Built in 1913, this manufacturing building, located in the heart of the Special Clinton District, contains 250,000 square feet of office space.

The renewal of the neighborhood, highlighted by the addition of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater building, inspired the building's new owner to initiate a renovation project which included changing the use of the building, as well as the design of new accessible entrances and lobbies, new and additional elevators, new electrical infrastructure and windows throughout.

Through the years this building had been adapted to serve various tenants without great regard for its overall appearance. Loading docks serving only one floor had been added next to the main lobby; the infrastructure had evolved on an as needed basis without a master plan or long-term purpose. The vision of the new owner demanded a more responsive attitude toward the evolving neighborhood. The new building needed to have street presence; the infrastructure needed to be consolidated and updated.

The firm's plan relocated the loading docks away from the street to the original location adjacent to the freight elevators and lowered the existing lobby to grade to provide access to and visually connect the lobby to the street by the use of traditional industrial materials in a contemporary vocabulary.

Mosaic glass tiles, Grey Portuguese limestone floors and bright white walls set the stage for the origami-like wall and ceiling planes framing the elevator lobby, defining the lobby space. Large window openings and the use of bright materials, lighting and clear circulation, created a strong identity for the building as a new face in a changing district.