It’s not quite a manor on Coruscant, but at least it’s not in a galaxy far, far away. The highly anticipated High Line residential project designed by renowned architect Zaha Hadid, 520 West 28th Street, recently released new renderings of its interiors, and it promises to be as futuristic as everyone hoped.

A rendering of 53W53, aka the MoMA Tower.

For new developments, location is key, and no location is more coveted than by a park or greenspace. However, it’s not often that buildings resemble and embrace such surroundings.

It can be difficult to stand out in a city with over 8.4 million people. Some creative starchitects have taken on the task of making this feat a little simpler by designing buildings that are just as unique as their homeowners. Most of them seem to come from decades into the future, but with some forward-thinking and innovation, these six buildings found their way to our time and are unmissable. 

215 Chrystie is ready to reach the skies on the Lower East Side, one of Manhattan’s fashionable neighborhoods. Swiss starchitecture firm Herzog & de Meuron, designed this modern, sleek hotel-condominium, and it was developed by hotelier Ian Schrager last year for $50 million. World-renowned John Pawson is the interior designer. The Swiss firm have also designed their new condo at 56 Leonard Street.