Starrett-Lehigh Building

Starrett-Lehigh Building is a force of nature, a true landmark in every sense of the word. We have already begun contributing to the future of this icon, and are pleased to be involved with some of the work discussed in this recent article from the NY Times. Our new senior associate, Emilio Wong, whose experience as base building architect at Starrett-Lehigh extends back over two decades, leads our team in working with building ownership, RXR Realty, to modify the building's public spaces and tenant fitouts, guiding it to its updated form and layout.

From "The Starrett-Lehigh Building, at 90, prepares for its future"

by John Freeman Gill, in theNew York Timeson March 4, 2022:

When the gargantuan Starrett-Lehigh Building went up in West Chelsea in 1931, it was quickly hailed as a masterwork of industrial modernism, a triumph both of engineering and of the International Style architectural aesthetics...

Now RXR Realty, which bought the building for $920 million in 2011, is taking the transformation to the next level, replacing the last truck elevator with more passenger elevators as it completes its redevelopment of Starrett-Lehigh into an upscale 21st-century office building designed to foster a sense of community and make people want to be at work.

Central to this transformation is the creation of a 'vertical campus,' to be completed next year, that includes amenities spread over 10 floors. In the middle of the building, former truck bays are being reconfigured as recreation, lounge and fitness spaces, where commercial tenants will be able to choose between a golf simulator, billiards, and a shuffleboard court.

We are already working on some of these amenities, and we look forward to helping RXR in the future, to take on the gargantuan transformation of this beloved landmark.