New Harlem Condo

Artimus Construction and GF55 Partners Complete Entire City Block with SOHA 118

SOHA 118, one of Harlem’s tallest new luxury condominiums, opened its doors this April in one of the city’s most vibrant new neighborhoods where Starbucks just announced it will lease the building’s retail space. “Now our residents will be able to get the latte they deserve each morning,” says developer Yoav Haron of Artimus Construction. “We couldn’t be more pleased.”

At SOHA 118, Starbucks joins a Chase Bank and a Marcel Dry Cleaner, occupying the building’s ground floor retail. The neighborhood, called SOHA or South Harlem, is popping with not just new residential buildings, but also new stores and restaurants — from organic groceries like “Carrots” and upscale doggie day care “Posh Paws,” to a New York Sports Club and bakery/ cafe Patiesserie des Ambassades, which have recently opened in the area.

Soaring 15 stories high, the 93-unit building that is already 65 percent sold out, is one of Harlem’s tallest buildings. Designed by GF55 Partners, it offers buyers fantastic views and spacious modern interiors that feature Brazilian cherry hardwood floors, Italian kitchens with stainless steel appliances, European bathrooms with Jacuzzi tubs and Kohler fixtures, oversized windows and open floor plans. Balconies, three level penthouses and private roof terraces as large as 800 sq. ft., add to the uniqueness of SOHA 118.

Apartments at SOHA 118 range from two bedrooms starting at $825,000 to $2.1 million for three bedrooms. Still for sale are the building’s two largest four bedroom duplex penthouses, each with two inside staircases, 3,500 sq. feet with large terraces that are among the largest apartments on the market in Harlem for $3.4 million and $3.5 million each.

Amenities include a 24-hour doorman, fitness center, children’s playroom, media room, and an elevated landscaped community garden and private courtyard surrounded by the buildings.

Although the building has a contemporary feel, GF55 Partners designed it to work with the existing traditional brick buildings and brownstones in Harlem. A two-story stone base anchors the red brick and metal panel façade with larger corner windows. “We wanted SOHA 118 to fit into the neighborhood,” said Shay Alter, partner at GF55, who also designed the high-end lobby to feature reflective glass surrounding the floors, walls and ceilings. Jerusalem stone, marble, wood panels and stainless steel complete the finish palette.

SOHA 118 follows five other projects built by Artimus Construction and designed by GF 55 Partners on two adjacent blocks between 118^th and 120th streets , between Manhattan Avenue and Frederick Douglass Blvd. ; 444 Manhattan Avenue, Brownstone Lane One and Brownstone Lane Two Apartment and Townhouses and Susan’s Court.

“There is no other developer/architect team making such a difference in one area of the city,” said Haron, whose father, Ken Haron, founded Artimus Construction in 1979 as a small renovation company. Today the company has built over 50 buildings in Manhattan, both market rate and affordable housing.

“SOHA 118 closes the circle,’’ adds Haron. “It completes an entire city block that was designed for us by wGF55 .” Partnering on, the two companies have begun work on two new nearby projects in South Harlem; 454 Manhattan Avenue and the SDA Morija Church. “Together we are building strong, viable communities and better housing and communities for residents,” added Haron.