52 Thompson
soho, new york
Project details
ROLE: PROJECT DIRECTOR/OWNER REPRESENTATIVE
Duration: 1995-1998
Client: Ajax Capital Corporation, New York, NY
Project Size: 35,000 sf
Project team
Project Architect: Architecture Research Office (ARO), New York
General Contractor (Conversion): Clark Construction, New York
General Contractor (Penthouse + Lobby): B+F Construction, New York
Mechanical Engineers: Cosentini Associates, New York
Structural Engineers: Robert Sillman, New York
Project narrative
Residential conversion of SOHO seven-story, 35,000-square-foot commercial warehouse to create luxury loft condominiums for sale. The program included a commercial art gallery on the first floor, residential condos for sale, floors 2 through 6, and the owner’s luxury penthouse on the 7th floor.
Management responsibilities
Integrated project delivery coordination and management of zoning conversion issues with the NYC Department of Buildings, all design and construction issues, project delivery, development of a completed condominium filing plan, and completion of property tax reduction filings. Also managed were all design and construction processes, including coordination of ownership group desires/consensus building for direction of design/construction team; creative design input; construction sequence approvals; team building, development and management of overall budget and schedule; negotiation of all construction general contract and Multi-Prime contracts (General Construction for Building Shell, General Construction for Penthouse/Lobby), Audio/Visual/Security, and Demolition/Asbestos Removal); negotiation of architect and consultant agreements; intensive value-engineering efforts to maintain budget and schedule goals during fast-track construction sequence