No. 33 Park Row

No. 33 Park Row is a boutique residential scheme in Lower Manhattan, made up of 30 apartments with four levels of commercial space at the base of the building. The tower rises 23-storeys addressing Park Row’s early 20th Century skyscrapers and giving views north across City Hall Park.

Located at the corner of Beekman Street and Park Row the building steps up to provide a bridge between the ten storey properties on Beekman and those on Park Row. The primary core acts as a unifying vertical structural element, extending above the roof levels to provide roof top plant. The kite shaped plan is set out on the diagonal and the building facades follow this arrangement to place a strong visual emphasis on the corner.

The building’s structural and internal apartment arrangement is expressed in two-storey facade modules. The primary building arrangement facing north mitigates overheating through solar gain. Depth and materiality of the facades give privacy and sun shading for residents and this is achieved through a series of deep, articulated loggias, which pay homage to the early 20th century New York architectural context and give the building its strong identity.

Made up of fabricated metal sections and concrete, the hue of the patinated copper side screens is varied to differentiate the commercial and residential levels. The flank walls are clad in brick and act as braced bays, stabilising the tower and further directing views north to the park.