215 Sullivan Street – Rawlings Architects

7 stories / 80,000 sf
2015 Completion

Broad Street Development
Client

Rawlings architects pc

Ed Rawlings, RA
Steven Kilian, RA
Joshua Wilson
Matthew McClain, RA
Bryan Grasso
Donald Flagg, AIA LEED AP
Daniel Csank
Charles Sonder
Chris Yu

Silman
Structural Engineer

Plus Group Consulting Engineering
MEPF Engineer

Acoustic Distinctions
Acoustics

Joseph Neto & Associates
Vertical Transportation

Hollander Design
Landscape Architect

John G. Waite Associates
Historical Consultant

Foundations Group
Construction Manager

Eric Cohler Design
Interior Design

Alexander Severin
Photographer

Award:
Society of American Registered Architects (SARA)
National Design Award 2016

215 Sullivan Street is a multifamily residence located in Greenwich Village in Manhattan. The project includes the renovation of and addition to an existing Children’s Aid Society school designed by Calvert Vaux, completed in 1892. The building has been converted to a hybrid multifamily residence consisting of four three-story townhouses with private parking on the lower floors and a doorman apartment building above. The Vaux building, which had suffered insensitive modifications in the second half of the last century, has been returned to its original configuration, with stepped gables, two-over-two windows, and a restored masonry chimney.

The addition is connected to the existing building by a vertical circulation core that is set back from the street, allowing for a planted entry court. Elevator lobbies on each floor have views into this court, making it a reference point within the project. The massing of the balance of the addition takes cues from the Vaux building, with rectilinear dormers punctuating and breaking down the scale of the building. Detailing of the addition respects the Vaux building without imitating it, making clear that this is a modern work that is nonetheless sympathetic with its historic context.