"[1] Josephine Minutillo, a critic for Architectural Record noted, "the Standard is sleek and gritty at the same time, echoing its Meatpacking District neighborhood, where high-end fashion showrooms and pricey art galleries have supplanted bloody butcher shops and no-frills warehouses.

On the east side of the structure "[a] single, sloped concrete pier, along which a tantalizing set of fire stairs runs, supports the building by the hotel entrance.

Because of the angle of the two slabs all 338 guest rooms have unobstructed views of Manhattan: the New York City skyline, the Hudson River or the Empire State Building.

There are numerous references to his style of building, from the use of the pilotis, to the incorporation of public space, the use of a glass curtain wall façade, and the utilization of the rooftop, which now houses a bar called Le Bain.

Because of the exposed elevated railroad tracks and the client's stress on keeping with the historical feel of the Meatpacking District, numerous stylistic and design features were implemented.

The architects also decided to hang metal canopies and use steel frame windows; these two architectural forms are commonly seen at meatpacking plants and other warehouses in this area.

On May 12, 2014, video footage was broadcast by the TMZ television program of Solange Knowles, sister of Beyoncé, physically assaulting her brother-in-law, hip-hop mogul Jay-Z in an elevator in the hotel.