Project Details
- Project Name
- New York Public Library, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
- Client/Owner
- New York Public Library
- Project Scope
- Preservation/Restoration
- Size
- 600,000 sq. feet
- Shared by
- Jesse Floyd
- Team
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Elizabeth R. Leber, Managing Partner, Partner-in-Charge
Stephen McHale, Principal
Miriam Kelly, Principal
Elizabeth Kim, Senior Associate
Lars Moestue, Senior Associate, Environmental Graphics
Kerry Nolan, Senior Associate
Bob Stern, Senior Associate, Director of Graphic Design
Cedric Araica, Associate
Kate Reggev, Associate, Architectural Historian & Designer
Michael Elizabeth Rozas, Associate
Gladysa Vega, Associate
Eran Birnbaum, Architect
- Consultants
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Landscape Architect: OLIN,Structural Engineer: Silman,Plumbing Engineer: Kohler Ronan, LLC,Civil Engineer: Langan,Lighting Designer: Tillotson Design Associates,Audio-visual and Information Technology: Jaffe Holden,Audio-visual and Information Technology: Shen Milsom & Wilke,Other: Code Consultants International (CCI),Other: Atelier Ten,Other: AKRF, Inc.,Other: Van Deusen Associates,Other: Stuart-Lynn Company,Other: Conversano Associates,Other: Geerdes,Construction Manager: Turner Construction Company,Construction Manager: Suffolk Construction,Construction Manager: Tishman Construction Corporation,Owner’s Counsel: CBRE,Other: Mecanoo
- Project Status
- On the Boards/In Progress
- Cost
- $173,000,000
Project Description
Reimagining the New York Public Library’s Midtown Campus includes renovation of the historic and iconic Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, the Library’s flagship research facility.
Ongoing renovations at this New York City and National Historic Landmark in midtown Manhattan will enable the library to provide a greater range of public facing-programs, exhibitions, and amenities, augment research facilities, and improve logistics and services for its many constituents as the building continues into its second century. Spaces formerly serving back-of-house uses are restored for public use—including the Center for Research in the Humanities, dedicated to research and scholarly work. Other proposed enhancements include the Marshall Rose Plaza, a new public entrance and terrace, new exhibition, retail, and café functions, as well as adding vertical circulation and upgrading building systems, all in deference to the building’s original Beaux-Arts design. The next two phases of the renovation will cover approximately 90,000 NSF with nearly half of this space dedicated to public programming. BBB is working in collaboration with Mecanoo on the Midtown Campus Renovation, which includes renovation and expansion of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) across Fifth Avenue.
