A Georgian revival building re-imagined by the team behind Fifteen Central Park West, 18 Gramercy Park remains true to the the legacy of the neighborhood. This 16-unit condo building, originally built in 1927, sits on 40 feet of frontage to Gramercy Park and double recesses on Irving Place - maximizing the facade, opening up an abundance of windows and direct park views from every room within. Vidaris was hired to perform a window replacement, a roof replacement and masonry restoration in 2008. In 2011 we performed a thermal and condensation analysis.

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.

70 Vestry, a limestone-clad, residential tower located in Tribeca, is a 14-story building with just 46 apartments. The luxury condominium building designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects features sweeping views of the Hudson River through its large windows. As a Special Inspection Agency, Vidaris provided both monitoring in the shop and on site for Related Companies, including inspection of the precast, windows, sealants, hand-set and honeycomb limestone, and firestopping.   Photo Credit: Pavel Bendov Photography

Located on an elevated shoreline in Astoria, Queens, Halletts Point Building One is the first of seven buildings in a 2.4 million square foot development which features residential rentals, a supermarket, retail, esplanade, parklands, community use facilities, and renovated playgrounds. Vidaris’ façade consultants assisted the Owner and Architect on the exterior envelope. Vidaris’ sustainability team investigated the Enterprise Green Communities and LEED ratings, with the project settling on the latter. We provided full LEED Project Management services, ranging from initial goal setting sessions to detailed credit reviews, LEED specifications, submittal reviews, and preparation/coordination of the LEED submissions to the GBCI. Vidaris provided technical guidance on some of the more complex LEED credits, including preapproval of naturally ventilated spaces as an alternative compliance path for the minimum indoor air quality performance prerequisite. Our professionals collaborated on the integrative process, blackwater treatment and reuse for indoor flushing, selection of products with environmental product declarations, and material ingredient reporting. We also assisted the project team in achieving innovation credits, including sustainable wastewater management. Additionally, Vidaris at the request of the Owner, conducted advanced materials research and compared materials on the basis of environmental health.

This new luxury condominium tower in Chelsea holds 44 residences and features three penthouses, a double-height lobby. Vidaris provided consulting for the facade as well as the roof, design assist, witnessed the mock-up testing, and performed both shop and site inspections. The code advisory team reviewed documents regarding lot line windows, and the energy team provided energy code compliance calculations, including THERM modeling and CFD Analysis.   Photo Credit: Pavel Bendov Photography

The House at Cornell Tech is a 26-story tower with 350 residences for students, staff and faculty. It includes many amenities including a gym, lounge, roof deck and media rooms. The project is the world’s tallest and largest Passive House building, using up to 70% less energy than a conventional high-rise with its 9-by-36-foot metal panels with 8 to 13 inches of insulation. Working closely with the entire team, Vidaris helped to develop details to satisfy Passive House requirements while managing the constructability, construction sequencing and budget. Vidaris also assisted with translating and incorporating European requirements into project documents, including specifications and architectural drawings; these documents helped to ensure details, like air barriers and insulation, met requirements. Because Passive House has conceptual standards that are catered to 1-2 story buildings, Vidaris helped drive the discussion to develop compromises and decisions, which satisfied all parties, that allowed the adaptation to high rise construction where sequencing and constructability are important factors.   Photo Credit: Pavel Bendov Photography

15 Hudson Yards will be the first residential tower to top out at Hudson Yards and will be integrated with The Shed at its base. It will have approximately 385 units in total between rental apartments and condominiums. Vidaris is providing a full scope of services across its building envelope and energy/sustainability divisions, offering consulting, shop and site inspections, energy code compliance and LEED consulting.

This innovative exposed concrete-framed residential tower by Rafael Vinoly Architects, rising 1,397 feet tall, was the tallest building in New York City to roofline upon its completion. The 128 residences feature large glazed windows (10’ by 10’) and 12-foot ceilings. The base of the building has a three-story glass atrium retail component. As the exterior wall consultant, Vidaris assisted in delineating performance criteria for the large-sized windows, developing the details and technical criteria for weatherproofing them, and then monitoring the fabrication and on-site erection. Additionally, Vidaris performed building energy modeling, thermal analysis, sustainable design assist, specifications, as well as LEED monitoring during construction. LPI, an affiliate of Vidaris, performed LEED Fundamental and Enhanced Commissioning. The post-occupancy engagement process of the enhanced commissioning is in progress. To enable the client receives financial incentives from NYSERDA, LPI is also performing focused review and testing of select energy efficiency measures.   Photo Credit: Pavel Bendov Photography

This new one-million square foot tower is built at the old Filene’s site in Downtown Boston and includes residential space as well as space for retail, a sports club, and parking. Its foundation was the largest single concrete pour in the history of Boston. Vidaris, as the building envelope and energy efficiency consultant for the project, worked with the design team and client to rationalize the performance and design intent in the context of an advanced, highly energy efficient and sustainable enclosure system, which happens to be a unitized curtain wall system. This included balancing a program for unitized construction that was consistent with an accelerated construction schedule. We provided consulting to meet LEED requirements, and with our registered NSTAR vendor status, we guided Millennium Tower through their participation in the NSTAR program. Millennium Tower is also subject to the Massachusetts Stretch Code, which requires energy performance 20% better than ASHRAE 90.1-2007, Appendix G.   Photo Credit: Pavel Bendov Photography