, a

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. The hotel was conceived by Andrew Zobler, Founder and CEO of the Sydell Group. The building has 12 floors and a Beaux-Arts facade. The interior was designed by French architect

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, inspired by the Parisian apartment of his youth. It was named after the relatively new NoMad neighborhood during a period of popularity. The hotel closed permanently in March 2021 due to the

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Hotel

The hotel had a rooftop private dining space with outdoor seating. Its room service and event food was provided by the hotel restaurant.

Restaurant

The NoMad restaurant opened in 2012 and had one

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. It serves seasonal European-American cuisine. Their

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was a whole roasted chicken for two stuffed with

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and truffles.

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was the executive chef from 2013 to 2017. Food critic Adam Platt described the restaurant as appealing to multiple different audiences, with "a hodgepodge of styles under one roof". The restaurant had five rooms, including a glass-ceiling atrium for dining and a stand-up bar for cocktails, wine, and snacks. The library and parlour also offered additional seating in different atmospheres. The NoMad restaurant's opening persuaded

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to sell the nearby restaurant

to Humm and Guidara, thinking that it would be competing with the NoMad.

History

The building is located at 1170 Broadway (1166–1172, also known as 14-18 West 28th Street) on the southeast corner of 28th Street and Broadway in the NoMad neighborhood of Manhattan. It was built in 1902–03 as stores and offices, and was designed by Schickel & Ditmars in the Beaux Arts style. The building was originally named after the first owner, Caroline H. Johnston, and called the Johnston building. It is located within the

. It was built at a time when the area's earlier residences, hotels, and theaters were being replaced by high-rise commercial buildings.

Architecture

The building is twelve stories tall, with five bays on each side, and with a limestone exterior. It has a rounded corner bay that faces north, topped with a domed

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. The facade has paired windows and a three-story base with recessed windows and a molded crown. The arched entranceway has carved lions,

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s, a scrolled keystone, and other decorative elements.

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