Perhaps our most noteworthy project this year was the completion of a two-year collaboration with Yabu Pushelberg, on the design of the grand staircase for the new Four Seasons New York Downtown Hotel.

Jaroff Design was hired to design-engineer the serpentine staircase so that it would anchor the impressive marble lobby and carry its guests to the conference and banquet facilities above. The challenges of this project were in housing this large Mondrian-inspired suspended staircase into a narrow portion of the lobby, while maintaining its sculptural presence and appearance from both inside the hotel and from the outside courtyard. 

The staircase spans 24' high and the experience is that of water flowing down a rolling hillside. Light and time of day are constantly playing with the multi-layer guardrail. It offers an ever-changing perspective as one meanders down the three-story journey.  

The hotel's Grand Opening took place in September of 2016.

Another revitalization project completed in 2016 took place at 20 West 39th Street, the former home to famed 80's-themed dance club known as the "Culture Club." Jaroff Design fabricated and installed two new custom bronze main entry doors and six additional custom dark bronze front entry doors, as well as a 22 ft. long custom bronze and seeded glass canopy.   

The space came with a sidewalk shed in place due to construction on the neighboring building. In order to move the canopy into it's proper place, Jaroff Design rigged the 22' X 7' canopy through the sidewalk bridge, literally threading a three-ton structure through a needle. It was an aerobatic act of beauty in execution and performance, the results of which beautifully complement the building's facade.