The project
includes the renovation of four existing 5-story brownstones, and the addition
of 2 new stories, containing 23 high-end luxury condominiums, a common gym,
private storage units, rear garden, fun time concierge, and sundeck. This gut renovation attempted to insert a
modern interior into the staid body of this Upper East Side traditional
building. This attitude is expressed in the playful use of the facade as a
screen that becomes both a device for set back interiorized spaces and
contradicting that, glass projected balconies. Fundamental to the scheme was
the creation of a diverse series of apartment layouts. There are garden
triplexes, duplexes and floor throughs. This range was meant to provide a
varied series of possible living accommodations, rich in its attempt to
recreate idealized urban dwellings.
This building has been well received and has been put forth as a bright example
of a modern renovation among staid and culturally entrenched neighborhoods.