Vidaris is assisting Stonehill & Taylor Architects by providing exterior wall, roofing and waterproofing consulting and monitoring for the new hotel project on Roosevelt Island, part of the master plan for the Cornell Tech campus, in addition to exterior wall energy code compliance consulting. The hotel will be 18 stories tall and approximately 148,000 sf and will feature floor to ceiling windows, a full-service restaurant, a rooftop bar and 3,000 sf of meeting and event space. It will connect to the future Executive Education Center building. It is expected to open in 2020.   Rendering Courtesy Snohetta

Photo Credit: Paul Warchol

The existing 26-story office building built in 1921 is undergoing a significant restoration, converting the neoclassical Beaux-Arts building into 83 hotel guest suites and 20 luxury condos, including a five-story penthouse. The tower features an octagonal pyramid roof and a tall chimney, both with gilded details. The restoration includes:

• Window replacement
• Storefront replacement at the new entrance lobby
• Façade repair (masonry restoration)
• New sky terrace and new amenity terraces at Floors 10, 14 and 16. The new amenity terrace on Floor 10 will be part of the Hotel, and will include a new opening, doors, canopy and glazing at the existing walls as well as new glass railings. The new amenity terraces at Floors 14 and 16 are planned to have private pools for their respective residential units. Our scope of work includes review and detailing of all waterproofing systems for the new terraces (pools, landscaping, etc.)
• Metal cladding at the top of the inclined roof and chimney

The new construction portion of the Project is a vertical expansion to be added above the existing annex building. With our expansive renovation and expansion portfolio, Vidaris will use its expertise to help transform this famed commercial office and retail building into a luxury hotel and residences icon of New York City.

This 19-story mixed-use hotel, orginally built in 1907, includes 137 hotel units and long-term stay suites. Located in the heart of New York City Financial District, close to an epicenter of public transportation. During the restoration, Vidaris was involved with the masonry restoration including overclad and reclad and facade cleaning and needed repairs, window replacement on floors 2-17, roof replacement and consulting related to both the existing and new roof at the penthouse, storefront replacement and the new construction expansion for the penthouse to the roof.

This project involved completely restoring/upgrading the exterior of the building including all of the infrastructure inside (electrical, etc.). The result is a state-of-the-art, almost brand-new building. The new hotel has 355 rooms and include other amenities like a restaurant, a banquet space, a spa, and a “clock machine room” to operate the landmark icon. Vidaris has assisted with Local Law 11/98 Cycle 6 and FISP Cycle 7 compliance, and consulted on the restoration and renovation of the building envelope including the window replacement, terrace doors installation, and facade modification. Additionally we worked on the interface details of adjacent One Madison Avenue during the renovation. Based on our experience with existing buildings, we identified that there was forensic work of the existing conditions needed to establish the appropriate anchorage of the window into the existing substrate. Vidaris also performed and directed field testing to verify that the window anchorage was appropriate to withstand the anticipated wind loads.

MoMA Tower will be another addition to the Manhattan skyline upon its completion. Designed by Ateliers Jean Nouvel, the 1,050-foot supertall tower tapers to its 82nd floor with the exterior wall featuring triple pane glass windows, making it the tallest building of its kind with this window selection. 170 luxury residential condominiums fill most of the tower, occupying 442,357 square feet, while the Musuem of Modern Art will occupy floors two, four and five for gallery space, at a total of 36,000 square feet. The facade is made up on metal and glass, and has a diagonal grid.

30 Park Place located in Tribeca, NYC is a limestone-clad and precast concrete creation from Robert A.M. Stern Architects that will be the tallest hospitality/residential building in lower Manhattan upon completion, as well as the tallest precast-clad building in the US. Once finished, the Robert A.M. Stern-designed building will stand at 926 feet tall and include 157 condos, as well as a 189-room Four Seasons Hotel.

A distinguished design by the firm Clinton & Russell, the Ace Hotel represents the complete reinvention of what had historically been one of the city’s most glamorous hotels from 1902.  Redolent of Parisian architecture of the Belle Époque, the Ace was built as the Hotel Breslin and was noted for the elegance of its interiors and the quality of its service.  Gut renovated in 2006, the newly revamped hotel, transformed into a 247-key boutique hotel, has been cited as the catalyst for the NoMad neighborhood’s resurgence as a fashionable district. The interior public space features event spaces and a restaurant. The storefront and façade renovation portions of the project were constructed to the strict standards for historic preservation required by its location in the Madison Square North Historic District. Vidaris completed a thorough cleaning and stabilization of the exterior masonry and replaced the windows, keeping with the building’s original character. The restoration of the exterior walls included stripping of the paint and cleaning of the brick. The window replacement included 321 wood windows at the two street facades with historic wood replicas; thirty curved wood windows at the facades corner were restored, and 338 aluminum windows were installed at the rear and courtyard elevations. Vidaris worked closely with Stonehill & Taylor Architects to relocate the cast stone entrance on Broadway to the 29th Street entrance. Vidaris also assisted in the replication of the cast stones and building details, and performed the Local Law 11/98 inspection.

The existing Lighthouse Point Complex, St. George, Staten Island is the site of a unique mixed-use waterfront development at the base of the Staten Island Ferry. The project as planned includes retail shops, restaurants, a 164-room hotel and approximately 96 residential units housed in historic buildings along a waterfront esplanade. The site is the home of the Former U.S. District Lighthouse Depot. The former depot is comprised of many buildings and an historic perimeter wall.

For the investigation and assessment, Vidaris examined buildings 5, 6, 7, 8, the Vaults and the brick perimeter wall. The buildings were built between 1845 and 1918. Building 7 or the Old Administration Building is designated an individual landmark, buildings 5, 6, 7, 8 and exterior wall of the vaults are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The remainder of the site (including the perimeter wall) has been determined eligible for, but has not been listed on, the National Register. The buildings were principally used in the past as warehouses, an administration building, a lamp shop and barracks. The buildings are currently vacant and plans are underway to convert the spaces to commercial use.

For the restoration of Building 8 and new construction of Starwood Hotel & Resorts Westin Hotel, Vidaris is providing consulting and monitoring services. The hotel will be 190,000 sf, 12 stories and have 175 rooms, and will connect to existing Building 8.