The SoMA conversion at 25 Water Street marks the largest completed transformation of office space into residential units in the U.S. Developed by GFP Real Estate and Metro Loft and designed by CetraRuddy, the project features 1,320 apartments with variety from studios to three-bedrooms, incorporating home office spaces. The building, previously housing major organizations like JPMorgan Chase, boasts 100,000 square feet of amenities, including recreational areas. The article also briefly notes the official eviction of RFR Holding from the Chrysler Building, shifting its management back to Cooper Union after years of lease struggles.
As architects who have planned and designed residential conversions across New York City for nearly four decades, it's no exaggeration to say that SoMa is a unique and completely unprecedented project in both scale and vision.
We're thrilled to be a part of the team responsible for this building's transformation.
The land that the building stands on has belonged to Cooper Union since 1902, so now that RFR and Signa are no longer attached, the building is officially under Cooper Union's leadership.
During RFR's tenure, it has grown increasingly 'haggard,' as one developer source described it to Curbed.
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