FIRM ALSO DESIGNING BUILDING’S INTERIORS
Construction has begun on 1050 Sixth Avenue, a 24-story, 300-foot-tall residential tower designed by Gene Kaufman Architect. The 63,000-square-foot building is a project of Garden Homes Development, the New York division of New Jersey-based Skyline Developers.
The building will have 61 apartments, with two studios and two one-bedrooms on Floors 3-12, a pair of two-bedrooms on Floors 13-21, and a single two-bedroom apartment on Floors 22-24. Apartments on the 19th floor and above will have balconies overlooking Bryant Park.
The building will have a fitness center; a second-floor bar/lounge with an outdoor terrace, both for tenants’ use; rooftop space; and a large basement storage area with space for bicycles. The ground floor will have 2,700 square feet of retail space.
Gene Kaufman Architect is also designing the building’s interiors. The lobby (photo left) will have iconic elements that pay homage to the surrounding neighborhood, including the lions that greet visitors at the main branch of the New York Public Library on nearby Fifth Avenue. The apartments’ living/dining spaces will have a warm Scandinavian Modern feel; the kitchens will sport a clean, modern aesthetic; and the deluxe bathrooms will be sheathed in marble (see photos below).
WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff Engineering Services, Ettinger Engineering Associates and AECOM are the structural, mechanical and environmental consultants working on the projects.
Gene Kaufman Architect (GKA) is known for high-caliber, high-impact designs that are both innovative and highly efficient. For nearly 30 years, Founding Principal Gene Kaufman and his team have helped New York City’s most active developers realize substantial bottom-line results through thoughtful design, bringing to bear a wide-ranging expertise in zoning, land-use, variances, urban planning, and historic restoration. Known as hospitality architects par excellence, GKA also has a large portfolio of commercial, educational and institutional commissions; residential projects; and urban developments, notably multi-family residences and adaptive-reuse projects. An award-winning interior design practice has created striking interiors for boutique and branded hotels, multi-unit residential properties, and cutting-edge restaurants and lounges. In 2011, GKA joined forces with the legendary Gwathmey Siegel + Associates to form Gwathmey Siegel Kaufman Architects, which works collaboratively with GKA to offer clients the full spectrum of architectural services. For more information, visit www.gkapc.com.
