The eaves under the roofline were covered in a pekoe-wood veneer, which helps to soften the angular facade of the home. He started with the exterior, replacing window mullions on the 14,000-square-foot manse and reworking the hardscape. “I bought the shell and then I said, ‘OK, I’m taking over,’ ” he says via Zoom from his office at Starwood’s headquarters in Miami Beach, not far from his home. After purchasing the spec house, Sternlicht totally transformed it with his deft touch. His latest is a glass-and-steel gem in a residential Miami Beach neighborhood. If it’s true that future home trends are often found in the hotels of today, then there’s no better laboratory than Sternlicht’s own showcase houses.
Witness the Instagram-perfect beveled-glass wall he installed in the Grand Salon of New York’s Baccarat Hotel or the equally photogenic reclaimed wood and plant–filled atrium he placed inside the 1 Hotel in Brooklyn.
He is an unabashed architecture and design buff, and his eye for detail is the key to his much-lauded projects. But for all of Sternlicht’s entrepreneurial prowess, one of his biggest strengths has always been his superior design eye. He is also chairman and CEO of Starwood Capital Group, a private investment firm with a focus on global real estate. Sternlicht created W Hotels (the international “boutique” chain), 1 Hotels (an eco concept known for its residential feel), and the Baccarat Hotel (the decor incorporates crystal from the famed French brand). And then there is the hotel magnate Barry Sternlicht, who straddles both categories. The world of hospitality is often divided into two camps: the developers and the designers.
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