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West Coast Apartments
A block square complex of ten refrigerated warehouses in Greenwich Village was recycled to provide 350 luxury rental apartments. The original buildings, constructed over a number of years, had different structural systems and floors that did not align. There were virtually no windows and railroad tracks ran through the second floor. The interiors of the building were encased in ice, so that the entire complex had to be defrosted before detailed measurements could be taken; a process that stretched over six weeks to prevent the walls from buckling.
Owing to the excessive depth of the buildings, unique loft apartments were created to provide interior home occupation spaces. Areas near the windows take advantage of the full extent of the high ceilings to permit the passage of light to the rear. The conversion of the building resulted in a revitalization of the immediate neighborhood. The architect developer accomplished this by creating an engaging streetscape with new sidewalks, storefronts, roadway, trees, bollards, lighting and paint.
The West Coast received the Builders Choice Grand Award from Builder Magazine and the National Association of Home Builders. Later, in the early 1990s, Conrail gave up the right-of-way on the defunct rail line running through the second floor, consigning the space to the developer. RKTB designed the infill, netting the developer 31 new apartments.
Owing to the excessive depth of the buildings, unique loft apartments were created to provide interior home occupation spaces. Areas near the windows take advantage of the full extent of the high ceilings to permit the passage of light to the rear. The conversion of the building resulted in a revitalization of the immediate neighborhood. The architect developer accomplished this by creating an engaging streetscape with new sidewalks, storefronts, roadway, trees, bollards, lighting and paint.
The West Coast received the Builders Choice Grand Award from Builder Magazine and the National Association of Home Builders. Later, in the early 1990s, Conrail gave up the right-of-way on the defunct rail line running through the second floor, consigning the space to the developer. RKTB designed the infill, netting the developer 31 new apartments.
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