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"There are now three Firmdale hotels in New York. But there used to be only one: the Crosby Street Hotel. The arrival of Kit Kemp’s eclectic design eye, ultra-vivid color sense, and affinity for prints and patterns may in fact have been what put an end to the downtown Manhattan mania for minimalist, monochrome luxury-hotel spaces. Crosby Street’s warehouse-style windows are a fine fit for industrial-influenced SoHo. But behind them: the strong dose of English town-meets-country luxury New York didn’t know it needed." - Mark Fedeli