46-50 Lispenard, Tribeca, NYC

how to get 75’ two level penthouses approved

46 -48, 50 Lispenard

TriBeCa Historic District,, New York City

36,000 SF

Restoration, Adaptative Reuse and Penthouse Addition

Preservation Consultant

48-50 Lispenard 2004

TRA provided the consultation services for the restoration of the Landmarked facades for the two loft buildings and for the penthouse addition.

Based on the fact that the addition does not change the building typology, the Landmark Commission approved the two stories visible addition, making an exception to the moratorium that limits these structures to a single floor.

These are two of the numerous two level penthouse additions obtained by TRA in Landmarked Districts, which include 22 Mercer, 6 Cortlandt Alley and , most recently ,  23 East 63rd.

THE CATALYTIC EFFECT: THE DOWNTOWN PROJECTS

The studio’s numerous projects in Downtown Manhattan have all played a spin off role in enhancing their respective neighborhoods and all have given back with overarching citywide importance, each intervention adding to a catalytic reaction at urban scale.

The numerous interventions along Mercer Street, and more recently in the Tribeca area South of Canal, contributed to the “making of the street”, acting as anchors in the commercial SoHo District and the lower Broadway corridor.