Situated in Greenwich Village between the cultural hubs of Washington Square and Union Square Parks, 64 University Place pays homage to the historic Revival style buildings of the neighborhood while offering a distinctive, contemporary design.
The 11-story residential building responds to its context in scale, materiality, and texture. 64 University Place continues the street wall, gently stepping back at the upper floors as it reaches its full height, providing terraces for residents. The exterior features a grid of five bays defined by pilasters and arched windows, articulated in hand-laid brick masonry, creating fluency with adjacent buildings. Arched windows present a modern design aesthetic that echoes the traditional vocabulary of the neighborhood, while offering residents an abundance of natural light and sweeping views of the historic thoroughfare. Over 30 percent of the cement in the building's reinforced concrete structure was replaced with a low-carbon alternative, reducing the building's embodied carbon footprint.
The ground floor includes street-facing retail and public gallery space, as well as amenities including a gym, a sauna, and an event space facing a landscaped interior courtyard. Within the twenty-eight apartments, a rich yet understated materiality of textured plaster walls, timber paneling, stone floors, marble bathrooms, and crafted wood cabinetry achieves a luxurious, minimalist aesthetic that delivers residents to a calm and serene respite.