Andre Balazs Finds His Inner Beaver
A tipster sends along the invite to Monday's "exclusive preview" of the William Beaver House—the new Andre Balazs Wall Street condorm that features a "conversation pit" in the lobby with seating around fire jets. (We're not making this up. Really.) But what's with the name, Mr. Thurman? Glad you asked:
He recalls dreaming up the concept for the building. "I always liked the idea of a 'house,' like the 'Astor House.' It's on Beaver Street, so I thought what a cute thing to call it Beaver House. And then everyone told me there's too much innuendo in that, so we said let's call it William Beaver."
The invite itself, complete with jaunty beaver, after the jump.
