505 Greenwich Street

Located in West SoHo, this 14-story building is comprised of 104 loft-like units ranging in size from 722 to 2,400 square feet. The ground floor includes a residential lobby, a landscaped courtyard, and retail space.

The project is located on a through-block site in a neighborhood that has long been home to industrial uses, particularly large printing shops. The building is conceived as almost two separate residential towers: though technically part of the same structure, and connected by the lobby and sharing a central courtyard, each has its own elevator bank and mechanical systems.

Designed to emulate its surroundings of substantially proportioned former printing plants, the project presents a refined yet tough material palette. At street level, an oxidized copper plate, punctuated with copper light boxes and bead-blasted stainless-steel doors covers the first two floors. Above, a taut glass curtain wall and subtly hued pre-cast concrete masonry reinterpret the neighboring printing buildings. The project's walls of glass set it apart from the drab brick-and-punched-window multifamily formula, while capitalizing on dramatic city and river views. In addition, the cost of the glass curtain wall is offset by the use of economical pre-cast concrete.

Awards

2009 FINALIST - PILLARS OF THE INDUSTRY, National Association of Home Builders

2008 DESIGN AWARD, Society of American Registered Architects New York Council

2006 CITATION, AIA New York State Chapter

2006 HOUSING DESIGN AWARD, Boston Society of Architects / AIA New York Chapter

Client

Metropolitan Housing Partners

Apollo Real Estate

Publications

"The Life Transparent," The New York Times, 13 January 2005.

"With Prices these Days, Layout Matters," The New York Times, 26 December 2004.

"505 Greenwich," Architecture, June 2004.

"Sale of Luxury Condos Is Brisk...," The New York Times, 30 April 2004.

"World-class architects are bringing high design...," New York Magazine, 09 February 2004.

Photography

James D'Addio