Building:   Battery Park City , New York, N.Y.
Client:   Rockrose Development
Architect:   Gruzen Samton
Structure Type:   44 Story / Concrete Structure
Project Category:   Residential Developments
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Ysrael A. Seinuk Area of Specialization:

High rise buildings Structures with Waterfront Considerations

Project Awards

HONOR AWARD FOR DESIGN - 2002 Boston Society of Architects/AIA NY Housing Design Awards Jury

AIA/HUD Secretary's Housing & Community Design Award for Mixed-Use/Mixed-Income Development- 2001 U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development)

AWARD OF MERIT (RESIDENTIAL PROJECT) Best of 1999 Awards New York Construction News

AWARD OF MERIT - 1998 New York Concrete Industry Board

Project Description
Tribeca Pointe, at River Terrace and Chambers Street in Battery Park City, houses 345 high-end apartments with views of both Battery Park and the Hudson River. It features a 2 story lobby and rooftop tenant recreation area with solarium, as well as 1000 feet of retail space on Chambers Street. It is the tallest residential tower than can ever be built in the area. There were significant time constraints placed on the development of Tribeca Point, and the whole structure was completed in only 14 months.

In order to accommodate market trends, the floor layouts of the apartments change 11 times, creating an arrangement that is the equivalent of having 11 structures stacked one on top of another. The consequence of the intricate design was the relocation of columns and framing. Due to limited headroom on the floorplates, the only solution was "to walk" the columns. This method involved a transfer based on the utilization of enlarged columns capable of sustaining the shear forces that result from consecutive floor column shifts in alignment.