215 East 68th Street - Facade Retrofits

215 EAST 68TH STREET

New York, New York, United States

RETROFIT

ORIGINAL

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OWNER –

DEVELOPER –

DESIGN ARCHITECT –

EXECUTIVE ARCHITECT –

ENGINEER –

CONSTRUCTION MANAGER –

GENERAL CONTRACTOR –

FACADE CONSULTANT –

FACADE CONTRACTOR –

ENERGY USE INTENSITY –

COMPLETION 2013

BUILDING TYPE Residential

Height 357 ft109 m

Floors 33

GFA –

RETROFIT TYPE Selective Enhancement

RETROFIT FACADE DESIGN

Masonry with punched windows

CERTIFIED + RATINGS

PRE-PROJECT GOALS

PRE-RETROFIT DESIGN STUDIES

OTHER SYSTEMS INCLUDED IN THE RETROFIT

EXTENT OF THE FACADE INTERVENTION

Insulation was added
Opaque infill panels were replaced / modified
Repairs such as re-caulking, new gaskets, sealing

DESCRIPTION
215 68th street is a residential tower in New York, US. The building, constructed in 1962 was presenting several signs of deterioration on the white brick cladding. A terracotta over-cladding system was chosen best match for replacing the brick facade aesthetics, while improving the building skin performance.

OWNER

DEVELOPER

DESIGN ARCHITECT
Emery Roth & Sons

EXECUTIVE ARCHITECT

ENGINEER

CONSTRUCTION MANAGER

GENERAL CONTRACTOR

FACADE CONSULTANT

FACADE CONTRACTOR

OTHER CONSULTANT/CONTRIBUTOR

ENERGY USE INTENSITY –

COMPLETION 1961

BUILDING TYPE Residential

Height 357 ft109 m

Floors 33

GFA –

ORIGINAL FACADE DESIGN

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